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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!
Durga is the Divine Mother worshiped during Navaratri

Healing journey of Navaratri

Also with Pundit Bhima, Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Divyananda and Maha Lakshmi, C-IAYT, RYT 500

Flexible Dates
SEP 22 - OCT 1 | Come join the Navaratri Celebration of nine nights of worship to God in the form of the Divine Mother at one of the most inspirational times of the year.

Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Divyananda

October 25, 2025
Saturday, Oct 25, 12-noon 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.

Thanksgiving Retreat: Gods, Goddesses, and Divine stories about planets, stars and the universe

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Bill Sinclair (Ramdas), Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi), Swami Adi Parashaktiananda and Swami Divyananda

November 27 - 30, 2025
You are invited to this special Thanksgiving program featuring special guest teachers who have dedicated their lives to the spiritual path, ready to share their spiritual knowledge gleaned from years of practice to help us understand these turbulent times where conflict seems ever-present and peace out of reach.