New Year’s Silent Retreat: The Power of Presence
with Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500 and Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
December 28, 2026 - January 2, 2027
Welcoming 2027 at Yogaville. Step into the new year grounded, clear, and deeply present.
Join us at the peaceful sanctuary of Yogaville for our signature and transformative New Year’s Silent Retreat: The Power of Presence. Within the sacred container of silence, we step away from the noise of daily life and return to what is steady, wise, and unchanging within.
Through daily meditation, integrated yoga asana, and inspiring spiritual talks, this retreat offers a balanced rhythm of stillness, embodied practice, and contemplative insight. Silence becomes a profound teacher — helping you release the past year with awareness and welcome the new one with clarity and intention.
Surrounded by Yogaville’s natural beauty and spiritual atmosphere, you will have the opportunity to:
- Deepen and refine your meditation practice
- Engage in daily yoga suitable for dedicated practitioners of all levels
- Reflect on the year behind you with insight and gratitude
- Receive spiritual teachings that illuminate the path ahead
- Set meaningful intentions rooted in presence rather than pressure
- Enter 2027 centered, renewed, and aligned
Open to practitioners of all levels, this immersive experience honors both depth and accessibility, offering space for sincere inquiry, disciplined practice, and inner renewal.
Presence is power. Begin 2027 there.
Testimonials:
Ahh. All the Yoga, food, good thinking, time walking, tea, chanting, and meditating were so restorative. The staff was always joyfully caring for my needs without me even asking—especially in the dining hall and Yoga classes. — Abbey Camel
Silence—so refreshing! Environment—so uplifting! Community—So inspiring! — Betty McGonagle
I needed to reset physically, mentally, and spiritually. I needed my world just to stop so I could rest and regain inspiration and well-being. I received what I sought! A beautiful experience of silence and support. I have never felt so optimistic about a new year! Each of the Yogaville staff is a gift to each of us, retreatants. Thank you. — Sheila Sheppard
I’m so impressed by the warmth, love, commitment to detail, and making everything as perfect as possible. You have high standards for yourselves and your program, but you are so flexible and loving at the same time. — Kathryn Biegman
Beautiful and restorative experience. I was able to reset, rest and access an important part of myself. I feel deeply nourished and ready to reintegrate back into my homelife. — Claire Pallandre
About the Presenters
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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Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Satya Greenstone has been a student of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1971. She has shared the teachings of Integral Yoga® in many diverse settings with students of all ages and backgrounds and combines a natural, practical, down-to-earth approach to Yoga with a gentle humor. Since 1999 she has been a primary teacher for the 200-hour and […]
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