Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
WE HAVE MOVED TO SANTA MONICA!
The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center is a volunteer-based non-profit, teaching traditional, classical yoga for health and peace of mind in Los Angeles for over 55 years. Founded by Swami Vishnudevananda, the LA SYVC is a branch of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm located in Grass Valley, CA
You can now find us at 1617 Broadway, Suite C in Santa Monica, 16 blocks from the ocean!
Yoga Classes—In Person or Online
Practice traditional yoga with us. Classes include pranayama (breathing exercises), sun salutations, a basic 12-posture system, and deep relaxation. For online classes, please be on time, with your mat, pillow and blanket ready, video on.
Courses & Workshops—In Person or Online
Courses meet weekly for five consecutive weeks, 90-minutes each session. Try Yoga 1, Positive Thinking, Meditation… Workshops tend to be offered on weekends. If attending online, you will receive a Zoom link within an hour of the first class start time.
Satsang—In Person or Online
Join a supportive community for daily group practice, including silent meditation (with initial guidance), chanting and kirtan, an inspirational reading/talk and closing mantras. Accelerate your spiritual growth.
Our Offerings
A RICH VARIETY FOR YOUR WELLBEING
Yoga Teacher Training
Offered through the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, CA.
Yoga Health Education/Yoga Therapy
The Sivananda Institute of Health & Yoga (SIHY) seeks to empower individuals with classical Yoga tools and Self-knowledge to promote integral health, to reduce stress, to restore balance and a sense of purpose in one’s life. Yoga offers fundamental support for all body/mind dis-ease.
Consult an educator for a custom protocol. Packages of three 90-minute sessions (in-person and/or via Zoom) are available by appointment.
Health is Wealth.
—Swami Vishnudevananda
Yoga Programs
SIVANANDA YOGA LOS ANGELES
Hatha Yoga Classes
Join a classical Hatha Yoga class—all-levels, intermediate, or gentle. Harmonize and strengthen body, mind and soul.
Meditation & Chanting
Join us for daily satsang at 6:00am—also available at 7:30pm on Wednesday and 5:30pm on Sunday.
Workshops
Topics range from asanas, pranayama, vegetarian cooking, chanting and holistic health to Vedanta.
5-session Courses
Receive in-depth instruction in Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Positive Thinking and Meditation.
Testimonials
I was looking for yoga presented in the classical Indian style that teaches how the body and mind should work together. I found this yoga center years ago and have been coming here as often as I can ever since. They’ve moved to a larger house with lots of green space, beautiful trees, lush green grass and flowers, all making this a warm, welcoming, relaxed and peaceful oasis in the middle of the city to practice yoga and learn the classical yoga teachings. I especially enjoy the relaxed, non-competitive teaching method they use. Sometimes I come here just to sit quietly and read.
—Robert
Accountant
Dec. 2019
This isn’t a random yoga studio. Instead, it’s a historical and traditional yoga training center and community. I have been practicing yoga for over ten years. However, this is the first place for me to truly learn how to do each pose correctly. The staff are very welcoming, caring, experienced, and really commits to teaching pure and classical yoga.
—Shawn
Student
Jan 2020
Want to Give Back?
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center is a non-profit 501c3
*your donations are tax-deductable