Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Inc

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch, provides a complete residential Yoga experience, just 100 miles outside NYC. Part of one of the largest  and oldest international Yoga organizations, the Yoga Ranch is a Yoga haven, nestled on 77 acres of wooded land in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. Founded in 1974 by Swami Vishnudevananda to provide a peaceful retreat structured around a full immersion into Yogic living and nurtured with the natural beauty of the lush mountains.

The simple living close to nature, quiets the mind and prepares it for meditation and the high thinking of the Vedanta philosophy. Asanas (yoga postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), vegetarian meals, chanting, and working together in Karma Yoga, complete your yoga experience.

The Sivananda Ashram is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to the propagation of classical Yoga teachings. Experience the empowerment to transform health, relationships and attitude - body, mind and spirit. Awaken a deep inner appreciation for dharmic (sustainable) living. The ashram invites you to come explore this adventure in healthy living .

Our Mission

The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, founded by Swami Vishnudevananda, is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to propagate the teachings of yoga and Vedanta as a means of achieving physical, mental and spiritual well-being and Self-Realisation. All are welcome at our ashrams and centres to come practice and learn yogic techniques and philosophy to help maintain a healthy body, mind and spirit.

Our Vision

The vision of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch is to model the Yogic lifestyle, and provide a disciplined, compassionate space for practicing the tenets of simple, healthy living and high thinking. Yoga self-culture provides a holistic approach to body, mind and spirit, care for the individual, the community and the planet, living in peace, health and sustainability. Through healing our own bodies and minds, we unfold the capacity to play our part in the healing and caring for the whole planet.

The International Sivananda Organization

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch is part of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization founded by Swami Vishnudevananda. In honor of his teacher, Swami Vishnudevananda named this organization after his teacher Swami Sivananda, one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the 20th century.

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch is a part of an international yoga organization which was established in 1959. To date there are nearly 60 Sivananda locations (ashrams, yoga centers and affiliated centers) around the world. This international web of classical Yoga schools has trained over 30,000 Yoga teachers around the world to date.