Vanadurga Ashram is a Yoga Sanctuary located in the El Arenal village of San Carlos, Antioquia.
The Ashram integrates yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and Vedic ecology as fundamental pillars under the philosophy of Swami Sivananda and Vishnudevananda. It follows a tradition of classical yoga with a focus on conscious lifestyle, service and global spiritual outreach through retreats and teacher trainings.
The main objective is to generate a critical mass of people doing yoga around the world.
The name Vanadurga means “The Universal Mother who protects the jungle”. It is built on some 96 hectares of forest in recovery and surrounded by some 12,700 hectares preserved by neighbors, crossed by two rivers and streams considered “mystical” — which earns it the name of world chakra for its biodiversity and ecological role.
The objective of Vanadurga Ashram is to continue and legitimize the purpose “Inner Peace for Outer Peace” of teachers Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnudevananda.
The Ashram is a commitment to the teachings of the masters, which establish that the only way to transform the exterior is by cultivating individual and interior transformation. Trying to change the world without sowing a seed in each individual is like trying to clean the mirror with a dirty face. The change begins with oneself.
Since Vanadurga Ashram was being considered, it was thought of as a completely sacred place in its foundations, with its materials, and in its construction as such. The architecture of our Ashram is completely based on sacred construction. Vastu Shastra, y el Feng Shui.
