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THE MASTER

Swami Sivananda (1887 – 1963)
A great sage and yogi of modern India and the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres worldwide. Swami Sivananda was a medical doctor before leaving for the Himalayas to find the way to help people suffering. He wrote 200 books on Yoga and Meditation in English, foreseeing that the world would need Yoga.

The teachings of the great Master can be summarized by his motto:
"Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize" .

This is the Yoga of Synthesis, summarizing the essentials of the classical approach to Yoga. 

Swami Vishnudevananda (1927 – 1993)
A peace lover and the founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and is a renowned authority on Hatha and Raja Yoga. At a young age, he is was nominated "Hatha Yoga Professor" by Master Sivananda. He was sent by Swami Sivananda to America to teach Yoga. He is considered to be one of the pioneers to bring Yoga and Yoga life to America and Europe. He is the author of bestselling book The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga and Meditation and Mantras.

He is the designer of this Sivananda Yoga Teacher’s Training Course. His motto:"Health is Wealth, Peace of MInd is Happinness, Yoga shows the way".