In Satsang on the evening of 18 June, 2023, Swami Saradananda discussed and interpreted one of the core myths of yoga. The narrative of “Churning the Ocean of Milk” provides keys to enhancing your ability to draw your senses inward (pratyahara) and control your desires. The talk and meditation combined storytelling and analysis in a way that is designed to assist you in obtaining a deeper understanding of your yoga practice - and hints of how you can take it to a deeper level.

Join Swami Saradananda for look at yoga as a spiritual tradition that holds that each person is born with infinite potential. To assist you in unlocking your potential, the ancient rishis provided a vast array of stories in which philosophical truths were encoded into spiritual symbols.

Explore the philosophical and energetic principles represented by Siva (consciousness) and Shakti (energy). Meditate on the simple yantra of the heart chakra, creating a balance of natural intuition and compassionate action.

Bhakti (devotion) involves ways of acting, thinking and willing that channel the emotions and orient you towards inner peace. You attempt to become a pure instrument, as symbolised by the flute, so that divine energy can flow unhampered.

On Sun, 13 Aug, 2023, Swami Saradananda gave a talk and guided meditation focusing on bhakti as represented in stories of Krishna.

Swadhyaya (self-study) was the topic of the evening’s talk and meditation. The Satsang marked Makara Sankranti, the day when the Earth changes direction in its elliptical path around the Sun. It is the beginning of the period, known as Devāyana, when the days are getting longer and the Sun seems to be on its path towards the light. This six-month period (14 Jan – 14 July) is considered to be highly favorable for doing intensive yoga practice.

On 17 Sept 2023, Swami Saradananda and friends celebrated Ganesha’s birthday with an evening of story-telling and meditation, focusing on some of his myths and anecdotes. Ganesha is archetypal remover of obstacles; he presents you with gateways to new dimensions in your yoga practice.

Watch the recording of the Satsang which took place on Sun eve, 14 Jan 2024 in honour of Makara Sankranti, the day when the earth changes direction in its elliptical path around the Sun. This is the start of a 6-month period known as Devayana, the path towards the light, a period that yogis believe to be hightly favourable for doing intensive practice.

In South India, the day is celebrated a Pongal, a name which literally means “to boil over with happiness, prosperity and success”. This is the official culmination of the pilgriage season, the day whn the outer journey gives say to the inner search, known to yogis as ‘swadhyaya’ (self-study).

On the evening of the new moon (amavasya) in Feb, 2024, we looked at the significance of silence and its influence on your practice.

The talk and meditation focused on the practice of mouna (voluntary silence), which forms an integral part of yogic discipline. But, mouna is more than a simple fasting of the vocal capacities; its goal is to quiet the restless mind.

Talk and meditation on the new-moon night dedicated to Siva, the original teacher of hatha yota. The talks focused on the concept of Ishwara-pranidhana (surrendering the ego - and included storie about Siva and a guided meditation.

In Indian mythology, Hanuman is said to be the son of Vayu (the wind); he represents mental purity and the ability to control the mind an prana. In honour of Hanuman’s birthday, Swami Saradananda and friends looked at Hanuman, as an embodiment of devotion and assertive excellence in yoga practice.

Join Swami Saradananda for chanting, guided meditation and a discussion of this most famous of Vedic mantras. Gāyatrī represents the light of the Sun and the lght of wisdom. Repetition of Gāyatrī mantra stimulates the pusuit of wisdom and dharma.

Commemorating the day that the heavenly river Ganga (Ganges) descended to Earth, brought by the tapas (austerities) of King Bhagiratha. The evening’s talk and meditation focused on the mythology of Ganga - and the yoga principle of intensve effort to achieve a specific goal, which forms an integral part of yogic discipline.

Satsang on 21 July, 2024, the evening of the full-moon (poornima in Indian tradition) dedicated to the teacher.