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Integral Yoga’s 60th Anniversary
During October 2026, we celebrate the founding of Integral Yoga by Swami Satchidananda in 1966 in New York. We look back at how Integral Yoga came to the West, the memories of some who were there in those early years, explore some of the spiritual roots from which it...
Sadasivam Greenstone: A Life of Yoga, Teaching, and Spiritual Transmission
On September 17, 2026, Sadasivam Greenstone (Richard Alan Greenstone) passed away peacefully at his home in Yogaville, Virginia, with his beloved wife, Satya, holding his hand. He was 80 years old. For 60 years, Sadasivam had been a student of Swami Satchidananda. He...
Peter (Atman) Max: A Life of Color, Yoga and Love
The Integral Yoga community celebrates the extraordinary life and legacy of Peter Max (1937–2026), known to us by the name Atman, given to him by Swami Satchidananda. One of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, Peter helped define the visual language of a...
Pranayama Teacher Training – November 2026
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will host a Pranayama Teacher Training with Integral Yoga Master Teacher Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500 and Krishna Howeth, E-RYT 500 from November 9 - 13, 2026. Pranayama enables us to unlock the great power and mystery that lie hidden in...
Spiritual Luminary Series: Ralph Waldo Emerson
More than a century before Vedanta and Yoga became familiar parts of the American spiritual landscape, Ralph Waldo Emerson discovered in the wisdom of India a profound resonance with his own deepest intuition: that beneath the apparent separateness of life is an...
This Will Change How You See Your Life
In this short video, Doreen Gail Hemp shares her journey of loss and learning how to find gratitude amid the loss. Even in life’s most challenging moments, beauty quietly waits to offer us comfort. In times of pain or loss, noticing the small things around us — the...
Celebrate Integral Yoga’s Lineage!
During the month of September, we celebrate Sri Swami Sivananda’s Jayanthi (the Guru of Swami Satchidananda's birth anniversary) and, on October 7, 2026 commemorate 60 years of Integral Yoga in the West. Our Integral Yoga Shop offers a special way to honor the lineage...
How to Keep Growing as a Yoga Teacher
Integral Yoga Master Teacher Swami Asokananda will lead a workshop on Living the Practice: How to Keep Growing as a Yoga Teacher at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in central Virginia from November 13 - 15, 2026 As Yoga teachers, we give from the heart—sharing not only...
Integral Yoga’s 60th Anniversary: San Francisco Event!
Celebrate Integral Yoga’s 60-Year Anniversary Weekend – Friday–Sunday, Oct 2–4, 2026 online or in-person hosted by the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Join the opening night events and also stay for the weekend offerings as well. Our Opening Night features...
An Urban Ashram Experience
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is offering an Ashram Immersion — an invitation to fully enter the disciplined rhythm of yogic life. Rather than a personal retreat, this is a committed immersion into daily spiritual practice, communal living, and the...