Karma, Effort, and Grace

with Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500

March 12 - 14, 2027

Scholarships: Thanks to the generosity of our donors, partial scholarships are available. No written application needed. There are a limited number of partial scholarships available on a first come, first serve basis. Please call the Ashram Reservations Center:
434-969-2048 or email arc@yogaville.org for details.

Price
  • Shared Dormitory: Bottom Bunk – $775.00
  • Private Dormitory – $775.00
  • LGH: Full Bed – $775.00
  • LGH: 2 Twin beds – $775.00
  • LGH: Queen Bed – $775.00
  • Tent-Site – $775.00
    • (All prices include $775.00 base amount)

Price includes tuition, all classes and meals. Accommodations are complimentary.

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The Universe unfolds in an orderly way based on the grand Law of Causation, known as Karma. There is individual karma, national karma, and global karma. The pattern of cause and effect is clear, though sometimes the cause lies hidden in the distant past. Join Swami Karunananda for a weekend exploring the force that shapes our lives and our world.

Exploring karma raises profound spiritual, philosophical, and scientific questions about the nature of the universe and our role within it. Ancient wisdom and modern research both point to effective methods for facing and transforming the challenges that life presents. In this workshop, we will dive deeply into the mystery of this fundamental force as it unfolds in our lives and in the world around us.

What We Will Explore

  • How does karma begin?
  • Discerning the different types of karma
  • Is it possible to transcend karma?
  • Can we overcome karma through willpower or personal effort?
  • Free will vs. determinism
  • Can prayer affect the outcome of a situation?
  • The power of forgiveness
  • What is the role of divine grace?

You Will Leave With

  • An understanding of how karma operates and the different forms it takes
  • Practical methods for facing life’s challenges and transforming them
  • Insight into how personal effort, prayer, forgiveness, and grace can transform our lives.

Who This Is For

This workshop is open to everyone, from those new to Yoga philosophy to longtime students of the teachings. No prior experience is needed. Tuition includes the ashram’s daily Hatha Yoga and meditation classes, Saturday Satsang, and vegetarian meals.

All are welcome.

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What Past Participants Say

“Swami Karunananda has the ability to make the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali accessible to everyone… She uses her personal stories and analogies, which make her lectures so inspiring.” ~Bhakti Cinzia Parma

“Swami Karunananda is incredible. So knowledgeable, down to earth, compassionate, articulate, and funny! She clearly takes the practice seriously but not herself.” ~L. Misztal

“Swami Karunananda is so cool! Her brilliance is not only conveying these spiritual principles and practices in such an understandable way, but also the essence she conveys. She uplifts us as she teaches, in a way that is beyond words.” ~Montina Sraddha Cole

“She takes the subtle and sublime aspects of the teachings of Raja Yoga and makes it so accessible. Every time she shares a story it is perfectly placed… She is filled with grace, beauty, wisdom, knowledge and love.” ~Joni Giconi

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About the Presenter

Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500

Swami Karunananda has had 50 years’ experience teaching all aspects of Yoga. She designed and conducts teacher training programs in Raja Yoga and in Meditation. She served as president of Satchidananda Ashram in California and in Virginia, and as director of the San Francisco and Santa Barbara Integral Yoga Institutes. She compiled and edited The […]

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