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Yoga Vidya e.V.
Yoga Vidya is a non-profit community group which aims at spreading the teachings of truth („vidya“), the practice, exercise and techniques of classical, holistic Yoga. Founded in 1992 in Frankfurt. The seat is now Döttesfeld. Yoga Vidya Centre Westerwald was founded in 1996 and Yoga Vidya Retreat Centre Bad Meinberg was founded in 2003. There are Yoga Vidya Centers in 50 major German cities and Vienna, Austria. We teach Yoga in its many aspects in a variety of courses and seminars; Yoga Vidya is Europe’s leading and biggest Yoga educational program. All fees for courses directly support the trust. Donations are tax-deductible.
Yoga Vidya Teachers Association
The members of the Yoga Vidya Teachers Association are committed to the ideal of classical integral Yoga. In cooperation with Yoga Vidya, the Association offers teachers trainings and advanced courses, publishes Yoga literature, cooperates with other Yoga associations and supports its members in their work. The „Berufsver band der Yoga Vidya Lehrer/innen e.V. (BYV)“ (Professional association of Yoga Vidya Teachers - registered association) is Europe’s leading institution in the education of Yoga Teachers. It offers an extensive range of continuing education, advanced training and courses in Yoga and related issues to teachers regardless of their various and varying traditions. Examples of this program include in-depth training courses in teaching Yoga to children, Yoga during pregnancy, Yoga Therapy, Yoga Psychotherapy, Relaxation Trainer, Breath Trainer, Meditation Course Leaders' training, Ayurvedic Consultant and many more. The amazing range of courses is enabled by close cooperation with the Yoga Vidya Association of Health Consultants, a member of the European Federation of Yoga Teachers´ Associations (EFYTA). Upon receiving your certificate you may become a member.
Swami Sivananda 1887-1963
One of the grand Masters of yoga of the 20th century, Swami Sivananda is the inspiration behind all Yoga Vidya centres. Born in Southern India, he attended mission school and learned, at a young age, to integrate Indian and Western knowledge. He then studied medicine and emigrated to Malaysia where he managed a hospital. At the age of 37 he returned to India to do intensive practice of Yoga and Meditation in Rishikesh (Himalaya). Swami Sivananda attained Samadhi, self-realisation, aim of all Yoga practice. Drawn by his personality and loving aura, many students came to live and learn from him. Swami Sivananda dedicated his life to integral Yoga and to spreading the teachings to his students from the East and the West alike. The most famous of his books are „Bliss Divine“, „Sadhana“, „Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita“ and „Japa Yoga“. His motto was: Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realise. Some of his students, Swami Vishnudevananda, Swami Chidananda, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Satyananda, Boris Sacharow and André van Lysebeth, were the initial messengers of Yoga to the West.
International Yoga Congress
Congress shedule PDF, 20 pages, 495 KB