Author: ~Yogaville

IY Teacher Feature: Rev. Manjula Spears

The Integral Yoga Teacher Feature is an exciting new blog series featuring monthly stories from graduates of Integral Yoga teacher trainings. This month’s installment features Rev. Manjula…

Raspberry Chocolate Ganache

The raspberry chocolate ganache created by Yogaville’s James Kovalenko is a truly gourmet dish. Not only is this five star delicacy delicious, it’s raw, gluten-free, and vegan.…

Living Yoga Training Program: Q&A with Alumni

The Living Yoga Training (LYT) program at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville is a twenty-eight day residential program designed for conscientious seekers to establish or deepen their practice. Within this supportive…

The Dancing Nataraja: Finding Home in the West

On a cold and rainy day in March of 1991, a group of religious dignitaries gathered at the highest point of Yogaville to celebrate the inauguration of…

Release Into Restorative Yoga

Sometimes injury, stress, or the day’s wear can leave us exhausted and unwilling to step onto the mat. In these times, the healing qualities of Restorative Yoga…

The Value of Gratitude

Autumn has arrived to Yogaville and with it brings an abundance of reasons to be grateful. Fall foliage splashes the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with…

Ayurvedic Strategies for Balance

Ayurvedic Strategies for Balance By Michael Rhadeya Plasha Ayurveda is usually translated as the science of longevity. The intention of Ayurveda is to bring our doshas, or…

Now More Than Ever: Yoga as a Peace Practice

Now More than Ever: Yoga as a Peace Practice By Jana Long, Executive Director, Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, Inc. The popularity of Yoga in these technocratic times…

There is No Countdown, There is Only the Present

There Is No Countdown, There Is Only the Present By Michelle Brandt In the last days of 2018 and the first few of 2019, I had the…

Warning: Laughter Can Be Hazardous to Your Illness

By Bharata Wingham, Laugha Yoga® Leader and Teacher A cheerful heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit makes one sick.—Proverbs 17:22 Laugh for the…