"Mechanisms and Applications of Pranayama," an in-person weekend workshop with Sundar Balasubramanian, Ph.D., C-IAYT, will be held at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville from February 24 - 26, 2023. Pranayama, also called yogic breathing, is one of the key practices...
Living Yoga Training 2023
The Living Yoga Training (LYT) program will re-open in early 2023 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. The goal of the LYT program is to help participants establish or deepen their practice in the supportive Ashram environment. You will be guided by instructors who have...
Yogaville Environmental Activist Honored by Sierra Club
Yogaville community resident and environmental activist Heidi Dhivya Berthoud was honored with the 2023 Sierra Club's Earth Flag, in recognition of the extraordinary work she has been doing to protect Yogaville and other communities from fracked gas pipelines and...
Swami Satchidananda Chanting: Now Streaming
Integral Yoga Media is happy to announce that many of the albums and singles of Swami Satchidananda chanting and leading Yoga practices are now widely streaming. These include: Swami Satchidananda (the original double album), Songs of Grace, the Sacred Mantra Series,...
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville Re-Opens: February 2023
is pleased to announce its full re-opening post-pandemic. While the Ashram will continue with online programming as well, it is now fully open for in-person programs, Yoga teacher and therapist trainings, residential programs, and guest visits. Please note that the...
Ramakrishna Mission Celebrates 125th Anniversary
The Ramakrishna Mission is celebrating its 125th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, the documentary "Blooming Lotus of Humanity" tells the Mission's story. The Mission is named after Sri Ramakrishna and was founded by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda. Swami...
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...
Yoga Gives Back: Annual Fundraiser, Nov. 12, 2022
Join Yoga Gives Back for their 15th Anniversary Gala online on Nov. 12, 2022. Let's unite for inspiration, mindfulness, and Yoga to raise funds to support more than 2400 women and children with YGB programs of empowerment in India. YGB is honored to present their...
Thanksgiving Yoga Class to Benefit The Mission Food Hub
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is offering a morning in-person & online Yoga class this Thanksgiving (Nov. 24, 2022) from 9 – 10:30 am PST. As we move through a yoga practice, we will focus on gratitude and on the profound effects that the...
BOOK: “Woodstock – A Spiritual Moment in Time”
In this latest book from Woodstock Festival photographer Elliott Landy, Woodstock: A Spiritual Moment in Time, is the first of a series of personal short books featuring Landy's photographs, both the well known, music related ones from the Sixties and other genres of...
Egyptian Dreams: 9 Day Cairo & Nile Cruise Vacation
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is hosting Egyptian Dreams: 9 Day Cairo & Nile Cruise Vacation from February 7 – 15, 2023. Egypt, home to one of humanity’s greatest ancient civilizations with its divine Pharaohs and pantheon of deities, is ready to show you its...
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Online Study Group
Join us as we explore the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali through Sri Swami Satchidananda's translation and commentary! Tune in to Facebook every Tuesday beginning September 13, 2022 at 10 am (Eastern) as we study each sutra slowly and carefully, broadening our attitudes and...
Chants and Kirtans Led By Swami Satchidananda Now Streaming!
Integral Yoga Media recently announced that the recordings of the many chants and kirtans Swami Satchidananda led over the years is now available from all the various streaming services, such as Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited, among many others. Albums include the...
CNN Presents: Dr. Dean Ornish–”How a Swami Changed My Life”
Dean Ornish, MD was invited to give a talk at the "Life Itself" conference in June 2022. The conference was organized by CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Deepak Chopra. To introduce his talk, Dr. Ornish said he was going to talk less about his lifestyle medicine...
Swami Ramananda at Commonweal Retreat Center: August 2022
Swami Ramananda, president of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, will be teaching during the "Deep Rest & Timeless Teachings" retreat being held at the Commonweal Retreat Center in Bolinas, California from August 5 – 7, 2022. This is a wonderful...
H. H. the Dalai Lama’s 87th Birthday
The 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was celebrated on July 6, 2022 around the globe. On the occasion he inaugurated a library and museum in the hillside of his Indian headquarters in Dharamshala. The Washington Post reported that: "He was cheered by a...