Swami Yogaratna Saraswati

Swami Yogaratna Saraswati is a sannyasin from the Satyananda Bihar Yoga tradition. With over 40 years of experience, she teaches a wide range of yoga forms including asanas, pranayamas, shatkarmas, yoga therapy, stress management, and specialized yoga for women, children, the elderly, the handicapped, and cancer healing. She also integrates yoga with Ayurveda, naturopathy, and post-COVID recovery. Swami Yogaratna is renowned for her expertise in Yoga Nidra, having developed courses in Advanced Yoga Nidra and Yoga Nidra Teacher Training. She also offers courses in various meditation techniques from the Tantras, Chakra Sadhana, Kundalini Yoga, Nada Yoga, Attitudinal Yoga, SWAN Meditation, Pancha Maha Bhoota Dhyaan (the five elements), and sunrise and sunset meditations. She has conducted programs throughout South India and internationally, now also offering online courses. Born to Australian parents and raised in India, Swamiji studied and worked for 13 years before committing her life to spiritual quest. In 1984 she took sannyas initiation at the Atma Darshan Yogashram, the Bihar School branch in Bangalore, and served there for 20 years. Since 2011 Swamiji has had her own ashram near Gokarna, Shankar Prasad Ashram, featuring an organic farm, an English medium Play School for locals, and neutering camps for dogs & cats. The ashram hosts events such as the Havan fire ceremony with Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra chanting every Saturday at 5:30 PM IST. daily mantra chanting and kirtan.

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