• Sivananda Yoga Academy

Yoga Sivananda Academy

extension of the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy

Swami Sivananda | Ashram de Yoga Sivananda | Yoga | France

The European Sivananda Yoga Centres wish to continue the vision of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda through a new structure, the Sivananda Yoga Academy, as an extension of the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy.

It offers a one-year teaching programme (from September to June) to deepen the knowledge of one of the paths of Yoga.

Yoga Sivananda Academy

A practical approach to in-depth studies

Swami Sivananda

In 1948, Swami Sivananda founded the « Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy » with the aim of spreading knowledge of yoga in society.

 

He shared his vision in his autobiography

• To impart the knowledge of Yoga
• To teach the Yoga of Synthesis
• To awaken faith and devotion in everyone
• To work for the spiritual awakening of humanity
• To bring peace and happiness to every home
• I created the Divine Life Mission
• And founded the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy

Swami Vishnudevananda

Swami Vishnudevananda carried the work of the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy beyond India and made plans to establish a Yoga University in the West. The diploma of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course (established in 1969) with about 1000 graduates per year is issued in the name of the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy.

The Sivananda Yoga Academy offers a one-year teaching programme (September to June) to deepen your knowledge of one of the yoga paths:

  • Vedanta (Jnana Yoga)
  • Raja Yoga
  • Bhakti Yoga
  • Hatha Yoga

The lectures will be given online, except for the three residential courses, which will take place at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Loiret, France.

The Teachers

Yoga Sivananda Academy

The teachings will be given by the European Acharyas and Swamis.

Senior Swamis and experienced teachers from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres will teach at the face-to-face retreats and accompany you in personal mentoring.

Yoga-Acharyas of Sivananda Europe

Yoga Acharyas of Sivananda Europe | Ashram de Yoga Sivananda | Yoga | France

Why join the Academy

Are you a graduate of teacher training, or even advanced teacher training, and would like to take these teachings further in your life?

The main reasons for enrolling in the academy’s courses are :

  • To study the classical texts of Vedanta, transmitted by the European Acharyas and Swamis
  • To give a new impulse to your sadhana by engaging in a long-term training
  • To combine this training with your professional activities and other responsibilities
  • To recharge your batteries in the spiritual atmosphere of the Ashram during the three residential courses
  • To connect with other students in the course during the interactive online sessions
  • To bring a new depth to your practice and your Yoga teaching
  • To have a personal mentor who will guide you in your studies and practice
  • To challenge yourself and give a new direction to your life
  • To actively take part in the advent of a more harmonious and peaceful world

  • "“If the mind is controlled, it is then capable of great service. If it is not subdued, it creates endless pain and suffering.”

    - Swami Sivananda

The Course

STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE

The training will combine the study of scriptures with the pursuit of a yogic lifestyle through the practice of asana, pranayama, meditation and mantra chanting.

Weekly online conferences

These sessions will be given by the European Acharyas. Recordings of these lectures will be available to all participants

Bi-monthly interactive sessions of 60 minutes

These sessions will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions to teachers and to exchange with other students

Personal mentor

Fortnightly 45-minute meetings with a personal tutor to support you in your sadhana

Unlimited online asana and satsang classes

Unlimited access to all asana classes in English and French, as well as to all online Satsangs for the duration of the programme

Three residential stays at the ashram

Three residential stays at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Neuville aux Bois (accommodation in a shared room is included in the registration fee) :

  • 17 – 19 September 2021 : Introduction week-end (Online participation possible)
  • 18 – 25 April 2022 : Spring residential stay (Online participation possible)
  • 3 – 12 June 2022 : Final residential stay and graduation (Attendance at the ashram is compulsory)


First teaching session

Practical Vedanta training

17 September 2021 – 12 June 2022