Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
Swami Sitaramananda is a senior acharya of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers and is director of the Sivananda Ashram Vedanta Yoga Farm, California and the Sivananda Yoga Resort and Training Center, Vietnam. She is acharya of China, Taiwan, and Japan as well. Swamiji is the organizer and teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training (SYHET) program, an 800-hour program on yoga therapy, accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Swami Sitaramananda is the author of “Essentials of Yoga Practice and Philosophy” (translated in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Russian), “Positive Thinking Manual”, “Karma Yoga Manual”, “Meditation Manual”, “Swamiji Said, a collection of teachings by Swami Vishnu” in His Own Words. She is responsible for the Vietnamese translation of “Completed Illustrated Book of Yoga” (CIBY) and “Meditation & Mantras” by Swami Vishnu. Many of her video & audio lectures on Yoga life, philosophy, and psychology as well as articles and webinars can be found on this website.
Swami Sita is an ardent supporter of the integration of the Vedic sciences such as Vastu, Jyotish, Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta. She is an international teacher of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses and Advanced Yoga teachers’ Training courses, as well as Meditation and Vedanta & Silence Courses both in Sivananda Ashrams in Vietnam and in Grass Valley, CA.
Upcoming Programs by Acharya Swami Sitaramananda
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The satsangs will now be held on Thursdays at 6 am PT | Swami Sitaramananda has been offering regular weekly online Satsangs since 2020.
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18 class recordings, shared from private YouTube recordings, each class is about 2 hours length, Homework and writing assignments after every class, Assigned Mentor to review your HW assignments, Final Exam at end of course to receive certificate
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Summary of the core teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda. It is a perfect introduction course to those new to Sivananda Yoga. The online course consists of 18 lessons, each lesson includes a 1 hour video by Swami Sitaramananda, supporting text on the topic, and a short quiz after each lesson. The content is dripped out over 18 days.
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10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Enjoy the following videos as a guide in your meditation life and learn how to better understand the mind and its workings.
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10 total Video Lessons (1st lesson is free) | Commit to your own Health & Well-being by accessing theses lessons and understand deeply how to become healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
October 11 - November 8, 2025
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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Sivasankariananda, Swami Divyananda and Swami Amritananda
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.
November 14 - 23, 2025
This Vedanta and Silence Course features vedantic meditation, the practice of group scriptural study, personal self-inquiry and the practice of outer and inner silence.
Also with Swami Sivasankariananda, Bill Sinclair (Ramdas) and Silvia Nakkach, MA, MMT (Saraswati Devi)
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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
May 2 - 30, 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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
June 1 - 28, 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.
Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda
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.