The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre is an international non-profit organisation founded by renowned yoga master Swami Vishnudevananda in 1957. His motto: "Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, yoga shows the way." It is dedicated to the aim of disseminating the knowledge of yoga, which has been synthesised by Swami Vishnudevananda into five basic principles for healthy living: proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet and positive thinking & meditation. It is around these five principles that the activities at the Centre are based.