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Advice from Mataji: New Year’s Resolution

Do you have a New Year’s resolution? With 2020 less than a month away, many feel called to reflect on the past year and commit to a…

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…

Truth is One, Paths are Many

A sand mandala of the Integral Yoga Yantra Truth Is One, Paths Are Many Excerpted from To Know Your Self, by Sri Swami Satchidananda Any religion that…