Swami Sivasankariananda
After 18 years of teaching and service at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Los Angeles, Swami Sivasankariananda joined staff at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in May 2014 and has served as director of the San Francisco Center since February of 2015. Swamiji completed her TTC at the Yoga Farm in 1997 and ATTC there in 2008 and has been on yatra in north and south India and Mount Kailas. She loves to teach and is particularly fond of the Bhakti Yoga practices. Swamiji took sannyas in 2017 and is a certified yoga therapist.
Events with Swami Sivasankariananda
Holiday Retreat: Living Peace, Living LoveDecember 21, 2018
Description The Christmas holiday symbolizes the highest in us – pure Devotion and Love. In the Yoga tradition the word Bhakti is this, and the practice of Bhakti is seen as both the devotional path of Yoga and also the…
New Years RetreatDecember 27, 2018
Description Join us for our New Years Retreat where we will celebrate the New Year by celebrating our gurus with a puja, chant om namo narayanaya and make resolves. During this time we will have special workshops and programs. We…
Yoga Health Education Camp - Yoga for Chronic PainMarch 10, 2019
Description Pain seems to be conscious and cognitive. Persisting pain is related to changes in the physical body and neuroplastic changes in the nervous system. The “danger button” is constantly activated. Pain changes us in many ways. There are equally…
Yoga Health Education Weekend - Yoga for TraumaMarch 15, 2019
Description The tools of holistic yoga support the road to recovery for trauma-affected persons. Pranayama brings in more prana, energizing the body and mind. Get in touch with deeper emotions held in the diaphragm and stomach. Open the sinuses, which stabilizes mood and regulates the…
TTC RefresherJuly 25, 2019
Description These 4 days are meant to tune the teachers, graduates and serious students of Sivananda Yoga to the spiritual path as laid out by the Gurus, for their own growth and the upliftment of their students. There will be…
Labor Day Weekend: Yoga Music FestivalAugust 30, 2019
Description Come celebrate the Divine creative spirit in this weekend dedicated to music and dance. Enjoy the classical music of devotional Raga and Bharata Natyam temple dance to uplift the soul. Daily Schedule Saturday 6 – 7:30 am Satsang: Guided silent…
Yoga Health Education Camp - Yoga for Chronic PainSeptember 8, 2019
Description Pain seems to be conscious and cognitive. Persisting pain is related to changes in the physical body and neuroplastic changes in the nervous system. The “danger button” is constantly activated. Pain changes us in many ways. There are equally…
Yoga Teachers Training CourseOctober 12, 2019
Description This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons. Among the…
800-Hour Professional Sivananda Yoga Health Educator TrainingOctober 18, 2019
It’s the event of the century!
Thanksgiving Retreat: Yoga and HealingNovember 28, 2019
Thanksgiving Retreat Share in the warmth of the Yoga Farm’s spiritual community with a delicious vegetarian Thanksgiving feast and concert. Learn from wise Yoga teachers how to lead a healthy Yoga lifestyle of balance and inner harmony dedicated to your…
Yoga Health Education Weekend - Chair Yoga WeekendDecember 20, 2019
Description Chair Yoga description Daily Schedule 6-8am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture 8-10am Special Yoga therapeutic class – adapted to condition 10am Brunch 11am Karma Yoga 1-3pm Yoga Health Workshop 3-4pm Free Time and Nature…
Yoga Teachers Training CourseApril 25, 2020
Description This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons. Among the…
Yoga Teachers Training CourseOctober 10, 2020
Description This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons. Among the…