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...
Reverend Prakasha Shakti left behind her career in broadcasting when she realized her real passion—to serve by teaching Yoga…As editor-in-chief of Integral Yoga Publications, she worked directly with Sri Swami Satchidananda. In San Francisco, she served as director of...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Rev. Bharati 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...
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...