International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres

International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
Motto Serve, love, give, purify, meditate and realize
Purpose To teach yoga and Vedanta
Official language
English, French, German, Spanish
Key people
 Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Website sivananda.org

The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres is a non-profit organization named after Swami Sivananda and founded by his disciple Swami Vishnu-devananda. Its purpose is to propagate the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta as a means of achieving physical, mental and spiritual well being and self-realization. However, many have referred to this institution as "cult yoga" and have expressed their concerns about the use of brainwashing techniques.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Sivananda Yoga

Main article: Sivananda Yoga

The style of yoga taught in the centres and ashrams is referred to as Sivananda Yoga. It is a non-proprietary form of hatha yoga. Teachers are all graduates of the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course, an intensive month-long immersion course. Classes emphasize proper breathing (pranayama), exercise (asanas), relaxation (savasana), diet (vegetarian) and positive thinking and meditation (vedanta and dhyana).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sivananda, an insiders view". my.yoga-vidya.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Sivananda Yoga TTC - Yoga Forums". www.yogaforums.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ↑ "run away from this cult!!! - Review of Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, Paradise Island, Bahamas - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Ashram, or overpriced cult...? - Review of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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  6. ↑ "Religious Cult - Review of Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat, Paradise Island, Bahamas - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ↑ Newman, Andy (2003-06-22). "A Skeptic in Yogaland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. ↑ "emblemparade.net - Introduction to Sivananda at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center". emblemparade.net. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  9. ↑ "Eat Pray Hate | Features | Critic.co.nz". Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  10. ↑ "Preserving "Authentic" Practices of Yoga and Incorporating Aspects of Hindu Philosophy at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center | Hinduism Here". edblogs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  11. ↑ "The Global diffusion and Westernization of Neo-Hindu Movements: Siddha Yoga and Sivananda Centres". Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  12. ↑ Browne, Rachel (2014-12-03). "Paradise lost: the dark side of a spiritual movement". Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  13. ↑ Whittier, Charles H. The Cultic Phenomena: New and Emerging Religious Movements in America/Addendum II.

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