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Serve Love Give Purify Meditate Realise Janma Samadhi Yatra The Spring 2019 50 years of the TTC Janma Samadhi Yatra Avatara of Lord Vishnu The Great Vision The Spice of Life 5 Meditation Poses Serve Love Give Purify Meditate YOGALifeRealise Spring 2019 1 Yoga Life 2016 PRINT_design 16/01/2017 11:30 Page 4 EDITOR’S LETTER EDITOR’S LETTER SIVANANDA Ashram Yoga Retreat BAHAMAS International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Swami Sivananda (1887 – 1963) Swami Vishnudevananda (1927 – 1993) Swami Sivananda Swami Vishnudevananda The spiritual strength behind the Sivananda Born in South India in 1927, Swami (1887 – 1963) (1927 – 1993) Yoga Vedanta Centres, Swami Sivananda’s Vishnudevananda entered the ashram teachings are a synthesis of all the formal of Swami Sivananda at the age of 18. doctrines of yoga. Author of more than A world famous authority on Hatha and 300 books on yoga, Swami Sivananda was Raja Yoga, Swami Vishnudevananda founded a medical doctor before renouncing worldly life the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta for the spiritual path. He founded the Divine Life Centres in 1957 and was author of Society and the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy, The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, Rishikesh, Himalayas. His main message was: Meditation and Mantras, Karma and Disease Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realise. In 1957 he sent one of his and a commentary on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Swami Vishnudevananda foremost disciples, Swami Vishnudevananda to the West to spread the ideals entered Mahasamadhi on November 9th, 1993. of yoga. Swami Sivananda entered Mahasamadhi on July 14th 1963. 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 Swami Durgananda Swami Swaroopananda Srinivasan Prahlada and inspirational teaching and guidance, wisdom imparted to many thousands of students throughout the world. We welcome Kanti Devi, Acharya for the South American Centres and Prahlad, Acharya for the Indian and Canadian Centres, as new members on the executive board. Swami Durgananda Swami Kailasananda Swami Swaroopananda Swami Sitaramananda Srinivasan Kanti Devi Swami Sivadasananda Prahlada Swami Sivadasananda Swami Kailasananda Swami Sitaramananda Kanti Devi WelcomeWelcome TheSivananda years 2018 and 2019Yoga have, beena gate and continueway toto be speyour- homes Self enriched with this gift from Swamiji and taken the an- cial years for the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres organisa- cient wisdom of yoga and vedanta to all corners of the globe In 2017, we will celebrate 60 years of Sivananda Yoga Worldwide. 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He was instrumental in bringing yoga to a world-wide May we bring forth the true message of yoga with full power, authenticity and Swami Vishnudevananda came to the West in 1957 and further adapted the humility, remembering that we are only instruments of the cosmic being, and be ever JANUARY–JUNE 2019 Front cover: The first Sivananda Yoga Teachers' Training 1 audience which continues to flourish and expand each year. 2019 Advanced Teacher Training Courses yoga vacations • courses • teacher training teachings of yoga to the western world, creating a remarkable bridge between East grateful for the opportunity to serve in His grand plan for the evolution of the world. sivanandabahamas.orgsivanandabahamas.org | 800.123.4567 and West. 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