Sivananda Yoga FAQ Q 1: How to free ourselves from Karma? A: Feel, as you do your daily duties, that you are only a witness of all that goes on around you, of even your own actions. This is called Sakshi Bhav. You should inwardly realize that you are different from the active principle in you. This is the method of Vedanta. There is the other, easier, but equally potent method of Nimitta Bhav. Feel that the Lord alone is the real doer of all actions and that you are an instrument in His [...]

Hatha Yoga Tip INCLINED PLANE with an added leg and arm variation. Use as a counter pose after forward bend. Sit with legs outstretched in front, feet together, yet relaxed. Place hands behind you about a foot away on the mat with straight arms. Push your chest forward and drop your head back. Inhale, lifting up hips as high as you can while pushing your feet into the floor. Hold your breath in the pose and then lower the hips back to the mat with an exhalation. Repeat the pose twice more if desired. [...]

Vegetarian Cuisine LENTIL DAL (DHAL) A satisfying and tasty meal, dal is made with various types of pulse, usually lentils, which when cooked become soft and the pulse breaks down to a thick sauce-like texture. This recipe utilizes dal prepared with a red lentil (known as masoor dal) that when cooked becomes yellow and fairly smooth. (If using Indian chick peas (Chana dal) the cooking time needs to be longer and the peas pre-soaked.) Nutritionally, dal is a good carbohydrate source for energy while being almost fat-free. It is an excellent source of protein. [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Zentrum, Berlin, Germany Om Namah Sivaya! Beginning of September we celebrated Krishna Jayanti. At the end of the Pooja a little procession went to our Krishna at the reception area to decorate Him with flower buds and do Arati. We had an open house with a good number of newcomers coming to get to know the Centre and to have their first Sivananda Yoga experience. Swami Gokulananda and Ishwara left for TTC & ATTC Poland in Ustka. Our next Pooja was to [...]

Sivananda World News: The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp, Sivananda Headquarters, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada Om Namah Sivaya, Greetings from the Headquarters. At the Yoga Camp and Sivananda Headquarters the cool weather arrived in early September. The air was truly feeling like Fall. The drastic drop in temperatures brought out some jackets as the staff prepared for the change of season. This time of year also saw the end of the summer courses, with the Camp getting back to routine and preparing for the next season. Regardless, we had many [...]