For ten years, Ananda in the Himalayas has been supporting guests in redefining their lifestyles through traditional Indian practices such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta. Located in the foothills of the Himalyas, this resort unites body, mind and spirit in an exquisite and luxurious atmosphere. Sushant, the yoga program director, explains more in our video. You can…
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Omkarananda Ashram, Rishikesh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGXpJRXDbA0
This is the first of many videos you will see from yoga.in! Omkarananda is one of our top yoga centers in our book “Yoga in India: A journey to the top 24 yoga places”. We hope you enjoy it and that the wonderful Usha Devi inspires you to come to incredible India!
Namaste
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International Yoga Festival
March 1-7, 2012 – Rishikesh, India What is the International Yoga Festival? Parmarth Niketan is a top yoga center in our book “Yoga in India: a Journey to the Top 24 Yoga Places” and co-hosts the annual International Yoga Festival. This one-week festival located in Rishikesh, otherwise known as the birthplace of yoga, offers…
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Certified Iyengar Yoga
Some clarifications on Iyengar Yoga. Just a few days ago we got a letter from B.K.S. Iyengar, the founder of the yoga style now called ‘Iyengar Yoga’. In his letter he recommends us to differentiate official Iyengar yoga centres operated by certified Iyengar yoga teacher from other non-official centres on our website www.yoga.in. What is…
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Yoga class at the Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh
2nd meeting with Swami Vimalananda
I arrived a bit early again at the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh to take more photographs. At 10am sharp I was in Swami Vimalananda’s office: “Hari Om!”. What a loving and natural being he is! The head of about 160 swamis of the Divine Life Society has spent 60 years in the ashram. He told me about…
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Meeting Swami Vimalananda at the Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Back to the Himalayas, Coni has visited the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh, home of the Divine Life Society founded by Swami Sivananda. Here’s his account. This morning, I met Swami Vimalananda who invited me at the great Swami Sivananda’s Samadhi in Rishikesh. Since I was a bit early, I had a stroll around and took…
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Interview with Sadhguru
Our appointment with Sadhguru is due sometime between 9am and 4pm today. We slept the night in Coimbatore, and at 9am we were at the gate of the Isha Yoga Center. Waiting for the call, we had rest for another 2 hours in a nice and clean room, then a small walk around the center, and…
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Going back to Isha Yoga Center
In the last 3 months we’ve visited several yoga universities, educational institutes, yoga centers, ashrams, and many more yoga places. Looking back, we can say that we’ve been very lucky that we were allowed not only to cover all places, but also to interview and photograph almost all swamis, gurus, directors and founders of the…
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Studies at the SVYASA Yoga University
In the early morning at 5:30 am we went to the Om meditation. From 6 to 7am we saw the kriya cleansing techniques, then a short chanting session, followed by a morning lecture by Dr. Nagendra, who is both the spiritual and scientific head at the SVYASA Yoga University. The challenge for us when visiting universities…
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SVYASA Yoga University
Dr. Yoga! Yes, you can do a Ph.D in Yoga at this government recognised yoga university near Bangalore. On Sunday afternoon, we drove to the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), located about 30 km outside of Bangalore. Spread over more than 100 acres, it was a bit difficult to get an overview of their full range of activities.…
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