Janakananda Saraswati Explained

Janakananda Saraswati should not be confused with Rajarsi Janakananda.

Janakananda Saraswati
Birth Date:13 June 1939
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Birth Name:Jørgen Dreiager
Literary Works:Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life

Swami Janakananda Saraswati[1] is a tantric yoga and meditation teacher[2] and a writer,[3] who has had a noted influence in the dissemination of yoga and meditation in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.[2] [4] He is the oldest active sannyasin disciple of Satyananda Saraswati in Europe.[1] [5]

Early life

Born Jørgen Dreiager[6] [7] on 13 June 1939[8] [9] in Copenhagen, Denmark he was introduced to yoga by his medical doctor as a child[10] and continued to practise as a teenager and while in his twenties. From 1962 to 1965 he was part of a professional pantomime group,[11] in which he learned through intensive practice how to use physical yoga as a means for creative expression and concentration.[12]

In 1968 he met his teacher Satyananda Saraswati,[13] who initiated him into Kriya Yoga and other advanced tantric practices. For two years he lived with Satyananda in his ashram in Bihar, India,[14] and for several months traveled with him throughout the country.[15]

Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School

In 1970 Janakananda returned to Denmark, where he founded the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School,[16] [17] Copenhagen's first yoga school. The Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School grew quickly[18] and expanded to 12 independent branches[1] in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany and France. It is today Scandinavia's largest yoga school[19] and a well-known institution of the Satyananda Yoga tradition in Europe, training thousands of students each year in classical yoga and meditation.[20] [21] [22]

Teaching

For the past four decades, Janakananda has been active in Northern Europe, teaching in Håå Course Center, Småland, Sweden or one of the independent branches of the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School.[23] He was a resident and guest teacher at the Ananda Ashram in New York through the 1980s[24] and again in 2006,[25] and has travelled extensively, teaching meditation, giving lectures and participating in conferences in Sydney, Singapore, Bogota, Buenos Aires, London, and several other locations around the world.[26] [27]

In 1971 Janakananda was one of the first in Europe to teach the full Kriya Yoga sequence of 22 kriyas, during a period of 21 or 33 days of silence,[28] [29] [30] and he has done so ever since, twice a year, in retreats at Håå Course Center.[31] Janakananda maintains that, according to the tradition, and his own teacher, Kriya Yoga should only be taught under the special conditions of an ashram,[32] during a period of strict silence.

In the early 1970s, Janakananda advanced teaching tantric sexual rituals. But, faced with criticism in the media and society in general, he discontinued the teaching of this practice in favor of the more deep-reaching methods of tantra. Nevertheless, he has had "a profound, and often unacknowledged influence on many Western Neo-Tantric teachers and practitioners of sacred sexuality".[33]

He is also a teacher of the deep relaxation Yoga Nidra technique.[34] [35] In 1977, Janakananda organized "Meditation Yoga 77", an international yoga congress held in Stockholm and attended by an eclectic list of speakers, reflecting the many Indian teachers who would visit the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School in succeeding years.[36]

Janakananda uses various mediums in his teaching. These have included art, technology and science. Janakananda was a close friend and associate of the tantric poet and painter Sohan Qadri. For many years, they worked together on promoting the tantric practice of yantra meditation in the West. Janakananda is prominently featured on The Seer, a short film about the life and art of Sohan Qadri.[37]

Janakananda has collaborated in scientific research into yoga[38] with the University of Cologne,[39] the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm,[40] [41] The Kennedy Institute in Copenhagen, among others. He has also facilitated a deep-reaching study into Kriya Yoga's effect in the brain, performed by neuroscientist Erik Hoffmann;[42] this was published in Bindu, a yoga magazine which is among several publications for which Janakananda writes.[43] He has also written a book, Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life[44] has been published in nine languages.[45] [46]

During the 2009 and 2010 concert seasons, Janakananda was invited by Danish Radio to guide the tantric meditation "Returning" to a national radio audience.[47]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Satyananda Saraswati (Swami) . Bihar School of Yoga . Yoga sagar: commemorative volume : compiled from the complete proceedings of the Paramahamsa Satyananda Tyag Golden Jubilee World Yoga Convention, 1993 . 1994 . . 978-81-85787-91-6 . 126 . Janakananda is the oldest working sannyasin disciple of Paramahamsa Satyananda in Europe. He is the founder of the Scandinavian Schools of Yoga and Meditation ... He is also a great scholar and orator, well versed in the literature of tantra and yoga, both an intellectual and a sadhak..
  2. Book: Aagaard . Johannes . Meldgaard . Helle . New religious movements in Europe . 1997 . Aarhus University Press . 978-87-7288-548-3 . 175 . Eastern guru movements – such as Swami Narayanananda with his Yoga-trust, Swami Janakananda with his Scandinavian Yoga – have had the most impact on Danes in the 70s and 80s.
  3. Book: Aagaard . Johannes . Pandit . Moti Lal . The hidden way: a study in modern religious esoterism . 1 September 2002 . Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers . 52 . Swami Janakananda, together with his disciples, has published a very illuminating text in Danish, Swedish and English. In this book, the Swami has attempted at describing in detail the essential features of the Yoga that was initiated ....
  4. Web site: Guruens dilemma . Knudsen . Peter Øvig . 25 November 2002 . Yogasenteret . Norwegian . Den danske yogi Swami Janakananda har nylig fylt 60 år. Få personer har hatt større innflytelse på utbredelsen av yoga og meditasjon i Skandinavia og Nord Europa enn ham..
  5. http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1994/bmarch94/daytwo.shtml Report on the Proceedings of the Paramahamsa Satyananda Tyag Golden Jubilee World Yoga Convention November 1-4, 1994
  6. Web site: Lærer - Laya.dk - Yoga og Meditation: . 13 April 2011 . Danish . Min lærer var Swami Janakananda Saraswati, født Jørgen Dreiager i København 1939. .
  7. Web site: Skandinavisk Yoga Och Meditationsskola . 13 April 2011 . Gulex.se . Contact: Jorgen Dreiager.
  8. Web site: DREIAGER, Jörgen - People - 121.nu . 13 April 2011 . Dreiager, Jorgen (71 years) - 13 June 1939.
  9. Web site: Firma DREIAGER, JÖRGEN . 13 April 2011 . Org.nr: 390613-XXXX.
  10. News: Else Marie . Nygaard . Mesterens balance . 16 June 1999 . Kristeligt Dagblad . 16 May 2011 . Danish . Når Janakananda ser tilbage på sit 60 år lange liv, tror han, at troens sporskifte begyndte allerede, da han var otte år. Han havde været syg i en lang periode og trivedes i det hele taget ikke. Familielægen tilså drengen og gav ham to yoga-øvelser, som han skulle lave. - Jeg skulle ligge bomstille i et kvarter på dagligstuegulvet..
  11. Book: Jørgensen, Aage . Det alternative teater i Danmark . 1983 . Drama . Danish . 978-87-7419-306-7 . 115 . Den samlende skikkelse omkring forestillingen hed Jørgen Dreiager. Han havde tidligere lavet nogle enkelte ting på Studenterscenen blandt andet en Polyt–revy, hvor han forsøgte at presse traditionelt revy–materiale ind i en Batman–ramme. I dag har han under navnet Swami Janakananda en stor meditationsforretning..
  12. News: Else Marie . Nygaard . Mesterens balance . 16 June 1999 . Kristeligt Dagblad . 16 May 2011 . Danish . Det var først, da jeg kom ind i en professionel pantominegruppe, at yogaen virkelig fik betydning for mit liv. I den intense daglige træning indgik yoga, og det havde en tydelig virkning på min tilstand, så jeg ville lære mere og gik videre på egen hånd..
  13. Book: Wikström, Lester . Nya religioner mitt ibland oss: en liten handbok om nyandliga strömningar i 80-talets Sverige . 1982 . SkeabFörlag . Swedish . 978-91-526-0284-3 . 36 . Skandinavisk Yoga och Meditationsskola Ledaren för denna rörelse är dansk och kallas swami Janakananda Saraswati och är född 1939. 1968 mötte han sin guru, swami Satyananda.
  14. Book: Jonsson, Britta . Alternativa livsformer i sjuttiotalets Sverige . 1983 . Distributor, Uppsala universitet, Sociologiska institutionen . Swedish . 978-91-506-0391-0 . 38 . Skandinavisk Yoga och Meditationsskola grundlades av en man med danskt ursprung, född 1939, som heter Swami Janakananda Saraswati sedan han genomgick en tvåårig yogalärarutbildning hos sin guru Swami ....
  15. Web site: Fra Jørgen til Yogi - dr.dk/P1/Vita/Udsendelser . 13 April 2011 . Danish . Efter en lang rejse rundt i Indien med sin lærer, kunne Jørgen vende hjem som Swami Janakananda. I mellemtiden havde han blandt andet lært at undervise og i 1970 grundlagde han Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole..
  16. Book: Union of International Associations . World guide to religious and spiritual organizations . 1996 . K.G. Saur . 978-3-598-11296-6 . 184.
  17. Book: Acta Physiologica Scandinavica: Supplementum . 1996. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. . 158.
  18. Book: Sand, Erik Reenberg . Indiske religioner i Danmark . 1994 . Museum Tusculanum Press . Danish . 978-87-7289-250-4 . 33 . Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole, der er grundlagt af danskeren Swami Janakananda, har skoler i København, Århus og Esbjerg, med henholdvis 5-8, 3-6 og 2 fuldtidsbeskæftigede lærere. .
  19. Web site: Guruens dilemma . Knudsen . Peter Øvig . 25 November 2002 . Yogasenteret . Norwegian . 19 April 2011 . Etter et opphold i India i slutten av sekstiårene reiste Janakananda hjem og startet Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditasjonsskole, som fikk hovedsete på Købmagergade midt i det københavnske strøg. I dag er skolen Nordens største med avdelinger i flere danske byer samt ....
  20. Andersen . Peter B. . Indiske idéers udbredelse i Danmark - yoga og reinkarnation . Chaos, Dansk-norsk tidsskrift for religionshistoriske studier . 19 April 2011 . 21 . Indiske Religioner i Danmark . 1994 . Museum Tusculanums Forlag . 87-7289-250-1 . Danish . 33 . I København [på Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole] har der i de sidste år været et stabilt antal kursister på mellem 1.400 og 1.600. En del af disse tager flere kurser i løbet af året..
  21. News: Else Marie . Nygaard . Mesterens balance . 16 June 1999 . Kristeligt Dagblad . 16 May 2011 . Danish . For 29 år siden grundlagde han »Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole«, der i dag består af ni selvstændige skoler fordelt på Danmark, Sverige, Norge, Tyskland og Finland, hvor der årligt bliver undervist omkring 7000 elever..
  22. News: Anne . Korsholm . Balance i krop og sjæl . 30 January 2004 . Kristeligt Dagblad . 17 May 2011 . Danish . Hver uge mødes flere end 4000 elever til yogatræning på Skandinavisk Yoga og Meditationsskole..
  23. http://www.dr.dk/P1/Vita/Udsendelser/2009/04/27123050.htm "Få succes med dig selv".
  24. Book: Yoga Journal . May–June 1980 . Active Interest Media . 50– . 0191-0965.
  25. http://yogafly.blogs.com/yogafly2/2006/05/yoga_tantra_wit.html "Yoga, Tantra, and Meditation Retreat at Ananda Ashram With Swami Janakananda Saraswati".
  26. http://old.thedailystar.com/news/community/stories/2006/04/27/yoga.html "Scandinavian yoga practitioner to speak at SUCO".
  27. http://www.yogameditation.com/events Event Calendar.
  28. http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=355248&keyword=&location=Sweden&from_date=&to_date=&category=&print=true NineMsn travel
  29. Book: Sion, Avi . Phenomenology: basing knowledge on appearance . 2003 . 978-2-9700091-5-3 . 408 . I am referring here to Dynamic Meditation (and more advanced Kriya Yoga techniques) as taught in the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School by Swami Janakananda Saraswati.
  30. Book: Strandberg, Åke . The Orphic voice: T.S. Eliot and the Mallarmean quest for meaning . 2002 . Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis . 978-91-554-5434-0 . 8 . Special thanks go to my guru, Swami Janakananda, for his invaluable, extraordinarily beneficial Kriya Yoga courses at the ashram in Smaland (www.scand-yoga.org).
  31. Book: Sylge, Caroline . Body & Soul Escapes . 1 May 2007 . Footprint Travel Guides . 978-1-904777-91-5 . 64.
  32. Swami Janakananda . 1995 . Kriya Yoga III: Time for Learning... Time for Insight... Time for Teaching... . Bindu Magazine . 7 . 25 . Hamneda, Sweden . Bindu . While living in my teacher's ashram in Bihar, India, one day the conversation turned to the conditions for teaching Kriya Yoga. He said: 'Kriya Yoga should only be taught under ashram conditions.'.
  33. Book: Michaels . Mark A. . Johnson . Patricia . Ballentine . Rudolph . The Essence of Tantric Sexuality . 1 July 2006 . Llewellyn Worldwide . 978-0-7387-0900-0 . 18.
  34. Book: Active Interest Media . Yoga Journal . May–June 1980 . Active Interest Media, Inc. . 50 . 0191-0965.
  35. Book: Ramsdale . David Alan . Ramsdale . Ellen . Allan Parker . Sexual energy ecstasy: a practical guide to lovemaking secrets of the East and West . 1993. Bantam Books . 978-0-553-37231-1 . 44 . We recommend as an effortless preparation for Tantric lovemaking Experience Yoga Nidra, a guided deep relaxation experience combining an ancient Tantra yoga method taught by Swami Janakananda with music by Roop Verma..
  36. Jones, Constance A. and Ryan, James D. (2007). "Encyclopaedia of Hinduism". p. 391. Facts on File Inc, New York. 2007. .
  37. STG Productions (producer); Sundaram Tagore (cinematographer); Adam Perez (editor) . 23 July 2010 . Sohan Qadri: The Seer . FLV . Short Film . Sundaram Tagore Gallery . New York . 30 April 2011.
  38. Web site: Some of the added benefits of nostril breathing and Nitric Oxide (NO) . Mounamurti . Saraswati . 2000 . Satyam Yoga Centre . New South Wales, Australia . 30 April 2011 . The school headed by Swami Janakananda is dedicated to traditional Yoga and Yoga research..
  39. Mira . 2000 . Why hold your breath? . Bindu Magazine . 13 . 6 . Hamneda, Sweden . Bindu . In the beginning of the eighties, the [Scandinavian Yoga] school’s yoga teachers took part in a research project led by the German doctor Dr. Thomas Schmidt at the University of Cologne..
  40. Web site: Some of the added benefits of nostril breathing and Nitric Oxide (NO) . Mounamurti . Saraswati . 2000 . Satyam Yoga Centre . New South Wales, Australia . Some interesting research was recently conducted [with the Scandinavian Yoga School] at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm..
  41. Weitzberg . Eddie . 2000 . Breathe through the nose: Modern research confirms the wisdom of the yoga tradition . Bindu Magazine . 13 . 9 . Hamneda, Sweden . Bindu . Our research group at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm has studied the significance of NO in the respiratory system..
  42. Hoffmann . Erik . 1999 . Mapping the brains activity after Kriya Yoga . Bindu Magazine . 12 . 11 . Hamneda, Sweden . Bindu . Yoga teachers from the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School - all with many years experience of Kriya Yoga - participated in the research..
  43. Janakananda, Swami. (February 2002). "Das Vermögen, zu erleben". Yoga Aktuell. No. 13.
  44. Book: Cheng, Khor Chu . Transforming Conflict into Harmony: The Answer to Your Lifelong Suffering . 11 October 2009 . 978-1-4495-3474-5 . 175 . Though many books are available on Raja Yoga, Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life by Swami Janakananda is recommended. It is well organized and written in a clear, simple and down-to-earth manner. .
  45. Book: Jones . Constance . Ryan . James D. . Encyclopedia of Hinduism . February 2007 . Infobase Publishing . 978-0-8160-5458-9 . 391.
  46. Book: J. Gordon Melton . Encyclopedia of American religions . 1993 . Gale Research . 978-0-8103-6904-7 . 933.
  47. Fage-Pedersen, Max (October 2009). "Meditationsmusik i Koncerthuset Et fantastisk rum hvor der findes lyde". Danish Radio. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

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