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Intermediate Integral Yoga Teacher Training – May 2026

Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will host an Intermediate Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Split Session with Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT and Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500 from May 1 - 10, 2026. For Yoga teachers and health professionals. Enrich your...

Level I Training – Foundations of Yoga for Arthritis with Dr. Steffany Moonaz

Join Steffany Moonaz, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Ph.D. for this Level I Training – Foundations of Yoga for Arthritis from June 16 - 21, 2026 at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Virginia. Join us for a rare opportunity to train in person with Dr. Steffany Moonaz, founder of...

Embodied Worship

Several years ago, by sheer chance, I saw a picture of an old, skinny, wrinkly person wearing a simple printed black and white cloth and with tattoos on her legs, arms and face. I remember I stayed astonished in front this portrait, not only because of the full body...
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Living On Purpose

As we enter a new year, we can make good use of this landmark in time to reflect on the way we make decisions and choices in our lives. Is there an overarching purpose behind the way we use our time and energy, or are we “going with the flow?” Are we acting on the...

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The Interconnectedness of Yoga and Plant-Based Diets

If you immerse yourself in your Yoga practice, you’ll undoubtedly notice many of your fellow yogis consume a plant-based diet. You may see your relationship with food changing, too. Why do so many yogis give up eating animals? While the practice deeply connects to...

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The Magic Mat

As someone who enjoys crafting, the advertisement for the “Original Magic Mat” (a die-cutting crafting aid), suddenly took on an entirely new meaning after experiencing Yoga teacher training. I’ve seen this ad before, but I’ve never thought about anything more than...

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Appreciation: In a Spiritual Sense

Appreciation, in a spiritual sense, is often talked about as a practice of cultivating happiness and joy in the good qualities of something, or of someone, or of taking joy in the happiness of others, of cherishing the wholesome. Appreciation is a lovely quality on...

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My Journey “In the World, But Not of the World”

From 2008 to 2009 I lived at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, in Buckingham County, Virginia. I returned to “the world” in 2009 to take a job in the West Indies, where I spent four clumsy years stumbling all over myself in an effort to integrate the experience and...

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New Year’s Silent Retreat

Join Integral Yoga for an inspirational and renewing start to the New Year with a hybrid silent retreat from Dec. 28, 2022 – January 1, 2023. The retreat will be held in person at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville AND Online. Take time to step back from the demands of...

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