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 Lotus Prayer Book and Enlightening Tales as told by Sri Swami Satchidananda. Her book, Awakening: Aspiration to Realization through Integral Yoga, makes the Yoga teachings accessible and provides inspiration and guidance for the spiritual journey.
Upcoming Programs by Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500
Fall Silent Retreat
Also with Swami Divyananda Ma, E-RYT 500 and Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Autumn's gentle embrace calls us inward. Escape the everyday and discover profound peace at Yogaville's Fall Silent Retreat. This is your opportunity for renewal, reflection, and self-growth, applying timeless Yoga practices to cultivate lasting inner calm. In the quiet of silence, you'll learn to observe your thoughts and emotions, transforming your inner landscape. Through the […]
Pranayama: Harnessing the Dynamic Power of Breath
New Year's Silent Retreat: Transform Yourself, Transform the World
Also with Swami Priyaananda, E-RYT 500 and Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
"Whatever change we want to happen outside should happen within." — Swami Satchidananda Ready to welcome the new year with intention, peace, and self-discovery? Start your journey inward at our Silent Retreat, held at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, nestled in the tranquil foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains—a haven for reflection, renewal, and healing. This annual retreat […]
Intermediate Integral Yoga Teacher Training - Split Session
Also with Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Summer
Also with Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
The Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville provides a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own practice, and the skills necessary to become a knowledgeable Yoga teacher. This comprehensive Yoga teacher certification is a month-long residential program consisting of over 200 class hours. You will learn to […]
Meditation Teacher Training
Swami Satchidananda said: “Meditation is the most important practice. Most of our problems in life would be solved if we meditated regularly.” Why? Because our whole experience of life is based on the condition of the mind, and meditation enables us to understand and gain mastery over the mind. As the mind becomes stronger, clearer, […]