Creed and practice // Statement by Sukadev Volker Bretz.
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As a spiritual-religious community, the members of Yoga Vidya e.V. live the teachings of Vedanta and Yoga in all aspects. How these two pillars shape the self-image of Yoga Vidya e.V. as a spiritual-religious community with an educational mission is explained by Sukadev Volker Bretz in this video. Continue reading
Today it is Rishi Sukadev’s 60th birthday. Happy Birthday. Celebrate with us this special day by always remembering what Swami Sivananda said in the Yoga of Synthesis:
Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize, be good, do good, be kind, be compassionate. Continue reading
Yoga Vidya is a nonprofit organization whose aim is to spread the knowledge (vidya) of holistic Yoga. Founded by Sukadev Bretz in 1992, Yoga Vidya now runs 4 ashrams, 100 Yoga centres in various cities and has trained more than 17.000 top-quality yoga teachers. This makes us Europe’s leading and largest yoga educational organization. We teach in the tradition of Swami Sivananda, welcoming people of all spiritual paths and traditions of yoga.
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How to develop devotion? How to experience God?
Bhakti Yoga gives answers to these questions. Leela Mata gives the essence of Bhakti Yoga in a nutshell.
Leela Mata gives seminars on Bhakti Yoga at Peaceful Valley Ashram Pennsylvania and at Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany.
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Sukadev is answering to the question: “Do Colonial times in India still metter?”
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Sukadev is sharing his thoughts on important Spiritual Tradition of the 19th to 21st Century.
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Who are Jesus, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Yogananda, Shankaracharya, Rama, Krishna and Paramahamsa? Sukadev explains that these are all great spiritual teachers, who have done a lot to spread spiritual knowledge.
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Sukadev is explaining the term Neo-Advaita and talking about it. Neo means new and Advaita mens nondualism.
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In this podcast Sukadev is answering the question: “How is the ideal education for you?” and he is also talking about the purpose of education, teaching methods etc. He is also sharing his thoughts on the different kinds of education.
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Sukadev is talking about what for him the difference between an ashram, a retreat center, a gurukula and a yoga seminar is. A reatreat center is for example a place where you go for a retreat, there are of course different kinds of reatreats. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the difference between these terms.
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Sukadev is talking about the lineage and tradition of Yoga Vidya and himself. Our lineage stars with Narayana and also contains Shankara. Shankara was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
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Sukadev Bretz is the founder of Haus Yoga Vidya and the Yoga Vidya organisation. From his adolescence he was fascinated by the possibilities of the mind, learned fast reading autodidactically and attended concentration and memory training courses.
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In this Podcast Sukadev is answering the question what a Gurukulam is. Today Gurukula means, among other things, an ashram where students learn from their teacher.
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Sukadev Bretz is the founder of Haus Yoga Vidya and the Yoga Vidya organisation. From his adolescence he was fascinated by the possibilities of the mind, learned fast reading autodidactically and attended concentration and memory training courses.
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Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati speaks about the meaning of his name in answer to a question by Sukadev. He talks about the Shankaracharya Swami tradition and Vedanta – as all this is contained in the meaning of Swami Bodhichitananda Saraswati. More on Swami Bodhichitananda on . Seminars with Swami Bodhichitananda on https://www.yoga-vidya.de/nc/seminar-uebersicht/nach-seminarleiter/seminar-nach-seminarleiter/Swami-Bodhichitananda.html
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Dr. Nalini Sahay and Narayani speak about their experience about practicing and teaching Yoga while raising a child. They also speak about how you can educate your children in a spiritual way. Narayani and Nalini are two female Yoga Masters teaching in different countries and continents. They answer to a question by Sukadev in Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany http://my.yoga-vidya.org
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Ayurveda Expert Leela Mata speaks about Panchakarma. In Ayurveda, Panchakarma is one of the most efficient healing techniques. Leela Mata speaks about the benefits and gives some new insight. Leela Mata directs Peaceful Valley Ashram in Pennsylvania . The Interview took place in Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany where Leela Mata is teaching every year. https://www.yoga-vidya.de/english.html
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