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Yogaville Celebrates International Yoga Day – June 21, 2025

Join Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in celebrating the annual International Yoga Day on June 21, 2025. Yogaville will be hosting the day with Hatha Yoga, meditation, kirtan, a vegetarian meal! Free! (please register in advance here.) Free International Yoga Day Event...

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Part 1: September 2025

Learn to teach Restorative Yoga through the Integral Yoga Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Part 1 will be held September 18 - 23, 2025 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Virginia. The training will be taught by Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT.  Restorative Yoga...

200-Hour Teacher Training, Module 1 – July 2025

Integral Yoga Institute of New York is offering a 200-hour Teacher Training program this summer. Module 1 begins July 7, 2025. Join our internationally respected training program and learn essential skills for teaching Yoga. This training is also suitable for those...
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My Dharma: Laruga Glaser

My Dharma: Laruga Glaser

In this short video documentary, Yoga teacher Laruga Glaser speaks about how Yoga transformed her life. Beautifully filmed, with Glaser going through a set of asanas with beauty and grace. Inspiring!

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Swami and Artist

Swami and Artist

In this video, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) interviews Swami Jyotirmayananda, who was initiated as a sannyasin (monastic) in 1986. She has served at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in various capacities, including designing and...

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Demystifying Tongue Scraping and Neti Pots

Demystifying Tongue Scraping and Neti Pots

In Ayurveda, the accumulation of toxins in the body is called ama. It builds up as a result of the contaminants in our environment, improper eating habits, poor digestion, and/or a reflection of an imbalance in the gastrointestinal system. When these toxins are not...

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Raja Yoga Now: The Beginning

Raja Yoga Now: The Beginning

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali begins with a call that reverberates through the ages: Atha Yoganusasanam: Now the exposition of Yoga is being made. It is an invitation to seekers of truth everywhere, irrespective of place, time or circumstance. It offers a universal...

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The Spiritual Alchemy of the Guru

The Spiritual Alchemy of the Guru

Those who have been blessed to call themselves disciples and devotees of His Holiness Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidanandaji know the special grace of having a Satguru. Not only a Satguru, Sri Gurudev is a Tamil Siddhar (Siddha in other regions; realized saint) and what is...

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Guidance from a Higher Level

Guidance from a Higher Level

Mahasamadhi (a realized saint’s conscious final exit from the physical body) and thus prepared his disciples brilliantly well in advance. He left the physical body in August 2002 in South India. Here are some of his words in relation to Mahasamadhi—his own and other...

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Integral Yoga Silent Retreat Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2021

Integral Yoga Silent Retreat Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2021

Join this program for the reopening of Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville to experience a silent retreat under the guidance of skilled Integral Yoga practitioners. Whether you are seeking relaxation, instruction in Yoga practices, or support in your personal practice, the...

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