Acharya Swami Kamalavidya Saraswati – CV
Satyananda Yoga Tradition Swami Kamalavidya Saraswati’s CV Swami Kamalavidya started her journey into the science of yoga 1974 at the age of 26. She was initiated as a yoga teacher and acharya (spiritual teacher) under the guidance of her master Swami Kavi Yogeshwarananda. She practiced and taught 24 years of disciplinary Kriya Yoga sadhana (advanced practices). After her master passed away she visited Bihar /Satyananda Ashram in Munger, India1996. In 1999 she studied there for 5 months and was initiated by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati president and founder of the Bihar Yoga Bharati...
read moreDaily Chants and Festivals celebrated at the School
Daily Chants Each day of the week is dedicated to a particular Diety. With chanting of appropriate verses in the Yoga School and Temple. Monday – Shiva Mahimna Stotra Tuesday – The Hanuman Chalisa Wednesday- Rama Stuti Thursday – Guru Stotra Friday- Saundary Lahari and Devi havan Saturday – Mahamrityunjaya Havan for universal health and happiness Festivals 2012 Maha Shivratri Guru Poornima Navaratri Diwali Download Festivals at school...
read moreCommemorating the Mahasamadhi of Sri Swami Satyananda at the South African School of Yoga
Day View of the Mahasamadhi Sthal, Rikhiapeeth, Jarkhand, India Night View of the Mahasamadhi Sthal, Rikhiapeeth, Jarkhand, India The Maha Samadhi of Sri Swamiji At midnight on the 5th December 2009, Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati attained the highest state of Maha Samadhi. This is no coincidence, but an indication of auspiciousness. On the 6th December he was given Bhu Samadhi (he was placed into the earth in a seated lotus position) at Rikhiapeeth. The day and the event of Maha Samadhi was chosen by Sri Swamiji himself and the 5th and 6th days of each...
read moreThursday night – Guru Evening celebrating through Nada Yoga
Thursday Night Nada Yoga at the school Acknowledging Guru with devtional songs through Kirtan and Nada Yoga. Nada in Sanskrit means “sound”. Using the ancient practices of sound as a medium leads us through into the realm of subtle flows of energy. Join us every Thursday from 6PM to 7:15 PM at the Yoga School which is part and parcel of the School’s Satyananda Tradition!!! Please bring family members and friends as all are...
read moreCircumambulating Bihar / Satyananda Yoga Tradition, Bihar India – Published article
Circumambulating Bihar / Satyananda Yoga Tradition, Bihar India In your body is Mt. Meru, encircled by the seven continents (chakras)…”He alone who knows this is held to be a true yogi”, the Shiva Samhita says. Certain other passages in Indian texts support the concept of Meru as a spiritual rather than a geographical centre (Mt. Kailash). The Maha Bharata describes Meru as a kingdom, of the mind; a heap of effulgence…. “immeasurable and unapproachable by men of manifold sins.” The central subtle channel of psychic energy running up the spinal...
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