Swami Ramananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT

Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 50 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.

He leads beginner, intermediate, and advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training programs in San Francisco, as well as Meditation and Raja Yoga Teacher Training programs. He offers a variety of programs throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda and has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate, hospital, and medical settings. He has also taught mind-body wellness programs in numerous locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist whose warmth, wisdom, and sense of humor have endeared him to many.