Following in the lineage of Sri Swami Sivananda Maharaj, Ananda Kutir Ashrama follows his teachings of Integral Yoga. Integral Yoga enables one to lead a balanced, harmonious lifestyle which is conducive to peace of mind and can be practiced by anyone regardless of cultural or religious background. It is not necessary to change one's religion to reach the highest spiritual aims in life. Integral Yoga provides tools that can be practised and experienced by all.

 

As a “rainbow” family of individuals from all walks of life, the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University provides a nurturing and supportive environment, which encourages inner growth and a personal contribution towards making a better world. We teach a practical method of meditation called Raja Yoga, which is relaxing, refreshing and clearing the mind and heart. The teachings are based on the understanding that the intrinsic nature of the human soul is goodness. It helps the individual to explore and understand the inner nature of the self and the Divine, spiritual principles and practical application of higher values.

To discover and realize that the biggest source of happiness lies within our own Self, is the greatest revelation of Life. Chinmaya Mission is that ever-effulgent and glowing torch of the ancient Hindu Dharma, which paves the path for all of us to take this inward journey and realize that Ultimate Happiness which is our very nature itself. Inspired by our motto, we strive to “Give maximum happiness, to maximum people for maximum time.”

The Divine Life Society of South Africa has been dedicated to the moral, educational and spiritual upliftment of communities in South Africa throughout its history in South Africa, in the spirit of their founder, Sri Swami Sivananda.

 

ISKCON Lenasia has over the years been trying to make spiritual life as easy as possible to individuals who are serious about spiritual life as taught by ISKCON's Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

The mission of the Pure Bhakti centre is to propagate the non-sectarian spiritual truths as given in the world-renowned Vedic Literatures. Literatures such as Bhagavad-Gita, Ramayana, Bhagavat Purana, Upanisads, etc. In these literatures the most complete and confidential knowledge is given.

 

At its ashram in Johannesburg, the Sivananda School of Yoga, founded in 1956, (Associated with the Divine Life Society of India) offers classes in every ingredient of Yoga.  Shunning hybrid western inventions and commercial “Yoga” designed for westerners – usually having names with prefixes to the word “yoga” – the Sivananda School teaches the pure, tried and trusted Yoga of its millennia-old heritage, spiritual tradition and country of origin. Yoga is an applied spiritual science, so old that its origins cannot be traced. We believe that it is eternal: that it has always existed as man’s divinely intended way of life. Yogis have, and always have had, the ultimate holistic science. Other (purely physical) exercise systems may come and go, but if we want a time-honoured system with a real pedigree, it has to be Yoga.

The Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa is a religio-humanitarian institution established to promote Vedanta as exemplified by the life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Sri Ramakrishna's message of practical spirituality and Swami Vivekananda's humanistic ideas provide the impetus for the Centre's work in South Africa.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Johannesburg welcomes you to the Vedic City Project. Our main objective is to infuse Johannesburg with Krishna Consciousness, the Divine Culture of Ancient India. Vedic City offers the public a non-sectarian spiritual experience as taught by ISKCON's Founder Acharya His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.