Vishnu-devananda Yoga Vedanta Center

Specialties

Traditional, Sivananda style yoga asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) and relaxation techniques for balancing body, energy and mind. A great practice for decreasing stress and increasing awareness, as well as an excellent preparation for meditation.

Meditation practice for enhancing our inner peace and poise, getting in touch with our deeper, inner-​selves, and expanding beyond our limited mental constructs.

Vedanta philosophy for a clear understanding of our true nature — not as a limited personality, a small body-​mind «complex» complex, but as limitless, pure consciousness. These are the teachings of the ancient Rishis or seers from India, codified in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other Vedantic literature, and passed down from teacher to student.

Upcoming:

Free intro to yoga (beginners) — Weds 1÷6÷16 6:30 PM

8-​session beginners yoga course — starts Weds 1÷13÷16 6:30 PM

Intro to the Bhagavad Gita — Sun 1÷17÷16 9 AM

Free intro to yoga and meditation (intermeditate) — Sun 1÷17÷16 10 AM

Bhagavad Gita Course — starts Sun 1÷24÷16 9 AM

Intermedate yoga and meditation course — starts Sun 1÷24÷16 10 AM

Meet the Business Owner

Gajananam A.

Business Owner

Gajananam is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnu-​devananda and is the founder/​director our center. He delved into various yogic disciplines while serving and studying at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers in the mid-1980’s and 1990’s. In the 1990’s he served as the director of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in New York and has taught at many Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Courses and retreats.

To deepen his understanding of the ancient scriptures and mantras, he studied Sanskrit under the tutelage of the Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Sarasvati Mohan in the 2000’s. Over the past decade, he has been spending time each year in personal retreat in Uttarakashi, Himalayas, where he attends Satsang with senior sadhus and monks. Since 2013, he has been studying Vedantic scriptures in a traditional fashion.

With close to 3 decades of practice, study and teaching experience, he offers yoga and Vedanta courses and retreats in Fremont and at various centers and ashrams in the US and abroad.