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Swami Sivasankariananda

Swami Sivasankariananda is director of the Los Angeles Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. She completed her TTC at the Yoga Farm in 1997 and ATTC there in 2008. Swamiji has been on yatra in north and south India and Mount Kailas. She loves to teach and is particularly fond of the Bhakti Yoga practices. She took sannyas in 2017 and is a certified yoga therapist, specializing in chronic pain care. She is on the faculty of the Sivananda Institute of Health & Yoga (SIHY). She served as director of the San Francisco Center from 2015 to 2019.

Upcoming Programs by Swami Sivasankariananda

Holiday Retreat: Yoga of Divine Love - Devotional Stories to Open the Heart

Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, Swami Amritananda, 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!

Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, 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.

Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, Swami Adi Parashaktiananda, 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.

Sivananda Yoga Health Educator Training - Information Meeting

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

October 25, 2025

Thanksgiving Retreat: Divine Stories of Nakshatras and their Musical Sounds

Also with Acharya Swami Sitaramananda, 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.

Teachers Training Course in LA

Also with Swami Adi Parashaktiananda

January 25 - February 22, 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.