Sivananda Radha Saraswati
Sivananda Radha | |
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| Born | Sylvia Demitz March 20, 1911 |
| Died | November 30, 1995 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | German Canadian |
| Other names | Ursula Sylvia Hellman |
| Occupation | Yoga guru |
| Years active | 1956–1995 |
| Known for | Yasodhara Ashram, transpersonal psychology trainings |
| Notable work | Kundalini Yoga for the West |
Sivananda Radha Saraswati (March 20, 1911 – November 30, 1995), born Sylvia Demitz, was a German yogini who emigrated to Canada and founded Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia. She established a Western-based lineage in the Sivananda tradition and published books on several branches of Yoga, including Kundalini Yoga for the West and Mantras: Words of Power. She was a member of the California Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and developed transpersonal psychology workshops to help students prepare for intense spiritual practice. Yasodhara teachers trained at Yasodhara Ashram can now be found across North America and in Europe, the Caribbean, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.