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Yoga Vidya – Europe’s leading Yoga Retreat Centre

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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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Bhakti Yoga – Meaning and Purpose

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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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Colonial times in India and their effect on Indian Spiritual Traditions.

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Sukadev is answering to the question: “Do Colonial times in India still metter?”

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Thoughts on important Spiritual Tradition of 19th to 21st Century.

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Sukadev is sharing his thoughts on important Spiritual Tradition of the 19th to 21st Century.

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Great spiritual Teachers

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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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Neo-Advaita

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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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How is the ideal Education?

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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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Ashrams, Retreat Places and Gurukulas

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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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Lineage and Tradition of Yoga Vidya and Sukadev

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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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What is a Gurukulam?

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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.

If you are interested in visiting one of the four ashrams of Yoga Vidya to join one of the many english seminars, click here.

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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The Meaning of Swami Bodhichitananda’s Name

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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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How to Practice Yoga when you have small Children?

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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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What is Panchakarma in Ayurveda? Leela Mata answers

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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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Who can practice Panchakarma

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Leela Mata, Ayurveda expert, speaks about who can benefit from Panchakarma  programs, expecially in Ashrams. She talks about the special benefits to do Panchakarma in an Ashram environment with Meditation, Mantra-Chanting, Asanas and Pranayama, in a spiritual Atmosphere. Leela Mata directs Panchakarma Programs in Peaceful Valley Ashram Pennsylvania and in Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany explains who can benefit from an ayurvedic Panachkarma treatment. Panachakarma can treat almost any desease but it also depends on the person and facilities. In an ashram it is not also a only Panchakarma treatment, the patients are doing also asanas, pranayama and meditation. More information referring ayurveda in general and certains treatments at http://www.yoga-vidya.org

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What made you start with Yoga? Two Women Yoga Masters answer

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Narayani and Nalini are two Yoga Masters who teach in different countries and continents. During a Satsang at Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany Sukadev asked them: What made you start wih Yoga? The answers of the two wise women reveal much about the effects of Yoga. http://my.yoga-vidya.org

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