visit www.sivanandayogafarm.org!
background music by:
Uma Reed, Gangadhar (Mark Gerhard) and Matthew Packard from the album "Pranam - Kirtan with Uma Reed and Friends"
Swami Vishnudevananda, the founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers compiled an Asana Sequence in 12 Basic Postures for the West to regain health, vitality and peace of mind. The Asana Sequence is simple and can be modified for all practitioners, Beginners, advanced students, children, pregnant women or seniors. The Sivananda Yoga Class consists of Pranayama (Breathing Exercises), warm-up exercises (Sun Salutations and leg lifts), the Sequence in 12 Basic Postures and a guided final relaxation.
The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm is located in Grass Valley, CA close to the Sierra Foothills. The Yoga Farm environment is conducive to rapid progress in regaining health, energy, and peace of mind through relaxation, rejuvenation, diet and exercise, breath work, study, and positive thinking (The 5 Points). Some of the benefits visitors to the Yoga Farm report include greater mind-body awareness, heightened sensory perception, greater sense of purpose, improved attitude, stronger resistance to stress, improved efficiency at work, and better relationships.
