Vishnu-devananda - a yogi you can't get past

"The self is not the individual body or mind, but rather that aspect deep inside each individual person that knows the truth."

Swami Vishnu-devananda

Swami Vishnu-devananda was a student of the Indian yoga master Swami Sivananda and brought the previously relatively unknown yoga to the USA and Germany. His big goal was to promote “health, peace and unity” in the world. To achieve this, he has overcome borders and flown around the world in his plane. Always with you: an open heart and his infectious laugh! Today we are introducing you to an impressive documentary about Swami Vishnu Devananda, the “flying swami”, through whom yoga became known in the Western world.

The really successful documentary about Vishnu Devananda and his life and work in the world can be found here .

Addendum: There are serious allegations of abuse against Swamit Vishudavananda. You can find out more about this here .

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