International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
The network of International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres have locations around the world and teach classical yoga and vedanta to promote physical, mental and spiritual health to members and guests worldwide. The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers are recognised internationally as some of the most important and authentic yoga institutions in the world.
A global network of Ashrams and City Centres offer teachings on all aspects of yoga and meditation including our world-renowned Teacher Training Courses which includes the 4 paths of yoga and sacred cultural programmes.
Swami Vishnudevananda synthesised the essence of yoga into five principles that could be easily incorporated into daily life. These comprise the core teachings of the four paths of classical yoga and make the wisdom of the ancient sages easily accessible to beginner and experienced alike.
The network of International Centers are licensed to use the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre trademark and copyrighted program materials to ensure consistency of the practice and disciplines and the Sivananda yoga principles worldwide.
Teachings and Lineage
The teaching lineage of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres can be traced back many hundreds of years to the great sage Adi Sankaracharya (788-802 CE) who unified the diverse spiritual practices prevalent at the time into a cohesive system based on the Upanishads of the Four Vedas.
The teachings have been passed from guru to disciple in an unbroken chain to the present day and are the mainstay of the teachings of our organisation.
The Sivananda Experience
Teacher Training
Gain a solid foundation in the classical yoga tradition in our life-transforming residential courses held at our Ashrams worldwide. You will awaken and strengthen your own yoga practice as well as build a firm foundation in classical yoga from which to teach others instinctively and confidently connecting to a tradition and lineage passed down through millennia.
Yoga Vacation
Join our Yoga Vacation programme, designed by Swami Vishnudevananda and offered in our beautiful Ashrams around the world. Daily yoga and meditation sessions, healthy vegetarian food, inspiring spiritual teachings with like-minded people in an idyllic setting bring mental and physical relaxation and spiritual growth. We are open year-round and we welcome all.
Karma Yoga
Our organisation is run on the principles of selfless service or karma yoga, the act of offering one’s services for the benefit of others and the foundation of all yoga paths. Serving others is considered an essential practice to open the heart; it diminishes selfishness and egoism and brings us closer to understanding the unity underlying all of creation.
“Serve All” Community
Explore the charitable activities and projects supported by the Sivananda Yoga community around the world. Inspired by our teachers Swami Vishnudevananda and Swami Sivananda’s teachings, we support free medical camps, prison outreach, nutrition programmes, yoga in schools, and assistance for the socially disadvantaged.
Locations
Ashrams & Centers
We have more than 25 centers around the world in different locations. Click here to see them all.
Yoga Life Magazine
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We have been publishing the Yoga Life Magazine for more than 30 years. Click here to browse older versions.
Testimonial Video
The Importance of Sivananda Yoga with David Frawley
David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) discusses the importance of Sivananda Yoga as a spiritual and healing tradition of classical yoga as a complete system of well-being. He explains authentic yoga as a science for bringing complete peace, harmony and balance to the mind and heart.