In the spirit of yoga, which is universal and timeless, the combination of photos displayed on our website was chosen as a way of linking the past and present.

Upper left hand corner

The rotating images displayed on the upper left hand corner are of the Masters Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-devananda.

Black and white photos

The black and white photos of yoga postures visible throughout the site are of Swami Vishnu-devananda. They were taken in the mid-1950's in Rishikesh, Himalayas, North India, before he had ever come to the West.

Color photos

Are of teachers, students, and retreat participants of the Vishnu-devananda Yoga Vedanta Center.

 

Trikonasana, triangle position. Swami Vishnu-devananda (mid 1950's) and Vishnu-devananda Yoga Vedanta Center instructors and students (2009).