Swami Amritananda

Swami Amrita is a dedicated yoga teacher and karma yogi from Japan, with over 18 years of yoga practice and more than a decade of teaching experience in Hatha Yoga. She holds the RYT500 and IAYT-ACCREDITED SYHET 800-hour certificates. In 2025, she embraced monastic life in the Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda tradition, fully dedicating herself to spiritual practice and selfless service. Currently, she serves as one of the main teachers and karma yoga manager at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California.

She shares the teachings of Hatha Yoga, chanting, meditation, and positive thinking with clarity, devotion, and deep understanding. Off the mat, she finds joy in gardening and baking. Her calm and grounded presence uplifts every class she teaches and every moment of service she inspires, gently motivating others to live the yogic path with sincerity and joy.

Events with Swami Amritananda

Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
Flexible Dates

Choose open dates between December 19 and January 2. Description Join the Yoga Farm staff for our special Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love – Devotional Stories to Open the Heart. This year we draw on devotional stories for our inspiration and learn how to make devotion a…

Durga is the Divine Mother worshiped during Navaratri

Healing journey of Navaratri
Flexible Dates

Healing journey of Navaratri Join us in the healing journey of the Divine Mother at one of the most inspirational times of the year. We will have daily puja and workshops helping us to remember the presence of the Divine. Schedule 6 am Satsang 8 am Asana 10…

Thanksgiving Retreat: Gods, Goddesses, and Divine stories about planets, stars and the universe
November 27 - 30, 2025

Description You are invited to this special Thanksgiving program featuring special guest teachers who have dedicated their lives to the spiritual path, ready to share their spiritual knowledge gleaned from years of practice to help us understand these turbulent times where conflict seems ever-present and peace out of…

Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
December 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026