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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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Accessible Yoga Training Online: September 2021

Accessible Yoga Training Online: September 2021

Earn your Accessible Yoga Teacher certification online with with Jivana Heyman, Amber Karnes, and more from September 13 - 27, 2021. Learn how to design Yoga classes where all students can practice together regardless of age, size, ability, or experience level from...

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Yogic Wisdom for Chronic Illness Aug 21 – 22 Online

Yogic Wisdom for Chronic Illness Aug 21 – 22 Online

This online workshop hosted by Yogaville Onine from August 21 – 22, 2021 is designed specifically for people who live with chronic illness, led by a teacher who also lives with chronic illness. Discover how yogic wisdom for chronic illness can help you find enduring...

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Nataraja

Nataraja

In 1961, the great writer Aldous Huxley (Brave New World, The Perennial Philosophy, The Doors of Perception, Island) was interviewed in London. This beautiful video includes the audio from that interview during which Huxley describes the "Dancing Shiva" image...

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The Last Satsang

The Last Satsang

On August 12, 2002, Sri Swami Satchidananda gave satsang at the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore during which he answered questions. This excerpt is part of the last recorded satsang of Sri Swamiji and follows his participation as a keynote speaker at the World...

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The Meaning Behind Being Made in “God’s Image”

The Meaning Behind Being Made in “God’s Image”

In 2002, Sri Swami Satchidananda was invited to be a keynote speaker at the World Congress on Peace, Nonviolence and Harmony in South India. He left the body and entered Mahasamadhi a few days after the conclusion of the World Congress—his participation a fitting...

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Poses to Relieve Shoulder Pain

Poses to Relieve Shoulder Pain

Yoga is effective for reducing shoulder pain, reducing stress, boosting immunity, improving circulation and mental focus, and increasing vitality. I know this to be true. A long time ago (2004) in a far-away land (New York City) I had a vision that teaching Yoga would...

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The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Part 3, Spiritual Blindness

The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Part 3, Spiritual Blindness

This series continues with part 3, in which we’re going to start at the very beginning. I remember, growing up, Julie Andrews singing in the film The Sound of Music, “A very good place to start . . .” So we’ll start with chapter 1, verse 1 of the Bhagavad Gita. Take a...

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Seriousness is a Crime in the Court of God

Seriousness is a Crime in the Court of God

In this Integral Yoga Podcast video,  Avi Gordon (Integral Yoga Teachers Association director) talks with Jonathan Foust, MA, CSA. Foust is a guiding teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and a founder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute...

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Meditation Slokas

Meditation Slokas

These Sanskrit slokas are led by Swami Satchidananda and are from the Vedas and other sacred texts. Swami Satchidananda recommended chanting these prior to a meditation session to help connect to the Guru-tattva principle. This principle teaches that there's a...

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