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Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat History: Glimpses of the Beginnings on Paradise Island

On May 14, 1969, Swami Vishnudevananda was quoted in a Bahamas newspaper: “Down there,” he says, pointing to the distant white sand beach, “they stand on their feet and gamble, and we stand on our heads and meditate. They let their bodies get stiff and …