Sivananda Ashram of the Bahamas

Christmas and New Years Symposium at the Sivananda Ashram of the BahamasIn the month of December of 2010, one of our teachers at the Hermitage, Lama Rodney Devenish, was personally invited as a guest of the Unity in Diversity Symposium, organized by the venerable Swami Swaroopananda, at the famous Sivananda Ashram of the Bahamas. Swami Swaroopananda is himself a truly dedicated being who radiates great spiritual presence and highest insight. The symposium consisted of a gathering of spiritual leaders, musicians and dancers from many religious traditions, to foster brotherhood and peace.

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat is an incredible place! It is set amidst five acres of tropical beauty on Paradise Island, opposite Nassau, in the Bahamas. The Yoga Retreat offers visitors one of the world’s finest pure white sand beaches, lapped by the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean. The Ashram is a haven for visitors seeking yoga vacations, certification courses, and residential study programs. The food is vegetarian and follows ayurvedic principles. Everyone who works at the Ashram is a volunteer. The sense of service given by these volunteers to guests and visitors alike was simply awesome.

Sivananda Ashram of the BahamasA certification coarse given at the Ashram teaches hundreds of young students how to become qualified Yoga teachers. The dedication put into carefully following the principles first clearly taught by the renowned master of Rishikesh, venerable Sivananda Maharaj, means that the Ashram’s yoga training is one of the best in world.

See the Ashram website for a list of the fourteen guest speakers who have been invited to attend this year’s Symposium.

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