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Swami Amritananda
Swami Amrita is a dedicated yoga teacher and karma yogi from Japan, with over 18 years of yoga practice and more than a decade of teaching experience in Hatha Yoga. She holds the RYT500 and IAYT-ACCREDITED SYHET 800-hour certificates. In 2025, she embraced monastic life in the Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda tradition, fully dedicating herself to spiritual practice and selfless service. Currently, she serves as one of the main teachers and karma yoga manager at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, California.
She shares the teachings of Hatha Yoga, chanting, meditation, and positive thinking with clarity, devotion, and deep understanding. Off the mat, she finds joy in gardening and baking. Her calm and grounded presence uplifts every class she teaches and every moment of service she inspires, gently motivating others to live the yogic path with sincerity and joy.
Upcoming Programs by Swami Amritananda
Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Nitya (Hoa Tran), Omkara, Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Acharya Mangalananda and Pundit Bhima
Flexible Dates
Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 | Join the Yoga Farm staff for our special Holiday Retreat: Yoga Practices for Divine Love in Daily Life. This year's program follows the teachings from the Bhagavad Gita chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion. Workshops will follow Sri Krishna's divine instruction on Yoga practices to grow nearer and dearer to our Divine Nature, including teachings on Selfless Love, Devotion, Puja, Temple Walks, Kirtan Chanting and much more!
Meditation for Well-being
August 12 - 17, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Prana, Pranayama, and Yuba River Weekend
August 21 - 24, 2025
During this weekend we will visit the pristine Yuba river and do pranayama by the river and swim and relax. Spending time by the river and practicing pranayama increases our energy and helps us to understand the relationship between prana and our state of mind. We will have some discourses on Hatha Yoga, Yogic lifestyle and routines, and the Yoga Sutras.
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda
August 22, 2025
Friday at 7 pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower others in their own healing journey.
Labor Day Weekend: Vedantic Self Inquiry for Finding your True Nature
Also with Swamini Svatmavidyananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Pundit Bhima and Swami Divyananda
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Join us this Labor Day weekend for a program on Vedantic Self Inquiry. We will have yoga classses, meditation, nature walks, delicious vegatarian food and lectures with the swamis on Vedantic Self Inquiry.
Meditation for Well-being
September 4 - 7, 2025
This Yogic Meditation course introduces the basic guidelines and conditions for classical yogic meditation. There will be discussion on Why meditate? and the necessity to go to the transcendental level of existence to find true peace and happiness. Participants will study the mechanics of the mind and how to calm the mind and turn inward for Self-awareness.
Stress Relief and Relaxation Weekend Retreat
September 18 - 21, 2025
The course is based on the time-tested practice of yogic principles that are proven to be highly effective and easy to learn regardless of a person’s experience in Yoga. Come join us for this special course to learn practical Yoga techniques to increase your stress resilience and maintain a more positive outlook in your life.
Kirtan & Singing for Opening the Heart
September 25 - 28, 2025
Bhakti yoga is a natural path for those who are dominantly seeking emotional fulfillment, and desire to convert worldly emotions into Divine devotion. The devotee visualizes the Lord sitting or standing before him/her. He/she pours out her heart’s love, adoration, and shares his/her deepest thoughts and concerns with the Lord until a continuous flow of awareness moves between devotee and his/her beloved Lord. This continuous flow of love brings about a a close relationship with God and culminates in Divine Union in which the worshiper and that which is worshiped become One.
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda
September 27, 2025
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower others in their own healing journey.
Karma Yoga Week
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
October 5 - 10, 2025
Karma Yoga is service done without selfish expectations. We welcome karma yogis, especially for this karma yoga week. Karma Yogis work four hours a day and have a 50% reduction on accommodations. Gardening, maintenance, building and cooking skills are especially welcome. A Permaculture Action Day will also be taking place on Tuesday, October 10th as part of the Karma Yoga Week.
Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting
Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda
October 25, 2025
Saturday 5pm PT - Speak to senior faculty about the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training, 800-hour Yoga Therapy program. The next cohort begins January 2026. For Yoga teachers looking to take the next step, learn about this unique and transformational program that gives you the tools to empower others in their own healing journey.