A Day in the Life of a Swami

Swami Bodhichitananda shares with us some insight into what it is like to live as a Swami. He is currently living in Rishikesh and is the founder of the Himalayan Yogis Ashram. For more information on seminars and courses with Swami Bodhichitananda please see http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html .

Swami Bodhichitananda on Integrating the Four Paths of Yoga

Swami Bodhichitananda gives us a short explanation on the importance of integrating the four main paths of yoga - raja, karma, bhakti, and jnana yoga. This approach was advocated by Swami Sivananda from Rishikesh. For more english videos please see http://my.yoga-vidya.org/ . For more on english seminars given at Yoga Vidya, please go to http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html

Swami Bodhichitananda gives advice to new spiritual aspirants

In this video Swami Bodhichitananda gives advice to new aspirants on the spiritual path - he tells what he thinks is the most important thing to developing a strong spiritual practice. Swami Bodhichitananda teaches english courses and seminars at Yoga Vidya - you can see the schedule here http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html .

Teaching as a Traveling Swami

In this video Swami Bodhichitananda talks about what it is like to be a traveling Swami, and about some of the courses and seminars he teaches at the Yoga Vidya centers in Germany. Some of the topics are Kriya Yoga, Integral Spirituality, and Yoga Mythology and Symbolism, and they are in english with german translation. For more information on these and other seminars led by Swami Bodhichitananda, and courses led by other english speakers, please see here http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html#c51042 .

Swami Bodhichitananda Guided Meditation on a Pillar of Light

Close your eyes and meditate along with Swami Bodhichitananda as he guides us through a short meditation on an infinite pillar of light. The video starts with one round of kapalabhati. Filmed during the english language course course Mythology and Hatha Yoga taught by Swami Bodhichitananda. For more information on our english language seminars please visit http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html#c51042 .

Lalita Sahasranama Chanting

Listen to this wonderful recitation of the Lalita Sahasranama, the thousand names of the divine mother, chanted by Harilal at Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg. The Lalita Sahasranama is considered sacred and is used in worship of the divine mother in all her forms. Harilalji is a frequent presenter of english courses and seminars. For a complete list of the english seminars please see here http://www.yoga-vidya.org/english/seminar.html#c51042 .

Chidakash Meditation - Ajna Chakra

Meditation practice on the Chidakash. The Chidakash is located in the space behind the eyebrow center, the space behind the closed eyes. Chidakash is also called the window to the Ajna Chakra, or the screen of the Ajna Chakra. More videos from Yoga Vidya can be found here http://my.yoga-vidya.org/video