Pre-Recorded Online Courses

This set of talks will examine the ways in which the word “yoga" is used in the Bhagavad Gita.

In this course, you will learn how to make yoga accessible to seniors, persons with disabilities or limited mobility.

Enhance your meditation practice – gain practical teachings from the most authoritative Yogic scripture on meditation to enhance your own practice. The course will focus on the portions of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras which are practice-oriented. The course includes interactive guidance from Swami Brahmananda.

An in-depth study of chapter four of the Bhagavad Gita with traditional commentary and teaching of Swami Sivananda.

Throughout this challenge, Swami Paramananda will monitor and guide your personal practice, supporting you to take your practice to the next level.

The course discusses profound teachings revealed in the vision of the cosmic form of God to Arjuna. Krishna reveals himself as the cosmic actor performing all actions, the all-consuming time, and more.

This is an inspiring and practical study of one of the main books of Swami Sivananda. You will learn many practical tools on how to cultivate the mind and achieve great success in life and the spiritual path.

This course is a thoughtful blend of mantra theory and its various benefits, as well as the practice of chanting. As you find yourself deepening your practice and understanding through the principles of Mantra, the mind and heart will shift and open to positivity, peace, and beyond. 

An in-depth study of chapters one and two with the traditional commentary and teaching of Swami Sivananda.

The oneness of all existence is the message which Vedanta teaches. The Upanishads form the basis of Vedanta. It is the science that raises us above the plane of bondage and suffering and shows the path to freedom. Vedanta reveals the essential nature of the self which is ever free and blissful. The study of Vedanta frees us from all limiting ideas about oneself and the world.

This 4-module program provides a guide for students to transform their personal health and well-being by integrating the knowledge of Ayurveda into their life.

This certificate program focuses on the application of healing from Prekshya Dhyana, a comprehensive Jain System of Yoga and Meditation researched and compiled by Acharya Mahapragya.

Learn five Vedantic meditations that can be used throughout the day while you are engaged in your normal activity.

We are now offering daily yoga classes, with different teachers and different focuses, all within the Sivananda Yoga style. These are traditional, meditative classes that encourage proper breathing, flexibility, strength, and vitality in the body while calming the mind.

Japa meditation is a method of channeling one’s consciousness from the lowest to the highest level of pure thoughts. Learn the theory and practice of Japa meditation and tap into their divine power.

This New Year's Sadhana challenge will support participants in cultivating a strong daily habit of practicing Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation.

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

This Christmas support the ashram and experience the angelic voice of Snatam Kaur from home.

Yoga for the whole family

During this special time of year, we invite you to join us in celebrating wisdom, love, compassion, and the transcendence of artificial barriers.

Join Marc Halpern for a free webinar on Ayurvedic Medicine. You will receive an overview of the role of the body, mind and consciousness in health and wellness, Ayurvedic constitutions, keys to building immunity and important steps to returning to balance and health.

Learn how to remove doubts about Supreme Reality and of the true nature of the Self by following the instructions of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Being Himself.

Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita teaches us how to recognize our own path and shows us what our role is within our own individual life and also within creation.

The oneness of all existence is the message which Vedanta teaches. The Upanishads form the basis of Vedanta. It is the science that raises us above the plane of bondage and suffering and shows the path to freedom. Vedanta reveals the essential nature of the self which is ever free and blissful. The study of Vedanta frees us from all limiting ideas about oneself and the world.

Throughout this challenge, Swami Paramananda will monitor and guide your personal practice, supporting you to take your practice to the next level.

We are now offering daily yoga classes, with different teachers and different focuses, all within the Sivananda Yoga style. These are traditional, meditative classes that encourage proper breathing, flexibility, strength, and vitality in the body while calming the mind.

Understand how gratitude transforms negative thinking and emotions into inspiration and great Joy.

Join Swami Paramananda for an inspiring yoga class that is suitable for all levels

Combined with sweet and serene kirtan, this program blends ancient Sanskrit poetry and literature with the mellifluous sounds of the classical Indian bansuri bamboo flute.

Learn how to transform your relationship with the breath, tap into the Prana Life Energy, and find balance within the Body, Mind and Spirit

Enhance your meditation practice – gain practical teachings from the most authoritative Yogic scripture on meditation to enhance your own practice. The course will focus on the portions of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras which are practice-oriented. The course includes interactive guidance from Swami Brahmananda.

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

Move through the practices of awakening the Shakti energy within your twelve major chakras to bring awareness to the reality of Self.

Many of us struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, fear and uncertainty about the future. Through the study of the Narada Bhakti Sutra and the practice of Bhakti Yoga, you will learn how to transform negative emotions into higher emotions of kindness, gratitude, and joy, in turn, bring peace to your daily life and ultimately oneness with all life. 

Subtle shifts in your life can bring about miracles, radical change, and unexpected joy.

Learn the inspiring teachings of the Bhagavad Gita on how the Divine reality can be known in the names and forms of creation.

Until Knowledge blooms, we all have a diminished sense of Self also known as self-judgment. Even as spiritual seekers, we are prone to measuring and judging ourselves by our thoughts, words, and deeds.

We are participants of a Vedantic tradition that goes back thousands of years. How do we inherit this wisdom? It has been handed down from teacher to student until today. Our lives today may appear different than it did in ancient times, but being human is still the same.

Learn how to cultivate non-attachment and become free from anger, fear, and stress, and create more joy and love in your life.

Learn techniques to remove negative thoughts, emotions, and habits, and the art of cultivating virtues such as gratitude, kindness, and love, as taught by Swami Sivananda.

Transform limiting life patterns held in place by your genes, ancestry, history, and soul beliefs, whether self-created or externally imposed.

Study verse by verse the 12th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This chapter introduces the path of Bhakti Yoga or the yoga of devotion, which is said to be the easiest path for our age and time. It teaches us how to practice devotion and love, how to attain peace and tranquility of mind, and how to achieve contentment.

Transcend depression and anxiety by igniting a radical shift in your perspective. Learn how to move lethargic energy out of the body through physical Asana practice (movement and postures), and how to release negativity with Pranayama (breathwork) and Relaxation.

Learn selected key sutras for gaining a deep understanding of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras and its practices. This is an inspiring and thorough study of the most important text for the yogis. You will learn practical tools to improve your own yoga practice and your spiritual journey.

Join us for this special day of puja and prayer to honor the Mahasamadhi of our founder and guru Swami Vishnudevananda.

Throughout this challenge, Swami Paramananda will monitor and guide your personal practice, supporting you to take your practice to the next level.

This program will bring alive the Kena Upanishad, a classic Vedic text that opens by questioning the nature of being human and the origins, essence, and relationship we have with knowledge — how do we know what we know? — and sensory perception.

We are now offering daily yoga classes, with different teachers and different focuses, all within the Sivananda Yoga style. These are traditional, meditative classes that encourage proper breathing, flexibility, strength, and vitality in the body while calming the mind.

Adapt the 12 basic postures of Sivananda Yoga to allow those with physical constraints or injuries to safely and effectively practice yoga.

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

The oneness of all existence is the message which Vedanta teaches. The Upanishads form the basis of Vedanta. It is the science that raises us above the plane of bondage and suffering and shows the path to freedom. Vedanta reveals the essential nature of the self which is ever free and blissful. The study of Vedanta frees us from all limiting ideas about oneself and the world.

Study a sacred yogic scripture with an experienced teacher and gain insight on how to maintain a balanced mind and sense of calm in the most intense life experiences.

Join us online to jumpstart your own yoga practice — whether you are new to yoga or have experience in classes.

Develop and stick with a daily meditation practice and learn yogic techniques for developing physical and mental relaxation.

Learn the roots of suffering and free yourself. This practical and inspiring course will offer the key basics of Vedanta theory in an easy and approachable manner.

Learn about the true nature of the Self by studying the wisdom of the ancient teachings of the 4th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.

Learn how to transform your relationship with the breath, tap into the Prana Life Energy, and find balance within the Body, Mind and Spirit

The capacity to concentrate the mind is fundamental to our success in every walk of life, especially the spiritual path. Learn how to focus the mind on high, elevating, and healthy ideas in order to live a happy, prosperous, and successful life.

In order to avoid potential injuries and at the same time, to maximize the potential to improve in the practice, we will explore the principles of safe practice, and we will see how to apply these techniques in a one-hour asana practice.

Learn to recognize the causes of adversities, how to use yogic methods to deal with adverse situations, and even how to find joy in adversity.

Learn powerful techniques to receive information from the Universe, manifest major change, and bring profound healing to yourself and others.

Celebrate the Shakti (power) of the Divine Feminine manifested as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.

Learn how to live a purposeful life by conserving and utilizing our energy towards the achievement of our goals.

Experience the range of simple movements in different areas of the spine including releasing and stabilizing techniques. This webinar is taught in a workshop-style so you can experience the spinal movements directly. 

Learn how to design a personalized Yogic practice for yourself and create a routine that helps you to stay on track with your spiritual goals.

Come learn step-by-step how to create a sacred space using time-honored practices from the Sivananda lineage.

Learn how to cultivate non-attachment and become free from anger, fear, and stress, and create more joy and love in your life.

Learn powerful techniques to help jumpstart your practice or move you into the next phase of your spiritual path. Once you have developed self-acceptance and can focus love and compassion towards yourself, this radiates outward and shifts your entire life experience.

Learn valuable, liberating, and life-transforming teachings to let go of identities and attachments, in doing so we enter the bright future that is our birthright.

We are now offering daily yoga classes, with different teachers and different focuses, all within the Sivananda Yoga style. These are traditional, meditative classes that encourage proper breathing, flexibility, strength, and vitality in the body while calming the mind.

Learn to adapt yoga so everyone can benefit from this path of optimal wellness, mental peace, transformation, and spiritual growth.

Study the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita in-depth, with the traditional commentary and teaching of Swami Sivananda.

The Bhagavad Gita is a message of divine wisdom addressed to mankind for all times and is meant to assist human beings face and solve the ever-present problems of existence. In the ninth chapter, Lord Krishna proceeds to describe the supreme secret of His nature as the eternal, all-comprehensive Truth.

Transcend depression and anxiety by igniting a radical shift in your perspective. Learn how to move lethargic energy out of the body through physical Asana practice (movement and postures), and how to release negativity with Pranayama (breathwork) and Relaxation.

Learn how to cultivate non-attachment and become free from anger, fear, and stress, and create more joy and love in your life.

Karma Yoga is the yoga of action. Learn how to practice Karma Yoga in your daily life, and convert all of your activities into yogic practice.

Yoga has been recognized to be effective with stress reduction and is now a recommended proven tool for stress management. In this retreat, we’ll explore the scientific vs. the yogic understanding of stress and the yogic tools to manage it.

Learn about the Yamas (practices and observances for your interaction with the external world) and Niyamas (personal practices related to your inner world), which are the foundation for success in the practice of Meditation.

Many of us struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, fear and uncertainty about the future. Through the study of the Narada Bhakti Sutra and the practice of Bhakti Yoga, you will learn how to transform negative emotions into higher emotions of kindness, gratitude, and joy, in turn, bring peace to your daily life and ultimately oneness with all life. 

In this webinar we will study what Dharma is, how you can understand what your own specific Dharma in life is, and how you can follow your Dharma or duty in life. 

Explore the teachings of Vedanta or Jnana Yoga and receive valuable instructions for practices you can incorporate into your daily life.

Learn meditation to improve your concentration and happiness, tap into your inner bliss, and experience less stress and anxiety in daily life.

Discover how to attain true happiness and bring more joy and fulfillment into your daily life by studying the wisdom of the ancient teachings of the 3rd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.

Learn Asanas and Pranayama as related to the spiritual path, and gain a proper understanding of how to utilize the science of Hatha Yoga for achieving radiant health and Mastery over the Mind.

Experience the range of simple movements in different areas of the spine including releasing and stabilizing techniques. This webinar is taught in a workshop-style so you can experience the spinal movements directly. 

Swami Brahmananda will be teaching the fourth chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is focused on liberation - including the disconnection from the three gunas of creation and the states of consciousness associated with the process of liberation.

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

In this course students will delve into the nature of the mind, the various forms it assumes, the secret of its inner workings, and ways to control it.

Join us online to jumpstart your own yoga practice — whether you are new to yoga or have experience in classes.

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

Learn many practical methods for the immediate strengthening of your will power, for the purpose of realizing your goals - both worldly and spiritual.

Learn practical methods on how to cultivate your thoughts in order to create your destiny

Discusses the journey of the soul after death, the planes of existence beyond the living reality, and what happens to liberated beings after they die.

Learning these ancient teachings based in the science of Ayurveda will help you to reduce stress and redefine your relationship with food.

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

Learn Asanas and Pranayama as related to the spiritual path, and gain a proper understanding of how to utilize the science of Hatha Yoga for achieving radiant health and Mastery over the Mind.

Swami Brahmananda teaches sutra by sutra of the third chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is focused on powers.

Join us online to learn meditation to improve your concentration and happiness and experience less stress and anxiety in daily life.

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

Unlock the mysteries of the workings of Karma in the light of the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta.

Learn how to transform your relationship with the breath, tap into the Prana Life Energy, and find balance within the Body, Mind and Spirit

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

In order to avoid potential injuries and at the same time, to maximize the potential to improve in the practice, we will explore the principles of safe practice, and we will see how to apply these techniques in a one-hour asana practice.

Join us online to jumpstart your own yoga practice — whether you are new to yoga or have experience in classes.

For this intensive weekend retreat, Swami Brahmananda will be teaching sutra by sutra of the second chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is focused on practice.

Study a sacred yogic scripture with an experienced teacher.

Many of us struggle with daily stress, anxiety and depression, and fear and uncertainty about the future, which adds an element of suffering and burden to daily life. In this course, you will learn how to take negative emotions and transform them into higher emotions of kindness, gratitude, and joy, in turn, bringing peace to your daily life. 

In this program you will discover the connection between your thinking, emotions, and health and learn simple practical tools for enhancing your thought power.

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

During this Prana & Pranayama course, Swami Paramananda will guide you through sessions of Pranayama practices to increase vitality and mental focus.

This inspiring course will offer the key basics of Jnana Yoga theory and practice by providing valuable instructions.

Among the Upanishads, the Mundaka Upanishad is regarded as one of the most important, illuminating the Path of Knowledge.

For this intensive weekend retreat, Swami Brahmananda will be teaching the first chapter of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali which is focused on concentration.

Immersion in Aitareya Upanishad is an opportunity to deepen your study of yogic scripture.

Immersion in Aitareya Upanishad is an opportunity to deepen your study of yogic scripture.

Immersion in Aitareya Upanishad is an opportunity to deepen your study of yogic scripture.

Swami Swaroopananda answers aspirants’ questions, clears troubled minds, and inspires listeners to advance on the spiritual path.

Immersion in Aitareya Upanishad is an opportunity to deepen your study of yogic scripture.

This is a preview for the Art of Sleep webinar.

Join us online to learn meditation to improve your concentration and happiness and experience less stress and anxiety in daily life.

Join us online to deepen your experience with the 12 basic postures of Sivananda Yoga.

In honor of the Sivananda lineage and Swami Swaroopananda's birthday, we invite all guests, friends, and residents of the ashram to come together for a spirited week of celebration.

Join us for an elevating and stirring experience of Southern Indian classical music and dance, as renowned masters come together to share to their musical gifts.

Learn how to transform your relationship with the breath, tap into the Prana Life Energy, and find balance within the Body, Mind and Spirit

Explore the role of the mind in shaping our views of who we are and how we fit in the cosmos.

The essence of spiritual awakening is awakening to who and what we really are.

Join in daily sessions to hear and experience a masterpiece poem composed by the great 8th century philosopher Adi Shankaracharya.

Learning these ancient teachings based in the science of Ayurveda will help you to reduce stress and redefine your relationship with food.

Join us online to establish your own yoga practice — whether you are new to yoga or have experience in classes.

Learn a combination of theory and daily practice to align our bodies, food choices, and surroundings to increase a positive way of thinking and living.

This practical and inspiring course will offer the key basics of Vedanta theory and teach Vedanta practice by providing valuable practical instructions.

In this course students will delve into the nature of the mind, the various forms it assumes, the secret of its inner workings, and ways to control it.

In this course, you will learn the art of deep relaxation, the techniques of yogic breathing, the practice of meditation, and the wisdom of positive thinking.

The course will deepen the student’s understanding of the practices of Raja Yoga and enhance the student’s capacity to apply them in daily life to increase mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual progress.

Learn to adapt yoga so everyone can benefit from this path of optimal wellness, mental peace, transformation, and spiritual growth.

Do you find practicing yoga postures difficult due to injury, obesity, sickness, or other physical constraint?

Discover the connection between your thinking, emotions, and health and learn simple practical tools for enhancing your thought power.

In this program, you will learn how to apply the ancient teachings of Raja Yoga in your daily life in order to become more centered, happy, fulfilled, and to ultimately reach the highest goals of yoga.

Join us online to deepen your experience with the 12 basic postures of Sivananda Yoga.

In this program, you will learn how to use the ancient wisdom and practices found in yoga to help cope with life’s challenges and become more balanced and fulfilled.

Join us online to jumpstart your own yoga practice — whether you are new to yoga or have experience in classes.

In this satsang, we explore the concept of equanimity, its purpose, and the development of this virtue using Preksha meditation.

Join us online to learn meditation to improve your concentration and happiness and experience less stress and anxiety in daily life.

Based on the book "Meditation Know How" by Swami Sivananda. Join Swami Brahmananda to learn meditation to improve your concentration and happiness and experience less stress and anxiety in daily life.

Learn how to address insomnia and improve the quality of your sleep based on an integrative body, mind and spirit approach to sleep and dreams.