ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry

16/11/2025

Enjoyed giving a Hathayoga session for the Yoga Chikitsa Sadhakas at ICYER Ashram after a long time. Felt a sense of wholeness as we practiced some amazing psycho-somatic harmonising techniques of the Rishiculture Ashtanga (Gitananda) Yoga tradition as codified by Yogamaharishi Dr.Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj and Ammaji Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani

10/11/2025

29/10/2025

Namaste
We are pleased to share your e-copy of November 2025 issue of Yoga Life, the monthly of Yoga Jivana Satsangha, ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India.

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The colourful covers of this month's Yoga Life showcase numerous learning opportunities available for dedicated seekers worldwide.
SANNIDHI, the new venture of Yogacharini Anandhi and her Guru Dr Anandaji is showcased on the front page and we are pleased to share that Sannidhi Yoga will be offering numerous online and hybrid programs from January 2026.

We also share details of the upcoming ICYER Ashram residential with Yogacharini Kalavathi in January 2026 that will begin after Makar Sankranti and culminate with the All-night Om Chanting and Homa in honour of the Jayanthi of our Param Guru Swami Kanakananda Bhrigu Guru Maharaj on 3rd February 2026. That will be followed by the annual residential training for 2-weeks with Yogacharini Deepika as the culmination of the Two-year hybrid Pranayama Sadhana (Teacher Training Course).

Yogacharya Nilachal and Anandaji have been offering the Gitananda Yoga Chikitsa program since 2nd October and this popular 52-week course is a truly life-enhancing and inspirational learning experience where the depth of the Rishiculture Gitananda Parampara is being shared every week. We invite all to join this unique offering and experience the greatness of this living tradition.

Yogacharini Anandhi in Cyprus is also offering from January 2026 an experiential online learning and practice session every week for those who wish to practice the life-transforming teachings as given by Param Pujya Swamiji in his magnum opus, the Yoga Step by Step.

We invite all sincere and dedicated aspirants to take advantage of these beautiful offerings being delivered by Dr Anandaji with his team of Senior Mentors and receive the bountiful blessings of our great Gurus.

With gratitude and blessings,
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani

Sharing the November 2025 issue of Yoga Life, the monthly of Yoga Jivana Satsangha, ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India published since 1968.

19/10/2025

Happy Deepawali to all of our dear ones around the globe.
Be blessed and BE a blessing

13/10/2025

Yogacharya Dr Anandaji on the concept of Vayu (the wind/air element) in Gitananda Yoga Chikitsa
To register for the hybrid/online course, contact nilachal@liveholistic.in

https://youtu.be/Q387uwzLxVE

Yogacharya Dr Anandaji on the concept of Vayu (the wind/air element) in Gitananda Yoga ChikitsaTo register for the hybrid/online course, contact nilachal@liv...

30/09/2025

Yogacharya Dr Anandaji explores the Dwadashaprana concept in Rishiculture Gitananda Yoga during his session in the Deeper Gitananda Course 2025.

Yogacharya Dr Anandaji explores the Dwadashaprana concept in Rishiculture Gitananda Yoga during his session in the Deeper Gitananda Course 2025.www.icyer.com...

30/09/2025

Divine Self,

I am pleased to share your e-copy of the October 2025 issue of Yoga Life, the monthly of Yoga Jivana Satsangha, ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India published since 1968.

https://pubhtml5.com/urcbn/aqsj/

This month we feature on the cover page the Salangai Puja of Vidya Komadi held on 29 August 2025 at ICYER, Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India. She is a Sishya (disciple) of her Natya Gurus Natyamamani Yogacharini Shaktimaa Devasena Bhavanani and Kalaimamani Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani.

Param Pujya Ammaji blessed her with a Certificate of Honour on the completion of her enthralling performance that was witnessed by many of the International members of the ICYER Ananda Ashram Family. This included the Gitananda Yoga Sadhakis from Australia & the UK who were led by Yogacharini Yogathilakam Niraimathi Nicole Rubio. The dozen members of the team were truly very dedicated and manifested great commitment to Sadhana, and were complimented by Shanti, our Ashram Head Cook as the Best Karma Yoga Team.

The back cover features Dr Anandaji’s Kolkata visit to deliver the Keynote at the iNATCONPH 2025 where he was well hosted and supported by his Sishya Yogacharini Anandhi Mary Cecil and her team. Ananda and Anandhi have founded a new offering in the field of Yoga known as SANNIDHI (The Sacred Seeds of Yoga) and an auspicious inauguration was held on Maha Panchami, the 27th September 2025 in the august presence of Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, Dr W Selvamurthy, Yogachikitsa Ratna S Sridharan and Dr Kashinath Samagandhi. We wish the new venture all success as it aims to integrate traditional and modern contemporary perfectives to enable transformation in dedicated Sadhakas.

The Siddharbhumi Puducherry Yogasana Association conducted District level and State level events to select athletes for the Nationals organised by Yogasana Bharat. These events provide a great impetus for the youth of our Nation to take up Yogasana, thus being an initial window that then will lead them into deeper aspects of Yoga. The Government of India is supporting traditional sports like Yogasana tremendously and this enables our youth to shine bright on the world stage as it becomes as Asian and Olympic Sport in the near future.

Many online and hybrid programs are being offered by the Rishiculture Gitananda Yoga teachers and we highly recommend them for anyone searching for authentic and life transformative teachings.

May we always be worthy of our great Guru Parampara and be blessed by them.

Sharing the October 2025 issue of Yoga Life, the monthly of Yoga Jivana Satsangha, ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India published since 1968.

17/09/2025

India’s timeless spiritual heritage has found renewed global recognition in the last decade. In this special programme, Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Professor of Yoga Therapy & Director, Institute of Salutogenesis and Complementary Medicine (ISCM), Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, shares insights on India’s resurgence as a spiritual guru of the world — through yoga and beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5ij4stCys

This interview is part of the Seva Parv campaign, celebrating 11 years of transformative governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

India’s timeless spiritual heritage has found renewed global recognition in the last decade. In this special programme, Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Profes...

30/08/2025

ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India is pleased to award the title of Yogacharini to Bernadette Hearn in recognition of her commitment and seva for the cause of traditional classical yoga worldwide.

30/08/2025

ICYER at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India is pleased to award the honorary title of Yogathilakam to Niraimathi in recognition of her commitment and seva for the cause of traditional classical yoga worldwide over the past many decades.

25/08/2025