Swami Sitaramananda

Swami Sitaramananda is the author of “Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy” (translated in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Russian), “Positive Thinking Manual”, “Karma Yoga Manual”, “Meditation Manual”, “Swamiji Said, a collection of teachings by Swami Vishnu” in His Own Words. She is responsible for the Vietnamese translation of “Completed Illustrated Book of Yoga” (CIBY) and “Meditation & Mantras” by Swami Vishnu. Many of her video & audio lectures on Yoga life, philosophy, and psychology as well as articles and webinars can be found on this website.
Swami Sita is an ardent supporter of the integration of the Vedic sciences such as Vastu, Jyotish, Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta. She is an international teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses and Advanced Yoga teachers’ Training courses, as well as Meditation and Vedanta & Silence Courses both in Sivananda Ashrams in Vietnam and in Grass Valley, CA.
Events with Swami Sitaramananda

Open Dates
Description Join us this holiday season for our “Classical Yoga for Self-Healing” online retreat. Senior teachers and special guest presenters will deepen our understanding of the Classical Yoga and Vedic teachings and practices as we reflect on the past year and establish a new, enlightened vision for the…

Open Dates
Meditation, Kirtan Chanting, and Lecture Satsang is a group meditation followed by call and response devotional chanting and an informal talk on the practical philosophy of Yoga and Vedanta. If you don’t have a chant book, you can find the chants on our website. In essence the practice…

Open Dates
Swami Sitaramananda and other swamis have been offering regular Online Satsangs for the past 4 years. The satsangs will now be held on Wednsedays at 3 pm PT. You can join directly with the zoom link here. If you would like to – you can register on this…

Open Dates
Recordings for our Onsite/Online Thanksgiving Retreat: Bhakti Yoga: Path to Blissful Union with the Supreme 2021 Daily Schedule RECORDINGS Wednesday, November 24 2 – 3:45 pm – Katha Kirtan & Hanuman Chalisa with Radha Chaitanya 7:30 pm – Satsang: Consciousness of Union vs Separation and loneliness with Swami…

January 6, 2022 - January 6, 2024
It’s the event of the century!

Flexible Dates
Choose open dates between December 20 and January 2. Description Join the Yoga Farm staff for our special Holiday Retreat: Yoga Practices for Divine Love in Daily Life. This year’s program follows the teachings from the Bhagavad Gita chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion. Workshops will follow Sri Krishna’s…

February 11, 2023
Description Join us for this FREE 1-day program to get a glimpse into the life of a full-time student of the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course. For this 1 day we will have a full schedule following the same schedule that is given during the TTC. The topics…

May 6 - June 3, 2023
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 many benefits that students report are greater spiritual…

May 25 - 29, 2023
Description Memorial Day Weekend: Karma & Reincarnation Daily Schedule 6-8am Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture 8-10am Yoga Class 10am Brunch 11am Karma Yoga 1-3pm Workshop 3-4pm Free Time and Nature walks 4-6pm Open Yoga Class 6pm Dinner 7-8pm Free Time 8-10pm Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture

May 25 - June 3, 2023
Description The 9-day TTC Immersion/Refresher is for graduates of the Online TTC or for TTC graduates that would like a refresher. The Immersion introduces students to material not covered online such as hands-on teaching with students; asana corrections/adjustments; how to teach headstand; kriyas; and much more. Students will…

June 5 - 19, 2023
Sadhana Intensive Sadhana Intensive is a two-week program devised by Swami Vishnudevananda based on his own hatha yoga sadhana in the Himalayas. He said that six months of this intensive practice gave him the energy to carry out his mission of spreading the teachings of yoga in the…

October 7 - November 4, 2023
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 many benefits that students report are greater spiritual…

January 12, 2024 - January 11, 2026
It’s the event of the century!