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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 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 SivadasanandaSwami 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 tion.In 2017, In wethe w illlatter celebrate part 60 of years 2018 of Siva wenanda celebrated Yoga Worldwid thee. Thsilveris milestone jubilee (pageThe Sivananda 44). 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Once we possibleShankaracharya, (page who 30). reformulated Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of India, in the We hope this edition of YogaLife, full of articles on all aspects understand that we are the all powerful Self, fear disappears, and if there is no fear, study, devotional kirtan, detox cleanses, and more. 8th century. He asserted with authority that our true nature is universal Self and that This year, 2019, we are celebrating the 60th year of the open- howof yoga can one and harm allied anyone? topics, This will willsolve continuereligious conflict to s,inspire environment you conflic in yourts, separation between beings is based on a limited perspective of reality. Swami ing of the organisation’s first city centre in Montreal in 1959 apractice.ddiction and May depression the blessingsproblems. 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