The Integral Yoga® 200-hour Online Teacher Training hosted by Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville provides a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own practice, and the skills necessary to become a knowledgeable Yoga teacher....
Yoga for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He has pioneered the use of Yoga as a therapy that is helping these individuals to work through their PTSD and regain a sense of mastery. In this...
Race and Equity in Yoga Training: August 18–27, 2020
The murder of George Floyd during the global COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the largest civil rights movement in America’s history. The movement for Black lives has become front-and-center news. Widespread demonstrations, protests, and uprisings are causing our state...
My Journey to Becoming a Yoga Teacher
I was born in 1977 and I think it is fair to say that Yoga has been part of my life since I was a baby. But I would never have expected Yoga to become such a prevalent part of my life. For this, I am grateful to my parents and my father’s wonderful Guru, Swami...
Healing PTSD: A Yoga Teacher’s Story
When deadly floods and mudslides devastated communities across southwestern Japan in 2018, many survivors were afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They had lived through complete devastation and the loss of home, family, friends, and all sense of...
How to Know if Yoga Teacher Training is for You: Advice from a Perpetual Student & Longtime Yoga Teacher
I started Yoga, fairly green, at the age of 19. I was not at all athletic or even interested in exercise before. Nor did I take interest in Yoga the first few times it surfaced in my life. In college, I took one class to satisfy a physical education credit, but I...
Yoga Alliance Makes Webinars for Teachers Available
Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the Yoga community. Yoga Alliance (YA) is making their archived online webinars available for viewing for free, even if you are not a member. Many offer Continuing Education credits. The webinars are a...
“Love and Serve” — An Integral Yoga Swami and Trailblazing Chaplain’s Reflections
Swami Sarvaananda is a monastic disciple (sannyasi) of Sri Swami Satchidananda and the first board certified Hindu chaplain in the United States. Initiated as a monk and an Integral Yoga minister in 1977, she became a chaplain in 2001. Chaplains often serve in...
8 Reasons to take Integral Yoga Teacher Training
For over 40 years, Integral Yoga International has been training thousands of Yoga practitioners to become accomplished Yoga instructors. Our seasoned approach to teacher trainings allows students to not only gain the skills necessary to instruct a beginner level...
How to Sustain a Yoga & Mindfulness Career During COVID-19: Free Webinar
On Thursday, July 21st, at 2pm (ET), Offering Tree will host a special panel discussion on what is needed to sustain a Yoga or mindfulness career during COVID-19. Stories of success and challenges will be shared from the perspectives of a teacher, a teacher trainer, a...
Stress Management Teacher Training Online: July 2020
This training is ideal for Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists and health professionals. For the first time, this training will be offered online from July 5th through August 30th, 2020.The program is led by Swami Ramananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT and Swami Vidyananda, E-RYT...
Integral Yoga Therapy Certification Program
Integral Yoga® Therapy Certification The Integral Yoga Therapy Certification offers a special path to a career in Yoga therapy. Our program combines the time-honored heritage of a classical yoga lineage with adapted practices for contemporary times. Through these...
Webinar: Rev. Jivana Heyman on Accessibility in Yoga
In this webinar, Avi Gordon, director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association, is in conversation with Rev. Jivana Heyman, an Integral Yoga teacher, minister, and founder of Accessible Yoga. They discuss a range of topics, including the challenge it is to change the...
Higher Education, Medical Yoga, and the Legacy of Integral Yoga
In this interview, Dr. Mala Cunningham discusses the growing field of Medical Yoga and the new, groundbreaking course she’s developed for the University of Virginia: “Foundations of Medical Yoga for Health Professionals.” Integral Yoga Magazine: Integral Yoga has a...
BeYogi Webinar: Introduction to Integral Yoga
BeYogi.com will feature the free webinar "Intro to Integral Yoga®" on Oct 7th at 1 pm EDT. The presentation will be by Avi Gordon, director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association. This webinar is a great way to introduce students and friends to Integral Yoga. It is...
Swami Satchidananda’s Advice to Yoga Teachers
Students who come to learn from you are teaching you to become a good teacher. When you teach but don’t live a yogic lifestyle, you will feel guilty about it and that is how you learn. You will feel, “I’m telling them what to do but I’m not doing it myself. I have to...