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The Sound of Silence: A Summer Silent Retreat in Yogaville

The Sound of Silence: A Summer Silent Retreat in Yogaville with Swami Divyananda Ma, E-RYT 500, Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500 and Swan Michelle will be held from July 8 - 12, 2026 Step away from the noise of daily life and enter a spacious, nourishing silence at...

Your Next Chapter: Women’s Weekend Retreat June 2026

Your Next Chapter: Energized, Inspired, Strong: A Women’s Weekend Retreat with Integral Yoga teacher Vimukti Aslan will be held from June 5 - 7, 2026 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in central Virginia. A transformational weekend for women ready to reclaim their...

The Fire This Time

On a recent Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of my wife’s voice shouting my name, followed by “Call nine-one-one! Call nine-one-one!” The garage on the property just beyond our backyard fence was ablaze. The 9-1-1 operator told me that fire engines were already on...
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Anger Management Through Yoga Therapy

On November 1, 2025 from 1-4pm (Pacific - USA), the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will host a hybrid workshop (online or in person) "Anger Management Through Yoga Therapy" with Anthony Sausys, MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT. Anger is a completely normal—and often...

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Dharma Across Traditions

For the first time, high-profile teachers of three great non-dual traditions—Ācārya Sthaneshwar Timalsina (Trika Śaivism), Khentrul Rinpoche (Vajrayāna Buddhism), and Swami Sarvapriyananda (Advaita Vedānta)—came together for a public dialogue. In this wide-ranging...

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Stay Warm, Stay Inspired!

As the seasons shift and parts of the U.S. and the world move into fall and winter, there’s no better way to stay cozy than with our Integral Yoga Hoodies. Each design is infused with the spirit of Yoga—some even feature uplifting quotes on the back—so you can wrap...

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Pranayama: Harnessing the Dynamic Power of Breath

Pranayama: Harnessing the Dynamic Power of Breath with Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500 will be held at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville from October 31 - November 2, 2025. Often in life, we overlook the value of the simple and familiar. The breath is our constant...

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Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers

If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a little prayer, a little study, a little service—every day—with...

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The Greatest Victory

Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it all originates with your thinking. That is why it is so important to...

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