YOGALife I Summer 2010 - Sivananda Yoga

Swami Padmapadananda Mahadev
San Francisco:
Letters are piling up faster than ever – two or three
being received each day. We are grateful for the
people who have dedicated their time to help out.
By the Grace of Mother Lakshmi enough donations
were received to keep the Project alive.
Yoga Ranch, New York:
Veteran inmate Bill, who has been practicing Yoga
for the last 13 years (since the program started), now
helps with the teaching of the classes when Mahadev
Chaitanya is unable to come. Mahadev Chaitanya
also teaches regularly at Otissville Federal prison,
where he also taught an all-day intensive program
of asana classes and lectures on Yoga and meditation.
The intention is to motivate more inmates to join
the regular practices and to prepare the ground for
a future TTC in prison.
Thy Own Self,
Swami Padmapadananda from San Francisco
Prisoners
Letters
Dear Swami Padmapadananda,
And everyone at the center,
Thank you so very much for your
kindness in sending me the The
Complete Illustrated book of Yoga by
Swami Visnu – Devananda.I can never
thank you enough for your great
kindness to me, at what seems like the
low point of my life. Your gift to me of
the path of yoga, and your willingness
without
hesitation to help me open my eyes and
mind to the realization that there is only
this moment.
I will practice and stay in touch, with
loving kindness. JB
Dear Friend,
I want to inform you that I received the
book that you sent me named The Com -
plete Illustrated book of Yoga. I want to
thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I am sure this book will prove to be very
beneficial to me both spiritually and
physically. As I am on a journey to
finding my true self. I cannot thank you
enough. May the creator continue to
increase you on every level. God Bless.
One mind, One body, One soul. JW
Sivananda Yoga Prison Project
Donations should be sent to Sivananda
Prison Project, 1200 Arguello Blvd., San
Francisco, CA 94122. We take PayPal, Visa,
MasterCard, Discover, checks, and cash.
Phone for credit card transactions 415-681-
2731. For more information about the Project
please visit our website www.sfyoga.org.
Statistics for May 2009 - May 2010
(Ranch & San Francisco):
Total income: $4937
Total expenditure: $5920
255 CIBY, 51 M&M, 13 SYVC books,
45 Swami Sivananda books
Total books sent: 364
Dear Swami Padma,
Thank you so much for the book of
yoga! My aches and pains have
eased so much and I feel great after
my daily practice, most everything is
going well. JW
Dear Swami Padma,
Namaste. I received the books and
letter you sent and am very grateful
for your guidance and generosity.
I have already found the book
Meditation and Mantras to be very
helpful in deepening my understanding
of the yogic path. And the Bhagavad
Gita will be a guiding light that I shall
keep with me always. Thank you. DW
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