- energy, clarity & harmony through yoga & meditation
Shraddha - Yoga and Meditation is a Charitable Trust incorporated on 14th February 2008 under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. It is registered with the Charities Commission and holds donee organisation status with IRD.
PRINCIPLES
The intention of the Trust is to make yoga and meditation and their benefits known and readily available to everyone in New Zealand.
The Trust is committed, in attaining its purpose, to:
- inspiring people to reach their full potential by using the scientific systems of yoga to evolve the whole person: the physical, the vitality, the mind and emotions, wisdom, ethics and a higher quality of relationships, and the realisation of the spiritual reality of each of us;
- respecting the cultural diversity of people and encouraging people from all nationalities to utilise the Trust’s facilities and services; and
- maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Trust is to promote and further yoga and meditation, and Satyananda Yoga specifically, in New Zealand.
In particular the Trust will, but is not limited to:
- propagate, support and adapt Satyananda Yoga propagate, support and adapt Satyananda Yoga and other yogic teachings and their application to all realms of society;
- promote an holistic and scientific methodology of yoga to meet the needs of modern society and help people develop themselves physically, intellectually, and spiritually and thus act in a responsible and creative manner within society;
- provide opportunities for yoga classes and / or workshops, in various settings, e.g. community centres, yoga centres, centres for the elderly, juvenile and adult prisons, women’s refuges, mental health organisations, schools, hospitals, hospices, military, corporate and rehabilitation centres, and others, as well as various other areas of society such as healthcare, education, sports, the arts and others;
- provide everyone with tools for health, peace of mind and an inspired vision for their lives by offering life skills training, yoga education, yogic life coaching, and others;
- facilitate and empower everyone involved in the yoga education to take responsibility for their own physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and growth and to be able to take what they have learned and integrate it into their daily lives, for example through supervision, peer mentoring and other modalities;
- finance and support (where possible) ongoing learning, supervision and ashram experience - overseas and in New Zealand - as well as associated travel costs for volunteers, helpers, teachers and employees of the Trust;
- publish books and other promotional material on yoga and related topics that further the objectives of the Trust as set out in this deed;
- encourage scientifically monitored research on yoga and the subsequent publication of results;
- support the practice, teachings and philosophy of Satyananda Yoga and remain committed to the Satyananda tradition in all aspects;
- support Satyananda Yoga students in training and in any other way the Board deems appropriate;
- rent or lease or own spaces/houses/land/yoga centres/retreat spaces for the purpose of teaching;
- teach yoga and meditation through the mediums of classes, retreats, workshops and living examples;
- support people in living a yogic lifestyle as defined by Swami Niranjanananda:
- provide accommodation and assistance for resident or visiting teachers, sannyasins, swamis and their associates;
- network with all other sannyasins, by way of creating and maintaining a database and through regular communications, eg meetings, phone calls, e-mails, newsletter, etc.;
- cooperate, in a spirit of friendship, with other yoga and philosophically related organisations and individuals within New Zealand and overseas;
- promote and encourage, through the yogic teachings, peace, harmony and prosperity in the world, and to treat all individuals with mutual respect and concord; and
- provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.
Shraddha is a Sanskrit word meaning faith, belief, or conviction - "Knowing that you can win".
SATYANANDA YOGA® is a system of yoga developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and his lineage, which incorporates practices derived from ancient and traditional sources. SATYANANDA YOGA® uses practices in a traditional way, asanas (postures) to balance the body and mind through the physical body, pranayama (breathing practices) to work on the energy body, and meditation to calm and focus the mind. It also takes a broader outlook by teaching and encouraging yogic lifestyles, not only for renunciates but also for householders and lay practitioners.
To this end SATYANANDA YOGA® adopts the attitudes of Jnana Yoga (the path of knowledge), Bhakti Yoga (the path of heart and emotion), Karma Yoga (the path of service), Hatha Yoga (preliminary purification practices), Raja Yoga (the "royal yoga" as defined by Patanjali's Yoga Sutras) and other yogas which enable the practitioner to frame all aspects of their lives in a way which is conducive to spiritual growth.
The SATYANANDA YOGA® approach incorporates the whole person, not just the body. There is an emphasis on awareness and practitioners are encouraged to learn about all aspects of their personality through Yoga. Change is a process that takes place naturally as a consequence of regular practice with full awareness, rather than by forcing the mind and body to the limit and beyond.
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Samadhimurti is accredited with the SATYANANDA YOGA® Academy Australia (no.14293).
SATYANANDA YOGA® and SATYANANDA YOGA NIDRA® are trademarks of IYFM used under license.
