Monthly Satsang
Coming together in Community.
The human mind is a very receptive instrument. If you place it in negative company, it will acquire negative tendencies. If you place it in holy company, it will acquire divine traits. When thinking of saints, the mind becomes molded into the shape of the qualities of which it thinks, and thereby it becomes pure… Real satsang gives the aspirant inner spiritual strength to face the struggles of life, overcome temptations, manage inner cravings and fill the mind with positive divine thoughts.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
“Satsang” is a combination of two sanskrit words: sat meaning “Truth” and sanga meaning “in company of”. So when we gather for satsang we are coming together in the company or community of Truth.
The Yoga Academy of North America (YANA),are delighted to be host these monthly informal gatherings of spiritual reflection, discussion, meditation and other practices to support each other on the journey of living yoga from moment to moment.
Each month we invite master teachers (acharyas), aspiring yogis/yoginis, sevaks and devotees of the Satyananda Yoga community to offer support & inspiration on the path of yogic living.
YANA would love to hear how you’re supporting your own local community through classes, devotional practices, service work or any other project being offered in the effort to live yoga of the head, heart and hands.
If you have something you would like to offer or a discussion topic suggestion please email us at info@yogaacademyna.org
Living with Guru:
A Divine Perspective of Life
October 5, 2025
6.00pm - 7.15pm EST
with Swami Nirmalratna
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
This is a free event.
Swami Nirmalratna, Australia, lived with her guru, Paramahansa Satyananda, during 8 years of his Panchagni sadhana at Rikhia, a small village in rural India. These years, combined with a couple of inspiring decades of yogic lifestyle at Ganga Darshan ashram in India, have given a magnificence to the simple & quiet life she leads today in rural Australia.
In this month’s Satsang, Swami Nirmalratna will talk about some of the profound teachings received during the years she lived with her guru.
Verify 6.00pm ET in your time zone here.
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