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
A Conversation on Guru Poornima
July 13, 2025
11.00am - 12.30pm EST
with
Yogacharya Swami Anandananda Saraswati
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
This is a free event.
This is a unique opportunity to engage with a highly respected teacher who has dedicated his life to spreading the wisdom of yoga under the guidance of his guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
This event is being held in remembrance of Guru Poornima, a sacred time to honor and celebrate our spiritual teachers. Our time with Swami Anandananda’s will include reflections of his time living in the ashram under the guidance of his guru Sri Swamiji.
As part of this traditional Satsang format, there will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and receive answers on various aspects of yogic living.
This is a FREE event.
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Born in 1951, Swami Anandananda Saraswati met his guru and spiritual master, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, in 1979 and was initiated into the tradition of Sannyasa in 1980.
Yogacharya of Satyananda Yoga Ashram Italia, since 1980 he has been teaching and spreading yoga under the instructions of his guru, specialising in the advanced techniques of yoga, such as kriya yoga, tattwa shuddhi, nada yoga, mantra, and other meditation techniques according to the SATYANANDA YOGA tradition.
In 1982, he founded the “Scuola di Yoga Satyananda Ashram Italia” and the following year, the publishing house “Edizioni Satyananda Ashram Italia.” He has led seminars and workshops at international conferences across Europe, India, Australia, Colombia, and South Africa.
Swami Anandananda Saraswati conducts yoga teacher training courses and service training lectures and seminars on different aspects and branches of yoga. He regularly participates in events at Munger and Rikhiapeeth Ashrams. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Yoga Vidya Council and the Governing Body of Satyananda Yoga Academy Europe.