Sivananda Yoga Recordings
ATTC 2008 NASSAU BAHAMAS
The following recordings are from the 2008 ATTC (Advanced Yoga Teacher's Training Course). This was a month long, intensive course on yoga, meditation, and philosophy. Its prerequisite was the TTC (teachers training course), another month long course. These courses take place at Ashrams, communal type retreats, with peaceful regimented daily livings dedicated to spiritual advancements. In my personal opinion, the TTC was an immediately gratifying shock of a course, an amazing experience, but whose main effects slowly dissipated, while the ATTC is a more subtle course, with seemingly longer lasting effects and positive change.
The recordings below can be downloaded by left clicking on them and saving them to your computer. They are all WAV files. You will need to turn the volume up. If it is still too low try right clicking on the sound icon on the lower right hand corner of your menu bar and finagling with it. Feel free to convert these WAV files to MP3s and play them on your Ipod or MP3 player!
If you are new to the subject of Yoga, the philosophy, or even if you are not :), I recommend you start with the 'Satsangs'. Satsangs are the equivalent of church gatherings, and the 'preaching' parts have been recorded here. These particular Satsangs are taught by Swami Sadasivananda, a friend, teacher, and spiritual leader. He lives what he espouses and these brief teachings are truly joys to behold.
If you are considering taking the Sivananda Teacher's Training Course, you can hear Swami Sadasivananda give an introduction below under 'Miscellaneous'. And if you are looking for a great yoga class, especially if you are familiar with Sivananda yoga, the 95 minute Yoga 'meditation' class also under 'Miscellaneous' will take you to a whole new level. This is truly how Yoga was meant to be practiced. It was the last class of our course.
Satsangs
15 - 3.16MB(13 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang, on desires and true freedom
22 - 4.1MB (17 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang, on living a Divine Life, dealing with problems
24 - 4.9MB (21 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang on Humility
28 - 4.3MB (18 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang on Spiritual aspirants
30 - 5.6MB (24 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang on Faith
34 - 4.54MB (19 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang on Happiness
44 - 3.2MB (13.5 min) Swami Sadasivanada Satsang on living a Divine Life
Songs
21 - .9MB (4 min) Amazing Grace, led by Swami Sadasivanada
23 - .7MB (3 min) Govinda Govinda Gopala, led by Katyayani
33 - 1.7MB (7 min) Govinda Gopala Nayarayani, led by Swami Sadasivanada
38 - 5.6MB (15 min) Jaya Ganesha, led by Swami Sadasivanada
39 - 1.2MB (5 min) Jaya Shri Guru Day, led by Swami Sadasivanada
40 - 2MB (9 min) Love thy neighbor, led by Swami Sadasivanada
41 - 1.6MB (7 min) Jaya Jaya Guruveda, led by Omcar
43 - 1.6MB (7 min) Sri Rum Jaya Rum, led by Swami Sadasivanada
45 - .9 MB (4 min) Aarti
Lectures
1 - 13.6MB (59 min) Swami Sadasivanada last Lecture on Bakhti (yoga of service) Yoga
3 - 19.7MB (85 min) Swami Sadasivanada Introduction into Vedanta
4 - 14.7MB (63 min) Swami Swaroopandada on Vedanta 1
6 - 15.7MB (68 min) Swami Swaroopandada on Vedanta 2
8 - 12.8MB (55 min) Swami Tattvavidananda on the Uddhava Gita
12 - 16.5MB (71 min) Swami Sadasivanada on the nature of reality, Maya (illusion), Brahman (God), and Atman
19 - 18.3MB (79 min) Swami Sadasivanada on Vedanta
29 - 17.5MB (76 min) Swami Sadasivanada Vedanta on physical attachment and five elements
31 - 18.1MB (78 min) Swami Sadasivanada Vedanta Injunctions/Prohibitions
32 - 20.7MB (90 min) Swami Sadasivanada Vedanta analytic method
35 - 10.7MB (46 min) Swami Sadasivanada review of Bhakti and Karma Yoga
36 - 18.5MB (80 min) Swami Sadasivanada Vedanta review (recommends further reading/books)
Miscellaneous
37 - 22.4MB (97 min) ATTC Meditative final Yoga class taught by Swami Sadasivanada
42 - 3.7MB (17 min) Swami Sadasivanada introduction to Teachers Training Course
46 - 20.5MB (89 min) Entire Evening Satsang, Conclusion of ATTC
See also 'Spiritual Essays'
See also:
Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight
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A very interesting talk; a personal experience on left brain vs right brain and our perceptions of the world, related to enlightenment.