Our ashrams are located in places of natural beauty and have been designed as places to retreat from daily life to study and practice yoga and meditation in its many aspects. Guests can follow the Yoga Vacation program or join one of the many courses.

673 8th Avenue. Val Morin, Quebec, JOT 2RO Canada. Tel: (819) 322-3226 Fax: (819) 322-5876 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/camp E-mail: HQ@sivananda.org The Sivananda Yoga Camp was founded by Swami Vishnudevananda in 1963 and is the headquarters of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Situated one hour north of Montreal amidst 250 forested acres of the Laurentian Mountains, the Ashram boasts beautiful mountain views, tranquil gardens and woodland paths, a swimming pool and offers a wide range of outdoor activities in both summer and winter.

P.O. Box 195, Budd Road, Woodburne, NY 12788 U.S.A Tel: 845-436-6492 Fax: 845-363-4631 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/ranch E-mail: YogaRanch@sivananda.org The Yoga Ranch is a secluded haven of seventy-seven acres of hilly woodlands in the New York Catskill Mountains, with a swimming pond, sauna and nature trails. The accommodation includes a nineteenth century farmhouse and a small hotel built as a breatharium to provide fresh air for New York City dwellers in the 1940s.

14651 Ballantree Lane Grass Valley, CA 95949 U.S.A. Tel: (530) 272-9322 Fax: (530) 477-6054 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/farm E-mail: YogaFarm@sivananda.org Situated on eighty secluded acres of rolling hills and meadows in the Gold Country of the Sierra Nevada foothills, not far from Nevada City, the landscape consists of picturesque meadows and oak woodland. The Ashram has a pond for swimming and many hiking trails.

P.O. Box N7550 Nassau, Paradise Island, Bahamas Tel1: +1-866-559-5167 Tel2: 1-416-479-0199 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/nassau E-mail: nassau@sivananda.org Located across the bay from Nassau, on one of the finest beaches in the world, the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat is an island paradise with a tropical garden, crystal clear water and pure white sands - a true sanctuary of peace and natural beauty. The Yoga Retreat offers year-round programs presented by world renowned speakers, as well as certification courses on various yoga related topics through which you can expand your knowledge, gain a new skill and get certified while enjoying a joyous yoga practice and blissful relaxation.

P.O. Neyyar Dam Thiruvananthapuram District Kerala, 695 572, India Tel: +91-949-563-09-51 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/neyyardam E-mail: guestindia@sivananda.org

The Ashram is set in twelve acres of tropical splendor in the quiet foothills of Kerala's Western Ghats offering the natural beauty of the Neyyar Dam lake, coconut palms and dense tropical forest.

P.O. Netala, Uttarkashi Dt, (near Siror Bridge) Himalayas, U.P. 249 193 India Tel: +91. 90 12 78 94 28 / +91. 99 27 09 97 26 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/netala E-mail: Himalayas@sivananda.org

On the banks of the holy river Ganga (Ganges), and nestled among the Himalayan Mountains the Sivananda Kutir makes the perfect setting for yoga practices. The ashram is open from April to November. Yoga Vacation guests are welcome when courses are not happening. Prior booking is essential as the ashram has capacity for only 30 students.

Near Pavanna Vilakku Junction, New Natham Road, Saramthangi Village, Vellayampatti P.O., Madurai District 625 503 Tamil Nadu, India Tel: +91. 98 65 65 53 36 / +91. 98 65 15 53 35 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/madurai E-mail: madurai@sivananda.org The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Meenakshi Ashram was founded in 2002 and is part of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Meenakshi is the name of the divine mother who is the presiding deity of the most famous temple in the Madurai city. The Sivananda Ashram is nestled within 12 acres of natural beauty , and lies inside a natural forest reserve about 20 km north of the famous holy city Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. The natural pure water spring near by is considered to be a holy spot and has connection to the near-by mountain spring near the famous Pazamutircholai Subrahmanya temple.

Am Bichlachweg 40, A-6370 Reith bei Kitzbhel Tirol, sterreich Tel: +43 5356 67404 Fax: +43 5356 674044 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/tyrol E-mail: tyrol@sivananda.org The Tyrolean-style country house is situated on a sunny southern slope of the picturesque alpine village of Kitzbuhel, world renowned for its skiing facilities and walking trails. Accommodation is in the Hotel Florian opposite the Retreat House, offering sauna and comfortable surroundings.

26 impasse du Bignon 45170 Neuville aux bois Tl : 33 (0)2 38 91 88 82 Fax : 33 (0)2 38 91 18 09 Website: http://www.sivananda.org/orleans Email: orleans@sivananda.net This haven of peace welcomes people from all over the world, in search of a healthy lifestyle and a positive vision of life based on the spiritual teachings of Swami Sivananda. Its natural setting is very conducive to the practice of meditation. Founded in 2000 the ashram in Orleans was the first Sivananda Ashram in Europe. The ashram is in the midst of large forests alive with a rich variety of birds and wild animals. The sunrises and sunsets are magnificent. It is located 100 km South of Paris, in Neuville aux Bois, a small town close to Orleans.

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