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News
Spring Silent Retreat: Reconnect, Renew, Restore: April 24 – 27, 2025
Satchidananda Ashram is offering a Spring Silent Retreat: Reconnect, Renew, Restore from April 24 –27, 2025 led by senior Integral Yoga teachers. As spring breathes new life into the world, embark on a journey of personal renewal at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville....
Manish Vyas’s “Vedic Invocations”: A Gateway to Sacred Sound
Throughout history, the Vedic tradition has preserved the most ancient wisdom of humanity, offering seekers a bridge to the divine through sacred sound. Manish Vyas, a revered musician and composer, now presents Vedic Invocations—a luminous album that carries the...
Spend July 2025 in Norway with Integral Yoga!
Two special programs take place in Norway this July. Arjuna Gangdal (Integral Yoga Norway) will lead a meditation retreat at the beautiful Nøsen Yoga and Fjellhotell July 2–6, 2025. Register by FEB 21 to be able to join Swami Divyananda and Ram Wiener as they guide...
Practice
From Do-er to Be-er: A Supreme Form of Yoga
Karma Yoga transforms karma into Yoga. Karma Yoga never binds you to good or bad results, whereas karma ensures that you must experience the consequences of your actions, whether pleasant or painful. If your actions are good, then you face that in the form of...
Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty: April 18–20, 2025
Swami Ramananda, director of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, will be presenting a weekend program at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville "Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty" from April 18 – 20, 2025. We live in an age characterized by an increasing sense of...
How to Control Thoughts and Stop Vasanas?
In this short video, Swami Ramanacharana Tirtha answers this question. Sri Swamiji is an Acharya of Vedānta sampradāya. His discourses and writings are filled with the power of Atmajñāna and the fragrance of bhakti and one gets an intimation of one’s spiritual essence...
Lifestyle
A Spiritual Response to a Troubled World
Many people I know are searching for ways to actively respond to the chaotic events unfolding in the U.S. and a world filled with violence, suffering, and injustice. We don’t want to see our Yoga practice as a retreat from the world, nor do we want to simply shake our...
Using the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life
We all get those physical signs of stress and anxiety. We might feel tired or have random aches and pains and can’t pinpoint the source. We stretch, we breathe, and we feel rejuvenated right afterwards. But after a few days the same aches and pains are back, and...
Yogic Preparation for the End of Life
From time-to-time, Integral Yoga teachers ask how to address yogic practices, traditions, and advice on preparing for death. Here are some tips, from our own expert in the field, that may be helpful in preparing for your or anyone’s journey—starting with some basic...
Philosophy
Is Vedanta Hindu?
In this talk, Swami Medhananda, a scholar-practitioner, answers the question "Is Vedanta Hindu?" Sri Swamiji explores this thought-provoking subject, examining the historical, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of Vedanta. Is it exclusively tied to Hinduism, or...
The Way of Recognition
Understanding Enlightenment and Awakening For many, the terms enlightenment and awakening evoke the promise of extraordinary experiences. Referring to a concept that has intrigued and captivated truth seekers throughout history, these terms are often associated with...
“Nirvana Shatakam” : A Gateway to the Infinite
The profound Nirvana Shatakam stotra (hymn of praise) was composed by Adi Shankaracharya, the great 8th-century philosopher and sage, who stands as one of the most profound spiritual figures in India’s history. His teachings revitalized the understanding of Advaita...
Education
200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Spring 2025
The next 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training will take place from April 13 - May 11, 2025 and be led by Saci Murphy, E-RYT 500, Swami Priyaananda, E-RYT 500, Amy Daya Eberhardt and Swami Divyananda Ma, E-RYT 500 The Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training is a...
200-hour BIPOC Yoga Teacher Training Starting April 12, 2025
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is pleased to announce the 3rd bi-annual scholarship based 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). We recognize structural and institutional racism that exists in wellness...
Adaptive Hatha Yoga Teacher Training – June 2025
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will offer Adaptive Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT from June 19 - 29, 2025. This ten-day course teaches you to adapt the Integral Yoga® practices to meet the needs of any individual. You will explore...
Health
Yoga as a Holistic Approach for Healing from Adverse Childhood Experiences
A majority of U.S. adults experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are potentially traumatic events taking place before the age of 18. These include forms of abuse, neglect, household dysfunction, community violence, and discrimination. Studies have...
Age Like a Yogi: Victoria Moran’s Guide to Living Radiantly at Any Age
Aging is often viewed as something to resist, delay, or even fear. But what if, instead of dreading it, we embraced aging as a sacred passage—an opportunity to deepen our wisdom, refine our spirit, and live with greater joy? This is precisely the perspective that...
Ahimsa in Action: Living in Alignment with the Ethical Foundations of Yoga
Veganism and the Yamas: A Yogic Call to Compassion Yoga is a path of transformation—one that extends far beyond the mat. It is a way of living that aligns our thoughts, words, and actions with our highest ideals. The eight limbs of Raja Yoga, as outlined by Patanjali,...
