
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

New Year’s Silent Retreat: The Power of Presence
Also with Swan Michelle, E-RYT 500
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 […]

Karma, Effort, and Grace
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 […]

2027 Global Integral Yoga Celebration
Also with Swami Ramananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500, Nalanie Harilela Chellaram, Avi Gordon, IY 500, Narada Williams and M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT
Gather at the Heart of Integral Yoga Join us at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, the international headquarters and spiritual home of Integral Yoga, for a global gathering of practitioners, teachers, and seekers. Set in the Blue Ridge foothills and centered on the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS), these five days bring our worldwide sangha together in […]