Vegetarian Cuisine CREAMY BAKED FENNEL A delectable vegetable dish with a crunchy topping, good enough to serve at any dinner party.  Fennel is a low calorie vegetable with a good fibre and potassium content in the bulb. Raw, it is sweetly aromatic with delicate anise-like aroma and flavour. When baked till tender, it has a delicious flavour.  Ricotta cheese complements fennel in this recipe, or for a vegan diet, use silken tofu instead of cheese.  The fennel bulb is first steamed for a short while on stove top then baked in the oven.  Choose [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya. In early December the main focus was on the Christmas party. The preparation went well. Lots of karma Yogis supported the work party and with much dedication much decorating was done. The children from Kids Yoga decorated the tree. Padmavati gave it a final touch afterwards. The kitchen team created a magnificent Christmas feast. The party itself went very well. We welcomed long term and new students, with a bit less kids then normal due to [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Sivananda Headquarters, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada Om Namah Sivaya from the Yoga Camp! In early December as we started the last week of TTC, the students were much more comfortable with the teaching classes, as the round of Open classes began. The confidence and trust could be seen and day by day the entire group could feel the improvement. Swami Rajeshwarianandaji led the mantra initiation ceremony in the morning with 26 of the students taking part. It was inspiring to see [...]

Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1: When everything is predestined and pre-planned by the Lord, why does man endeavour to do and undo things? Should one's repeated failures in respect of a certain work be also taken as the Will of the Lord? Is it a fact that we get what we deserve or is it that we are not really fit for what we actually aspire for? This doubt is eluding a clear-cut answer from my own limited brain. I refer the same to your greater brain to re solve this doubt and I [...]

Hatha Yoga LOCUST  -  SALABHASANA -  A list of variations BOAT Lying face down with forehead on the mat, have arms stretched out in front and feet extended behind.  Inhale and exhale completely. On the next inhalation, lift both arms and legs as high as possible. Hold breath or take a few deep breaths in the abdomen. Balance on the pelvis. Keep arms by ears when raising them and keep feet together. Relax neck and shoulders.  Exhale, slowly release and repeat. BOAT WITH INTERLOCK Forehead down on mat and legs and heels together, place [...]

Gurugram January 2015 | Preface Blessed Self, Om Namah Sivaya, Blessed Selves, We wish you all a healthy and prosperous New Year 2015. The coming year seems to be very bright for the Organization with a new Satsang Hall and Temple being inaugurated at our Madurai Ashram in India; the Organization reaching to China and Taiwan with Swamiji's teachings and teacher trainings; a popular increase of Advanced Teacher Trainings worldwide: a new permanent place for our San Francisco Centre, presently in the works and the acquisition of new land in Austria for a permanent [...]