Om Namah Sivaya
Blessed Sivananda India Community

Mark your calendars!

From December 2026 to December 2027 we celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Swami Vishnudevananda ji Maharaj and we invite you to be a part of it.
We are excited to announce events planned for each month of that year, culminating in Swamiji’s birthday celebration on December 31, 2027. To honour Swamiji’s teachings and life’s work we plan to realise his vision for a Sivananda teacher in each district of India and an Affiliated Centre in each state.

Our Guru Swami Vishnudevanandaji started his journey in the west, as directed by his guru Swami Sivananda. His vision was to bring the ancient and traditional teachings of Yoga and Meditation into every home and each individual to create peace and happiness. However, he always maintained a dream to bring yoga to everyone in his motherland. During his lifetime Swamiji successfully founded centres and ashrams which are now thriving with activities for spiritual seekers.

We are now trying to realise his dream of providing greater access to yoga within India by appointing Sivananda teachers in each district and Affiliated Centres in each state of India. We invite all Sivananda Teachers and close devotees from different parts of India to help us identify teachers and Affiliated Centres using your present connections within the community. As a first step we have started a Teachers’ Directory at: teachers.sivanandayoga.org , and now we are partnering with Geton.Yoga to facilitate this opportunity for eligible Teachers.

Please visit our websites and social media platforms for announcements throughout the year as plans take shape to celebrate Swami Vishnudevanandaji’s teachings and his life’s work. You can find updates here sivanandayoga.org/vishnuswami100

Centenary celebrations are fast approaching and we need lots of volunteers to help execute these plans and determine how to go forward. If you’d like to be part of it please contact [email protected]

Thanking you, May Master and Swamiji’s blessings be with you always.

Prahlada,
Yoga Acharya
A senior disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda
Sivananda Ashrams and Centres India