This is a list of the Ashrams of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers around the world. These Ashrams, except the Gangotri location which is a cave, are open all year round. They are located in the countryside and equipped so that one can stay for any amount of days, weeks, months or more if desired. Each Ashram follows the same basic Ashram schedule with 2 daily Yoga classes, 2 daily meditation/satsangs and 2 daily vegetarian meals.

Most visitors decide to stay as a guest but other options are possible eg. work-study and temporary or permanent staff. Once a year a Yoga Teachers Training Course is held in each location. Please contact the local Ashram for more details. Please see also the organization's complete list of Ashrams, Centers and Affiliates.

Please feel free to contact the local Ashrams for further information.

The Sivananda Ashrams Around the World

Sivananda Ashram Yoga Camp
Val Morin, Quebec, Canada
The Sivananda Yoga Camp was founded by Swami Vishnu-devananda in 1963 and is the headquarters of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Situated one hour north of Montreal amidst 250 forested acres of the Laurentian Mountains, the Ashram boasts beautiful mountain views, tranquil gardens and woodland paths, a swimming pool and offers a wide range of outdoor activities in both summer and winter.

Sivananda Yoga Retreat
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
Set in four acres of tropical paradise, and situated on Paradise Island, opposite the city of Nassau, the Yoga Retreat offers one of the world's finest beaches lapped by the crystal clear waters and pure white sands of the Caribbean.

Sivananda Yoga Ranch Colony
Woodbourne, New York, USA
The Yoga Ranch is a secluded haven of seventy-seven acres of hilly woodlands in the New York Catskill Mountains, with a swimming pond, sauna and nature trails. The accommodation includes a nineteenth century farmhouse and a small hotel built as a breatharium to provide fresh air for New York City dwellers in the 1940s.

Sivananda Yoga Dhanwanthari Ashram
Neyyar Dam, near Trivandrum, Kerala, south India
The Ashram is set in twelve acres of tropical splendor in the quiet foothills of Kerala's Western Ghats offering the natural beauty of the Neyyar Dam lake, coconut palms and dense tropical forest.

Sivananda Yoga Farm
Grass Valley, California
Situated on eighty secluded acres of rolling hills and meadows in the Gold Country of the Sierra Nevada foothills, not far from Nevada City, the landscape consists of picturesque meadows and oak woodland. The Ashram has a pond for swimming and many hiking trails.

Sivananda Yoga Retreat House
Reith/Kitzbuhel, Tyrol, Austria
The Tyrolean-style country house is situated on a sunny southern slope of the picturesque alpine village of Kitzbuhel, world renowned for its skiing facilities and walking trails. Accommodation is in the Hotel Florian opposite the Retreat House, offering sauna and comfortable surroundings.

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Madurai Ashram
Madurai, TamilNadu, India
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram was founded in 2002 and is part of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. Meenakshi is the name of the divine mother who is the presiding deity of the most famous temple in the Madurai city. The Sivananda Ashram is nestled within 12 acres of natural beauty , and lies inside a natural forest reserve about 20 km north of the famous holy city Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The natural pure water spring near by is considered to be a holy spot and has connection to the near-by mountain spring near the famous Pazamutircholai Subrahmanya temple.

Centers:

• Berlin,
• Buenos Aires
• Chicago
• Geneva
• London
• Los Angeles
• Madras
• Madrid
• Madurai
• Munich
• Montevideo
• Montreal
• New Delhi
• New York
• Paris
• San Francisco
• Tel Aviv
• Toronto
• Trivandrum
• Vienna
• and affiliated Centers around the world.

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