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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

Memorial Day Program: 55th Year Anniversary & Teachers' Reunion

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adiparashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Stephen Longfellow Fiske, Komilla Sutton, Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi), Swami Pranavananda, Pundit Samavedula, Swami Divyananda, Dr. Fred Luskin, Durga Leela, Debashish Banerji, Dr. Ramkumar and Pundit Bhima

May 22 - 29, 2026

This Memorial Day Weekend we will celebrate 55 years of the Yoga Farm 1971 - 2026 with a very special program including a Teachers' Reunion.

Advanced Teachers Training Course (ATTC)

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Pranavananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Adiparashaktiananda and Swami Divyananda

June 3 - 30, 2026

The Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course (ATTC) allows graduates from the Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course (TTC) to deepen their spiritual practice and study of Hatha yoga, Vedanta philosophy, Raja yoga, Anatomy, and Sanskrit. Advanced Yoga Teachers Training couse is another opportunity to practice under guidance in a supportive atmosphere with long-time (up to 30 years) yoga practitioners and teachers. Advanced yoga teachers training course gives you a boost of energy and clarity. The program is similar to the 200 hour yoga teachers training cousre and should not be perceived as a course only for experts.

Onsite Yoga Teachers Training Course

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adiparashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda and Swami Gangananda

October 24 - November 21, 2026

This 4 week course, which offers a profound personal experience, will allow you to transmit the knowledge of yoga to others. The spiritual essence of yoga is learned through a combination of repeated practice and inspirational lessons.