We are a vibrant network of Yasodhara Yoga teachers offering in-person and online classes and satsangs across Europe. Check out our locations map to find a teacher near you and learn about their offerings.
Our yoga teachers are trained at Yasodhara Ashram in Canada. Through our classes and Yasodhara Yoga practices, we emphasize relaxation and self-inquiry through the in-depth, integrated approach developed by Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and brought to the west by Swami Sivananda Radha. We promote values of clarity, compassion, service and devotion. We welcome volunteers.
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Get involved!
We invite you to participate in the city, town or village where you live by attending classes, workshops and events. There are also opportunities to help in other ways. How about inviting a visiting teacher to your community to facilitate a workshop? Consider becoming a Yasodhara Yoga teacher yourself through our teacher training programs , including deepening your practice and teaching if you are trained in a different tradition.
Our History
The network has grown since its beginnings in 1989 in Canterbury, England. The first Radha House opened there in 1990 and soon after, we started offering classes in Austria and Spain. We also started to sell Swami Radha’s books more widely, attending the Body Mind and Spirit annual fair in London and the Frankfurt book fair where publishers began to take up her books and translate them into German, French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese and Spanish. Radha Centres were opened in London and SW France a few years later.
A Retreat Centre was established in 2003 on the Suffolk coast in England and the Braga Yoga Centre in Portugal joined our network soon after.
In 2014, in line with our fellow yoga teachers and centres in Canada and the USA, we renamed ourselves the Yasodhara Yoga European Network, to reflect the fact that are an informal network of teachers and students whose spiritual home is Yasodhara Ashram in Canada. You can learn more about our spiritual lineage here.
Our Charitable Network
Yasodhara Yoga teachers and centres support a network of charitable organizations.
Our centres are run by karma yogis, those offering their work as service to the students and the broader community. The classes we give and the work we do in our communities are not-for-profit and offered as selfless service.
Our registered charity, The Radha House Association (registered charity No 10507281 in the UK), assists with making Swami Radha’s teachings available in Europe. Funds raised help teachers and students study locally and at Yasodhara Ashram in Canada, and sponsor teaching tours by sanyasins. Our goal is to have a dedicated centre for the teachings in Europe.
The Radha House Association offers other public benefits such as:
- provide classes at accessible prices, with discounts for those who are on benefits
- offer opportunities for students and teachers to participate in Karma Yoga and satsangs without charge or with a bursary
- have yoga books and CDs available to students
Membership of the Radha House Association is open to anyone who has experienced the benefits of Yasodhara Yoga and wishes to support the mission of this work. For more information click here.
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View our Safeguarding policy here
DONATIONS
Donations to help us continue this work are always very welcome. (link or as below…)
To donate to the Radha House Association click here.
or use our Paypal link
You can also donate directly to Yasodhara Ashram via Donate Now – Here.