Swami Prajñananda Saraswati

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Swami Prajñananda Saraswati

Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Teacher Trainer at Svaroopa Vidya Ashram I am a Teacher Trainer at Svaroopa Vidya Ashram. I teach both yoga & meditation.

My joy and goal is to share what my Guru, Gurudevi Nirmalananda has given to me. This yoga is amazing and I would love to share it with you. 🙏

03/14/2026

I love peacocks because they make me think of my Guru, Gurudevi Nirmalananda. The peacock feathers are a great conductor of energy. She has a peacock wand that she uses when we come up for darshan, a private moment with her. She brushes us with the feathers and it conveys a blessing. She also uses them when she holds Shaktipat Retreats. 🦚✨

I also of course think of Krishna when I see a peacock. 🥰🦚

Played around with some new art supplies today. Used a fountain pen, water brush with diluted ink in it for shading and pastel pencils for the color. 💙🩵💛

03/12/2026

Krishna says,
The contacts of the senses with the objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely, O Arjuna.
- Bhagavad Gita 2.14, Translation by Swami Sivananda

Yoga & Meditation helps you to cultivate a deep inner center so even a 40 degree + change in weather won’t throw you off. You may even delight in the bright sun one day and the white snow the next!

03/11/2026

We’ve had a few beautiful days here, a little taste of spring. 🌸

It’s been lovely to go outside, especially to my new favorite spot at the river right across from our ashram (Svaroopa Vidya Ashram).

I especially love sitting on a boulder in the middle of the river listening to the sound of the water. It reminds me of the Ujjayi breathing practice I teach in yoga class. A very meditative sound that draws your attention inward.

While I’ve been soaking up the sun and river bliss, I also know that I don’t need them. The meditative practices I’ve learned from my Guru, Gurudevi Nirmalananda, has shown me how to find bliss inside no matter where I am or what the weather is like.

Meditation is amazing. ✨🧘‍♀️✨
You can meditate any time, anywhere and for any amount of time and it will have an effect on you. Even shifting how you feel after your meditation.

We offer many meditation programs at our ashram. Check them out here:
https://svaroopa.org/meditation/

03/09/2026

This story is called Don’t Slacken Now

A classical teaching story that hopefully inspires you. My guru, Gurudevi Nirmalananda, says it is one of her favorites!

You’ve come so far. There’s not much time left. Don’t slacken now!

motivational

03/06/2026

Why I teach…

1. To share what I’ve learned from my Guru. I have learned so much, how could I not share?

2. People get so much from it. It is a joy to see students heal, transform, and settle into their own Self.

3. It is prasad. Teaching is a gift. When I teach I am in the flow of grace. It shows me how to live a grace filled life.

4. A way to serve my Guru. When I serve students, I am serving Gurdevi and in alignment with the vision and mission of our Ashram.

5. A way to give back. I have received so much from these practices and from my Guru. Every time I teach I can give back a little more. It will never even out of course, but every bit counts!

There are so many other reasons I love to teach. And mostly it is the joy and delight of the Self - my Self, your Self, the dance when we come together.

I’d love to share with you too. My class schedule is:
✨ Continuing Yoga Wednesdays 10:30 am-12 pm ET online
✨ Yoga & Meditation Sundays 4-6 pm ET online
✨ Continuing Yoga Tuesdays 5:45-7:15 pm ET onsite
✨ Yoga therapy one-on-one by appointment
✨ Vichara (guided self-inquiry) one-on-one by appointment

Feel free to message me or check out our class schedule here:
https://downingtownyoga.org/weekly-classes

03/01/2026

The stages of yoga are full of wonder ✨
Vismayo yogabhūmikāḥ
Shiva Sutras 1.12

When you do yoga and meditation you go through a process of uncovering your own inner radiance. You shine brighter and brighter, filled with delight and delighting those around you like the moon sparkling on the river delights all who see. Yet your light is not a reflected light, it is the light of your own Being, the light of your Self and the Self of all.

02/28/2026

Come take a virtual tour with me!
Our ashram is Svaroopa Vidya Ashram located in Downingtown, PA

Today we are looking at the stairwell leading up to the second floor. Yes we are taking a tour of a stairwell, but I have to say it is a great stairwell! ✨

And that’s because Gurudevi designed it so you would have a reminder every step of the way of how great you are. The Guru’s of our lineage not only guide each step up the stairs, they act like a mirror, showing you how it will be when you grow into your own greatness. 🙏

I love showing you around our ashram! We have lots of offerings that you can check out on our website: https://svaroopa.org/

You can join us in person or by zoom or take part in the loads of free offerings on our freebies page on our website.

02/07/2026

I tried to capture the essence of this sutra in this doodle - the feeling of complete loss and dejection.

It is the loss of the knowing of your own greatness. You replace the knowing of your divinity with the knowing that you are small, insignificant, not good enough.

That is the meaning of Shiva Sutras 1.2 Jñānaṁ bandhaḥ
Knowledge is bo***ge.

**ra

02/05/2026

Explore the inner realms of your being in 6 evenings of Guided Shavasana.

Each class includes poses, a long Guided Awareness in Shavasana and then a seated meditation. There is so much to discover inside. Each session will give you a guided mystical tour.

Dates: Sun Feb 8 - Fri Feb 13
Time: 6:30-9 pm ET
Where: Online

https://svaroopa.org/shavasana-course-online-260208

01/19/2026

This is The Mango Story 🥭
I first heard it when I took teacher training with Gurudevi. I love this story and I thought it would be a perfect first offering because it explains the word “vidya” in the name of our Ashram: Svaroopa Vidya Ashram.

I hope you enjoy! ✨🥭✨
Feel free to share what you got from the story. And if you have any story requests, drop them in the comments below ☺️🙏

01/13/2026

I had fun making this doodle. I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to yoga philosophy. I find it fun to memorize sutras and write them out and I just discovered I like doodling about them too!

Caitanyamātmā is the first sutra in the Shiva Sutras, the foundational text of Kashmiri Shaivism.

When I took my very first teacher training with Gurudevi, we threw our hands up in the air while exclaiming CAITANYAMĀTMĀ!!!!!!
It was ecstatic 😍

I feel like this tiny doodle encapsulates the joy and freedom that is the hallmark of this teaching - that at our essence we are absolutely free, a mass of consciousness and bliss, which we express with our will, knowledge and action.

We all get a taste of this from time to time- feeling joyful, fully empowered, bursting with creativity like you could do anything. But feeling this way time to time is just not enough. My wish is for you and for me to know our true nature all the time. 🙏

01/09/2026

Sadhana (spiritual practice) is not always smiles and popcorn on the roof!

It’s a blessing to have companions on the path that understand the ups and downs that you experience while being transformed in the fire of yoga. 🔥 I love and admire you all and see you as a great blessing in my life. 🙏

And as you know, when you give yourself to the process you come out more shiny from the inside out. ✨✨✨

OM namah shivaya 💙🙏

Address

116 E Lancaster Avenue
Downingtown, PA
19335

Website

http://svaroopa.org/, https://svaroopa.org/prajnananda, https://linktr.ee/swami.prajna

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