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Dive Deep Within

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Get Rejuvenated

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Experience Sivananda Yoga

In the Catskill Mountains

Nestled in the beautiful rolling Catskill Mountains, just 100 miles outside New York City, the Sivananda Yoga Ranch is a peaceful haven where people of all walks of life come together to practice Yoga, meditation, and get in touch with their True, Divine Self.

Upcoming Programs

YOGA, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MORE

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Positive Thinking & Silence
Weekend Retreat
with Swami Paramananda

Friday, January 17 -
Sunday, January 19

Vegetarian Cooking with Chandana

Friday, January 17 -
Sunday, January 19

Karma Yoga Week: Love in Action

Friday, January 19 -Friday, January 24

Health. Happiness. Freedom. Yoga Shows the Way

Friday, January 24 -
Sunday, January 26

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“Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness,
Yoga shows the way.”

– Swami Vishnudevananda

Reconnect in Nature

One Retreat, Many Offerings

Teacher Training Courses

Our 4-week Yoga Teacher Training Course (TTC) is a life-transforming experience that gives participants a firm foundation in classical yoga, and qualifies them to inspire and teach others. Successful graduates of the TTC earn an internationally recognized 200-hour certification accepted by the worldwide Yoga Alliance.

Karma Yoga Program

Experience the unique gifts of Karma Yoga, or selfless service, the foundation of all yoga practice. Be a part of a global community of practitioners looking to do good in the world, to deepen their practice, and to live for something bigger than themselves.

Certificate Programs

Our certificate programs offer opportunities to learn, grow, and integrate mind and body. Experience the best in holistic learning, earn certification, and gain techniques to share your experience with others.

CLASSICAL YOGA & VEDANTA

The Yoga Ranch

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Sivananda Yoga Teachings

The Five Points of Yoga

After closely observing the lifestyles and needs of people in the West, Swami Vishnudevananda, the founder of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, noted that the ancient wisdom of yoga can be synthesized into five basic principles, which can easily be incorporated into our own lifestyles to provide the foundation for healthy living. It is around these five principles that the activities at the Sivananda Yoga ashrams and centers are based.

Proper Exercise (Asanas)

Enhances the flexibility of the joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments and stimulates circulation. Flexibility and strength of the spine keep the body youthful.

Proper Breathing (Pranayama)

Connects the body to its battery, the solar plexus, which is a storehouse of energy. Stress and depression can be overcome by breathing more deeply with increased awareness.

Proper Relaxation (Savasana)

Relieves the body of existing stress symptoms (including muscle tension and breathlessness) and also helps develop resistance against external stress factors. Once body and mind are freed from constant overload they are at ease and perform more efficiently.

: Sri Swami Vishnudevananda,
founder of the worldwide organization:
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center

Proper Diet (Vegetarian)

Promotes health and has a positive effect on body and mind. It is natural, simple to prepare, easy to digest and absorb. It is based on proper food choices and causes the least harm to other living beings and the environment.

Positive Thinking and Meditation (Vedanta and Dhyana)

Eliminates negative thought patterns and provides an experience of inner peace by controlling the mind through meditation. This is the key to peace of mind.