Local
Rev. Bharati Gardino
Rev. Bharati Gardino became a student of Swami Satchidananda in the 1960s. In 1986, she and her husband, Joe, moved to Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, where they created and managed the organic garden. She's also served in the IYTA and the Credit Union and currently serves in Archives, the Prison Project, the IY Magazine, and teaches Hatha […]
Swami Jyotirmayananda
Swami Jyotirmayananda has served at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in various capacities since 1983. Under the guidance of Sri Swami Satchidananda, she designed and installed displays in the LOTUS All Faiths Hall and Display Hall, Guru Bhavan, and Sivananda Hall Saints and Sages Galleries. She served as a vice president in Ashram’s administration for 10 years and […]
Siva Buechner, RYT 500, B.A.
Siva currently serves in the Office of Spiritual Development at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville and leads sessions in Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and guided meditation. Prior to being at the Ashram, Siva studied at Wake Forest University, finishing with a double major in Economics and English. Shortly thereafter, he embraced the example of Mahatma Gandhi and embarked […]
Ranjani Bayne, RYT 200
Ranjani Bayne, RYT 200, has teaching Integral Yoga since 2010. She combines her educational background and joy of movement to help promote health, well-being, happiness, and peace for all her students. She especially enjoys using props and modifications to assist students and create accessibility for all bodies. She teaches Integral Yoga Level 1, Mixed Level […]
Ramakrishna Sackett
Ramakrishna began studying Yoga and Eastern religions in 1967. In 1970, he joined the Integral Yoga® Institute (IYI) of San Francisco as a founding member. As an Integral Yoga (IY) teacher and community service director of the IYI, he taught the community in high schools, colleges, half-way houses, detention centers, on wilderness outings, and on […]
James Kovalenko
James Kovalenko is a certified Integral Yoga Hatha and Raja Yoga teacher. He lived and served in Yogaville for four years in Shakticom and tech/av departments. He was a key player during the pandemic when the ashram made the transition from in-person programs to online offerings as well as the production of iytv.online. He loves […]
Iana Sundari Malcolm, E-RYT 500
Iana Sundari Malcolm was raised by her Yoga loving parents, between New York City and Yogaville. In her early 20’s Iana left a successful career in Public Relations to follow her passion for all things Wellness. Since then she has traveled the world teaching Hatha Yoga, Yoga for the Special Child, Prenatal Yoga, Post Labor […]
Jayadeva Mandelkorn E-RYT 500
Jayadeva E-RYT 500, founder of Integral Yoga Institute Princeton and TGR Yoga - The Great Remembering, began teaching Yoga in January 1969 while studying at Stanford University. He is a senior disciple of sage Swami Satchidananda with whom he studied and lived with at Yogaville before becoming Manager of the New York Integral Yoga Institute. […]
Ranjani Tutia, E-RYT 200
Ranjani Tutia, E-RYT 200, first started out at the Integral Yoga Institute of NYC as a Karma Yogi in 1999 where she served for two years in the kitchen. In 2002, she completed a 200-hr. Yoga Teacher Training and after graduating from the Ashram Yogi Farm-to-Table program in 2020 at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville was hired to serve there […]
Roy Rodriguez, E-RYT 200
Roy Rodriguez, E-RYT 200, graduated from the LYT program in August of 2018 and went on to serve the Ashram as a Farm Yogi for the year. At the end of his year, he decided he was ready to take the Basic Teacher Training which he successfully graduated in November. In his previous life, Roy […]
Rev. Dhyani Simonini
Rev. Dhyani Simonini is a longtime devotee of Sri Swami Satchidananda. She became an Integral Yoga Minister in 1990. She retired from Buckingham County High School, where she taught English, drama, and speech for 31 years and was instrumental in establishing the operation of a student-owned touring theatre company that specialized in public service tours. […]
Saci Murphy, E-RYT 500
Saci Murphy, E-RYT 500, Saci has been teaching all levels and branches of Integral Yoga since 2009. Previously, she enjoyed an eclectic career as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer for 25 years. She owned and operated a successful performing arts center and ballet company and developed a software company that pioneered interactive multimedia and […]
Swami Suddhananda
Swami Suddhananda was a professional counselor, before becoming a Swami, and she now serves in the spiritual support capacity. She brings a depth of training, knowledge, and experience to her present service. Born with a disability, Swami Suddhananda has developed a Hatha Yoga practice to fit her body’s abilities. Swami Suddhananda is also active in […]
Oyámie Kali Ma’at, RYT 500
Oyámie is a certified Trauma-Informed somatic coach, movement specialist, yogi & facilitator of deeply transformational spaces. Born and raised in West Africa, Oyámie Kali Ma’at spent most of her childhood in community gatherings of musicians, drummers, dancers, and storytellers. Listening and Dancing to music became a foundation for her life. She remembers always feeling happy […]
Nataraj Langdon, RYT 200
Nataraj, RYT 200, has devoted the past 6 years to self-inquiry, contemplative prayer, and immersive study of sacred scriptures. His most cherished and intimate relationships reside with the Mandukya Upanishad, the Katha Upanishad, the Bhagavad Gita, the Gospel of Thomas, A Course in Miracles, I Am That (Nisargadatta Maharaj), the Ashtavakra Gita, the Christian Bible […]
Zac Parker, RYT 500
Zac Parker has been teaching Yoga since 2014. His teaching is a natural extension of his own practice. He approaches his teaching with a balanced blend of light-hearted ease and focused awareness on the subtle sensations of Yoga practice. Zac currently serves at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, as well as regularly teaching a variety of Yoga classes.
Bill Geoghegan
Bill Geoghegan is a photographer and video producer who served as the marketing manager at Satchidananda Ashram from 2014–2021. His responsibilities included creating and managing ad campaigns for social media, email marketing, and photography. He currently serves in the Ashram’s A/V department creating video content for program promotions and recording video classes for its streaming […]
Avi Gordon
Avi Gordon is the Director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association, a global community of yoga teachers, and host of the Integral Yoga Podcast. A mind-body coach, yoga and meditation teacher, and author of the novel A Light in the Tunnel — a story envisioning a better future — Avi brings a wide-ranging curiosity to everything he does. […]
Narada Williams
Exploration of the mind, self-inquiry, and a search for deeper spiritual meaning set Narada Williams on a journey that led him to Yoga. His pursuit of teacher training brought him to Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville in 2014, where he completed his 200-hour Integral Yoga training with Satya Greenstone. He taught Hatha Yoga classes in Radford, VA, while […]
Parashakti Husson
Parashakti has been teaching Hatha Yoga at Yogaville since completing her training here in May 2022. After suffering chronic health issues through childhood and college, she left engineering school to focus on her health and wellbeing. Through the practices of Hatha and Kirtan, Parashakti was led into a much more loving relationship with the body […]
Krishna Howeth, E-RYT 500
Krishna Howeth has been a devotee of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1984 and moved to Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in 1990. He completed Integral Yoga Basic Hatha Teacher Training in 2007 and Intermediate Teacher Training in 2008, followed by Raja Yoga Teacher Training in 2016 and Advanced Integral Yoga Teacher Training in 2017. He has studied Hatha […]
Bharata Wingham, E-RYT 200, CLYT
Bharata Wingham, E-RYT 200, CLYT, is a longtime student of A Course in Miracles, having studied and worked with it daily since 1980. For thirteen years, he produced and hosted a television program, A Course in Miracles Study Group, which was distributed in the US and abroad. While conducting numerous programs and workshops, he authored the book, An Ancient […]
Swami Priyaananda, E-RYT 500
Swami Priyaananda is a senior disciple of Swami Satchidananda with thirty years of experience in the practice of Integral Yoga. She served in the Integral Yoga Health Services division and the Distribution Department at Satchidananda Ashram in Connecticut, as well as Executive Secretary and Coordinator of the Living Yoga Training program at the Ashram in Virginia. […]
Loving Kindness: A Path to Inner Peace – Self-Paced, 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training - Fall,
Amrita Sandra McLanahan, M.D.
Dr. McLanahan is a graduate with high honors from Swarthmore College, and she has an M.D. from Wayne University and a family practice specialty from the University of Massachusetts. For 20 years, she served as director of stress management for Dr. Dean Ornish's research, using Yoga and lifestyle changes to reverse heart disease and cancer. […]
Rev. Paraman Barsel
Reverend Paraman Barsel has been a disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1970. He has served as president of Yogaville West, the Washington D.C. IYI, New York IYI, and Yogaville East in Connecticut and has served on the Board of Trustees and Spiritual Life Board at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Virginia, and was co-coordinator of the LOTUS […]
Rev. Lakshmi Barsel, Ph.D.
Rev. Lakshmi is a senior Integral Yoga teacher. She has taught Raja Yoga, meditation, and scripture classes on the Bhagavad Gita and the Thirukkural. She has a Ph.D. in linguistic anthropology and presently serves as the director of the Satchidananda Prison Project. She also co-facilitates an ongoing weekly Yoga Sutra study group with her husband Rev. […]
Swami Gurucharanananda “Mataji”
Swami Gurucharanananda, lovingly called Mataji, is a senior sannyasi (monk) and disciple of Gurudev, Sri Swami Satchidanandaji Maharaj. She lives at Yogaville and serves on the Sannyas Board. Mataji is a guided meditation leader and Hatha Yoga teacher, an inspiring speaker, Integral Yoga® mentor, and private retreat guide. She loves to offer pujas (worship service), […]
Hope Mell, RYT 500, ATT
Hope's passion and purpose are helping people find freedom in their bodies—freedom of movement and movement without pain. She found Integral Yoga® in 1967 and began her studies with Sri Swami Satchidananda. She was certified to teach Integral Yoga Hatha in 1974. Marjorie Barstow came into Hope’s life in 1979, who taught her The Alexander […]
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 […]
Yoga for Strong Bones Part 1 – Self-Paced, Whispering Leaves: A Fall Silent Yoga & Meditation Retreat, Yoga for Strong, Healthy Bones, Relax and Rejuvenate, New Year’s Silent Retreat: The Power of Presence,
Revs. Bhagavan and Bhavani Metro
Reverends Bhagavan and Bhavani have been devotees of Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda since 1974. They moved from their home in Colorado to Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville East, Connecticut in 1979 to be close to Sri Gurudev and the Integral Yoga sangha and to enroll their children in the Vidyalayam school. In 1980 they moved their family […]
Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500
Swami Asokananda, a monk since 1975, is one of Integral Yoga’s® (IY) foremost teachers—known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience while absorbing the wisdom of his Guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda. While he enjoys sharing the practical wisdom of yogic philosophy (especially the great Indian […]
Living Well and Dying Well According to the Bhagavad Gita with Swami Asokananda, Living the Practice: How to Keep Growing as a Yoga Teacher,
Swami Vidyananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Swami Vidyananda has been teaching Integral Yoga since 1973, and practicing Yoga Therapy since 1979, specializing in Yoga as Stress Management. Vidyananda co-developed the Integral Yoga Stress Management Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda, and they’ve co-taught it for over 30 years. She has taught in many therapeutic programs, including Smith Center Cancer Retreats, Yoga for […]
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 […]
Whispering Leaves: A Fall Silent Yoga & Meditation Retreat, Pranayama Teacher Training, New Year’s Silent Retreat: The Power of Presence,
Rev. Devaja Ciccolella, RYT 500, IYM
Rev. Devajahad a successful career as an electrical engineer and computer systems engineer. He also was involved in Emergency Response (EMS, Industrial Fire and Rescue) for over twenty years. He was introduced to Integral Yoga in 2001 and became a Yoga teacher in 2003. He now teaches Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Stress Management. In 2011 […]
Carroll Ann Friedmann, E-RYT 500
Carroll Ann is the co-owner of AYC and the Ivy Yoga School. She directs the Mysore Program and Apprenticeship. She has practiced yoga since 2001, has over 10,000 hours of teaching experience and over 1400 hours of teacher training in the Integral Yoga and Ashtanga traditions. At the Ivy Yoga School, she and Liam Buckley […]
Dr. Michael Muktan Sullivan, D.C., D.Ay.
Dr. Michael Sullivan, D.C., D.Ay., founder and director of Riverview Spa, is a diplomate of Ayurvedic medicine from the International Ayurvedic Institute, He has studied and worked at the Ayurvedic Hospital in Coimbatore, South India and completed advanced studies in Ayurveda in Pune, India. He has been a chiropractor and a Yoga teacher for over […]
Presenters TBA
Presenters TBA
Ram Wiener, E-RYT 500
Ram Wiener, E-RYT 500, is one of the foremost administrators and teachers at Yogaville. He is the President of Integral Yoga Natural Foods, and served as Vice President of Satchidananda Ashram for over 30 years. He is a 200 hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainer. Ram is a native of Central America. He has organized many successful […]
Rev. Prakasha Shakti Capen, E-RYT 500
Reverend Prakasha Shakti left behind her career in broadcasting when she realized her real passion—to serve by teaching Yoga. Over the years, she was director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Washington, DC, Boston, and San Francisco. As editor-in-chief of Integral Yoga Publications, she worked directly with Sri Swami Satchidananda. In San Francisco, she served […]
Silent Retreat Online: Time to Reflect, Relax, and Renew – Self-Paced,
Rev. Kumari de Sachy
Rev. Kumari de Sachy has been practicing Integral Yoga since 1980 and teaching Integral Yoga Hatha since 1981. She moved to the Ashram in 1986 and was ordained as an Integral Yoga minister in 1995. She has taught Hatha Yoga, Yoga philosophy, and meditation in colleges and universities, in Yoga centers, and has served in […]