Success is not in material possession and power over others. It is in harmonizing ourselves and reaching a clear understanding of who we are. Once we understand that we are the all powerful self, fear disappears, and if there is no fear, how can one harm anyone? This will solve religious conflicts, environment conflicts, addiction and depression problems. People will regain self esteem and hope for the future. They will sense that their true roots are not in a country or a religion, but that the grounding and stability they are seeking comes from a clear sense of identity.

This new sense of goal will bring focus, positivity and fresh energy. This will in turn affect their health positively.

To summarize, yoga can:

-improve our health
-relax our minds
-focus our attention
-make us positive
-give us a clear sense of goal
-make us realize we are not only physical beings, we are multidimensional beings
-make us transcend the sense of separateness and realize our unity with everything that is
-find a solution to the meaninglessness conflicts and general degeneration of the state of humanity

Yoga is about more than the body, it is a way of life to understand why we are here and share this knowledge with others. This will bring ultimate satisfaction.
Practice yoga, tap the source.

May the whole world attain peace and harmony.

We look forward to sharing these teachings with you.

The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center’s foundation is based on the vision of a great sage and yogi, Shankaracharya who reformulated Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of India, in the 8th century. He asserted with authority that our true nature is universal self and that separation between beings is based on a limited perspective of reality.

Two great modern yogis, Swami Sivananda and his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda inherited these teachings and interpreted them for the modern world. Being both visionaries, they foresaw the evolution of the world towards more conflict, chaos and loss of meaning. They breathed new life into the practical side of Vedanta philosophy, yoga, and opened this ancient practice, so far kept for a small group of recluses, to the world.

Swami Vishnudevananda came to the West in 1957 and further adapted the teachings of yoga to the western world, creating a remarkable bridge between East and West. He taught young and old, men and women from all walks of life and religions, equally.
SYVC continue to carry this powerful message of unity: yoga is for all and can help humanity overcome the consciousness crisis it is going through.