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EDITOR’S LETTER International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Swami Sivananda (1887 – 1963) The spiritual strength behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, Swami Sivananda’s teachings are a synthesis of all the formal doctrines of yoga. Author of more than 300 books on yoga, Swami Sivananda was a medical doctor before renouncing worldly life for the spiritual path. He founded the Divine Life Society and the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy, Rishikesh, Himalayas. His main message was: Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise. In 1957 he sent one of his foremost disciples, Swami Vishnudevananda to the West to spread the ideals of yoga. Swami Sivananda entered Mahasamadhi on July 14th 1963. Swami Vishnudevananda (1927 – 1993) Born in South India in 1927, Swami Vishnudevananda entered the ashram of Swami Sivananda at the age of 18. A world famous authority on Hatha and Raja Yoga, Swami Vishnudevananda founded the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres in 1957 and was author of The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, Meditation and Mantras, Karma and Disease and a commentary on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Swami Vishnudevananda entered Mahasamadhi on November 9th, 1993. The Executive Board The Executive Board of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres is comprised of senior disciples of Swami Vishnudevananda, personally chosen and trained by him to direct the organisation after his departure. Each of them has had many years’ experience in teaching all aspects of yoga. They are renowned for their devotion to Swami Vishnudevananda and Swami Sivananda and for their profound knowledge and inspirational teaching and guidance, wisdom imparted to many thousands of students throughout the world. We welcome Swami Sitaramananda, Acharya for our West Coast and Asian Centres, as a new member on the Executive Board. Swami Durgananda Swami Swaroopananda Srinivasan Swami Durgananda Swami Swaroopananda Srinivasan Swami Sivadasananda Swami Kailasananda Swami Sitaramananda Swami Sivadasananda Swami Kailasananda Swami Sitaramananda Welcome 2015 has been a landmark in the planetary awareness about the benefits of yoga: the celebration of the first International Yoga Day on June 21, an initiative of prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsed by the United Nations, has indeed given yoga a new platform in the world. It was celebrated by millions of enthusiastic practitioners, and people of all countries became increasingly aware that yoga is not just about flexibility, but is a life-style aiming at inner and outer peace. The words of the Indian Prime Minister ‘Yoga embodies unity of mind and body, thought and action, restraint and fulfilment, harmony between man and nature, a holistic approach to health and wellbeing’, echo the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda, who worked tirelessly throughout their lives to promote the true spirit of yoga. They taught that Yoga does not only bring individual health and wellbeing, but that it reconnects us with our true self. It carries a powerful message of unity and peace. It offers clear and practical solutions to help overcome the consciousness crisis the world is going through. The Sivananda Centres participated in the cele - bration worldwide, from Tokyo to San Francisco, Buenos Aires to London. This issue’s main article features a report on this wonderful celebration. May Yoga help each and all to expand and remove the barriers that separate us from one another. Om Shanti, The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, London Cover International Day of Yoga: Swami Keshavananda teaches a free yoga class to 600 people at London’s South Bank in the heart of the City Est 1957 HEADQUARTERS SIVANANDA ASHRAM YOGA CAMP Eighth Avenue, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada JOT 2RO Tel: +1 819 322 3226 email: hq@sivananda.org With ashrams and centres located around the world see page 60 for addresses The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, founded by Swami Vishnudevananda is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to propagate the teachings of yoga and vedanta as a means of achieving physical, mental and spiritual well-being and Self-realisation. 4 YOGALife |Autumn/Winter 2015
CONTENTS SIVANANDA 6 14 18 6 Unity of Existence By Swami Sivananda 8 Mental Processes in Yoga By Swami Durgananda Sri Akhandeswara Mahadev Temple Installation Festival 13 Sivananda Kutir, Netala, Himalayas 14 18 22 24 26 40 42 46 48 The Young Swamiji Recollections of Swami Vishnudevananda’s Childhood. By Kamala Devi Nerve Impulse and Prana Impulse in your Daily Practice By Swami Sivadasananda The Failure of Preventive Medicine By Dr. Gerhard Brand, MD The Diaphragm – An Amazing Muscle By Swami Rajeshwarananda The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Celebrate the first International Day of Yoga – A Special Report How the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres help the Community through its Charitable Works Staff Refresher, 2015 A Special Report by Swami Gokulananda The Joy of Watching an Ashram Grow The blossoming of the Ashram de Yoga Sivananda in Orleans, France By Swami Bhagavatananda A Funny Thing Happened to me on the Way Home From the Yoga Class By Ken Whiteley 8 26 51 52 54 56 58 60 62 68 72 76 Going up to Vishnu Peak A challenging journey to the ‘Om Namo Narayanaya Mantra Bank’ at Gangotri, in the Himalayas. By Swami Shivabhaktananda Peace Déjà Vu A personal experience of the Advanced Teachers’ Training Course in Rudraprayag, India. By Sivani Developments at Madurai Ashram, South India Night Blindness Understanding the significance of night in our lives, health, and spirituality. By Rubin R. Naiman Spiritual Humour The Lives of Saints – Mahatma Gandhi By Swami Sivananda A Divine Yogic Feast Vegetarian Recipes by Chris Cooper Prison Yoga Outreach Programme The Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course Goes to Prison Sivananda Ashram and Centre News Updates on new developments in Ashrams and Centres around the world Sivananda Ashram and Centre Addresses A listing of Sivananda Ashrams, Centres and teachers worldwide 62 42 YOGALife |Autumn/Winter 2015 5
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NIGHT BLINDNESS met only with a spu
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TEACHERS’ TRAINING COURSE July 31
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LIVES OF THE SAINTS Fight Against R
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