Reverend Shanti Wagner began her study of yoga in 1970 while she was in high school. She later pursued her academic interests in the arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from the University of Montana, along with a minor in Native American Studies. She...
Santoshi is an experienced mental health professional with over 20 years in mental health and substance abuse treatment. She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with an MBA focused on healthcare, and she is also a RYT 500, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and...
Jivani Drago-Bauer, M.S. Ed., is based in Virginia Beach, VA and has been teaching Yoga since 2000. She believes the ancient teachings and practices of Yoga are as fresh and relevant as ever for the modern world. Her teaching integrates the spirituality of Yoga with...
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...
Sivani was ordained as an Integral Yoga Minister in August 2008. She has also completed the teacher training programs in Integral Yoga: Asanas and Pranayama; Raja Yoga; and Integral Yoga Meditation Theory and Practice. Sivani is very grateful to the Integral Yoga...
Saraswati Bharadwaja (nee Antoinette Botsford) lives with husband Vance and dog Friday in the San Juan islands, off the northern coast of Washington State. Her ministerial orientation has broadened to include an emphasis on Mystical Christianity and the services she...
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Reverend Jaganath is the founder and spiritual head of Yoga Life Society and its first Yoga Life Center in Woodland Park, NJ. He is a direct disciple of world-renowned Yoga master and leader in the ecumenical movement, Sri Swami Satchidananda, the founder and...
Rev. Bhavani is a devotee of Sri Swami Satchidananda since 1973 and an ordained Minister of Integral Yoga since 1980. Over the last 40 some years she has lived at Satchidananda Ashram serving the community in many ways. Her most notable role is matriarch of the Metro...
Reverend Laksmi Scalise, IYM, RYT 500, is an Integral Yoga minister and teaches Beginners,Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga. In 1977 she began studying under Swami Bua Maharaj, whose students she taught whenever he traveled. She studies with Grand Gong Master Don...
A Senior Instructor at the NJ IYI since July 1995. A certified Raja Yoga and Meditation Instructor and holds certifications in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels of Hatha Yoga. He is dedicated to sharing the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and Integral...
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...
Reverend Durga Glasson, IYM, MEd, C-IAYT, E RYT 500, met Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1975 and attended Integral Yoga Hatha teacher training in Pomfret Center in 1979. There she learned about the formation of the Integral Yoga Ministry and knew this was personally meant...
Reverend Dhyani Simonini, a Yogaville resident and retired Buckingham High teacher, was ordained in 1990. She has served as a four-term president of the YCA, a county Red Cross Disaster Team leader, a mediation trainer, and a delegate of the Clan Mother of the Eastern...
Rev. Shanthi, MA, LPC, E-RYT 500, IYM, is a retired Trauma and Grief Counselor who began practicing Yoga in the mid-1970s and began her Yoga teaching career at Colorado’s Lutheran Medical Center in 1995. She is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy and credentialed as...
Surya was born in Victoria British Columbia, Canada. His father was in the military, so he travelled extensively. At a young age he began to wonder why we are here, developed a thirst for God became a choir boy. He wore many hats during his life including as a...
Sadasiva Kurt Schroeder got involved in Yoga in the mid-1990’s and began his training at the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute where he taught for many years. He has led beginning and intermediate level teacher trainings, both in San Francisco and Yogaville....
Rev. Premajyothi Devi, IYM, E-RYT-500 is a certified Integral Yoga Instructor, Meditation in Cardiac, Children, Prenatal, Post-Partum, Raja Yoga as well as Intermediate and Beginners Hatha Yoga. Premajyothi has a Master's in Counseling Psychology and was a Bereavement...
Dr. Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT, is a leading speaker, author, and educator in the field of Lifestyle Medicine, Neuroscience, Medical Yoga, and Health Psychology. She is the President of Positive Health Solutions and is the Founder and Director of the renowned teacher...
Rev. Devaja had a successful career as an electrical engineer and computer systems engineer. He also was involved in Volunteer Emergency Response (EMS, Industrial Fire and Rescue) for over twenty years. He was introduced to Integral Yoga in 2001 and became a Yoga...
Rev. Brahmi began her Integral Yoga studies in 2002, achieving Advanced Hatha, Raja, Meditation, and Stress Management certifications and is a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist. She was ordained in the Integral Yoga Ministry in 2021, and serves as a mentor, staff and clergy...
Rev. Lakshmi is a senior Integral Yoga teacher. She has taught Raja Yoga, meditation, and scripture workshops and ongoing classes on the Bhagavad Gita and the Thirukkural. She has a Ph.D. in linguistic anthropology and presently serves as the director of the...
Reverend Bhagavan Metro, serves as Chairperson of the Integral Yoga Ministry Board of Directors and the Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville Spiritual Life Board. Reverend Bhagavan has been a devotee of Sri Gurudev since 1973 and a member of the Yogaville, Virginia Ashram...
Reverend Shankar Fern is the Vice-Chairman of the Integral Yoga Ministry Board of Trustees, and the Vice-President of the New York Integral Yoga Institute. He was trained as a psychotherapist and provides spiritual coaching, spiritual mentorship, memorial services,...