Yoga, Vedanta and the Buddhist teaching of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) are all part of the teachings of the Great Himalayan Masters.
The Himalayan region has brought forth many of the greatest teachers, such as Shankacharya, Patanjali and even the Buddha himself, not to forget the Tibetan and Taoist Masters. In more recent times great Beings like Tapovaji Maharaj, Shivananda, Chinmayananda and Swami Rama and his disciple M.M. Swami Veda Bharati and even lesser known ones like Nityananda of Ganeshpuri walked these Mountains immersed in a wisdom, that is not limited by religious bias, cultural boxes or styles of Yoga – but aims at a much subtler and universal Truth.
It is this pure and universal wisdom, the deeper meaning of “Yoga”, which attracted Swami Nityamuktananda to dedicate her life to it. She took samnyasa (becoming a yogic monk) in 2003 from Swami Anubhavananda and confirmed her vows in the traditional Vedic ceremony with Swami Veda Bharati in the Himalayan Tradition in 2007.
Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati (Dr. Christa-Maria Herrmann), German by birth, naturalized British, lives in the far west of Cornwall, where she conducts meditation retreats in a private retreat center.
Although she originally studied Theology her university studies soon expanded to Education, Psychology, Philosophy and Art and Design (Ceramics). Different teaching jobs (in colleges and universities) in various countries followed. At the center of her studies (as well as her teaching) was always the subject of ‘Self-awareness’.
Extensive travel and life in Asia (Australia and America) awakened her interest in Eastern Philosophy (Taoism and Zen) and led to the Zen-arts of Raku (as a potter she exhibited worldwide) and Shiatsu (one of several complementary medicines she studied and practiced).
Deep involvement in Meditation, the practice of Sattipahana (mindfulness) and Ngal So and other Tibetan Buddhist practices finally led her to Yoga and Vedanta.
She worked with several great spiritual Masters among them Zen-Masters, great Siddhas, the Tibetan Lama and Tulku T.Y.S. Gangchen, the great Yogi Swami Maheshananda and H.H. Swami Anubhavananda (Acharya of Vedanta) and finally M.M. (Mahamadeleschwara) Swami Veda Bharati, disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayas.








In 1997 she made her Doctorate in Eco-philosophy on the subjects of the Mahabhutas (Five Great Elements) and has since contributed world-wide in conferences and workshops especially in two areas: ‘the Five Elements’ and Yoga Philosophy in its widest sense. These include international congresses on World Peace (UN) and complementary Medicine as well as new ethics. Presently she teaches mainly on topics related to Yoga philosophy (incl. Meditation) and “The Five Elements” in many countries from Spain to New Zealand, from Germany to Mexico; from Singapore and Australia to Ireland and that, in independent programs of Yoga Teacher Training as well as within the Himalayan Tradition.
She has been teaching for many years in Kaivalyadhama, Yoga Research Institute, Lonavla/India as well as SRSG (Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama).
In 1997 she was awarded a ‘World-Peace Prize’ for contributions to World Peace (LGWPF/ NGO of UN).
She is the author of several books (an easy to read commentary on the Yoga Sutras and the Guru Gita; and an encyclopedic book on the Five Elements.) She writes continuously articles on Swami Vedas website and her own.



Special message by the Swamiji on that day.


Give more then what you can take. Learn the art of Giving. It is in the giving that you will receive.


How to lead a Holistic Life ? You need to understand the life of "Wholeness". What do you mean by the term "Wholeness" ? It means that you feel "Oneness" with everything , with plants , animals, 5 elements , people from different race ,creed and religion etc. You need to understand and realize that the breath that you take in is the same in any part of the world. So you are One with Everything and Everyone.


Om Shanti.
I am that I am.


Sivajnani Nagappan
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