Swami Sivananda established The Divine Life Society in the year 1936, positioned at the right bank of River Ganga. The Headquarter of The Divine Life Society is located at Sivanandanagar on the banks of Ganga, at a distance of 3km from Rishikesh. This organization was registered in the year 1936 as a trust whose main objective is to propagate spiritual knowledge and selfless service of humanity. The publication of the `Divine Life Society` monthly journal started in September 1938 to coincide with the celebration of Swami Sivananda`s Birthday.

This organization has preserved the ancient traditions and cultural practices over the former years and today they stand out as time-honoured heritage. They preach morals to be unselfish for the welfare of humankind. This organization provides spiritual recreation to freshen up the educated minds of the people wherein one can refresh and renew his physical, mental and spiritual beings.

Swami Sivananda believed in a blend of both the yoga as well as easing of the human sufferings by devoting oneself for the help of humanity. Swami Sivananda`s yoga practice which he called as the `Yoga of Synthesis,` is beneficial in the development of the head, hand and the heart through practicing the different forms of yoga known as the Karma-Yoga, Jnana-Yoga and the Bhakti-Yoga.

Swami Sivananda`s remedies were inseparable from the allopathic treatments, not only then, but also in the past days when he resided in the Swarga Ashram. Thenceforth he started feeling that the human sufferings can be cured only by the means of authentic Ayurvedic medicines that can be prepared from the herbs that are rarely found in the Himalayas. He therefore institutionalized the Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy in the year 1945. This institution has reached up to that peak of success where today it is unable to meet the increasing demands of the populace.

The small charitable dispensary that was commenced by Swami Sivananda has developed gradually and today is a regular hospital with X-ray and others such facilities. In the forthcoming years in December 1957, the Sivananda Eye Hospital was established; today the hospital has 22 beds for patients.

The Divine Life Society organization did not grow much wider; it was barely perceivable amidst the civic people. Today, it is the Headquarters of the world-wide organization having a large number of organizations both within and outside the country.