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Yogaville is an ashram and spiritual retreat center sharing the teachings of Integral Yoga. Est. 1979 Visit:
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10/31/2026

Stay safe tonight, and Happy Halloween from Yogaville! 🎃🧡

At the ashram, we do Halloween a little differently: kimonos, cozy snacks, and a whole room full of joy. Our community came together tonight for a Blissful Halloween, and the only thing haunting us is how much fun we had. ✨

Tomorrow is All Saints’ Day, the perfect day to celebrate the light in all of us. 🙏

Come feel the community for yourself. Plan a visit or personal retreat at the link in bio.

📍 Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville | Buckingham, VA

10/29/2026

Meditation retreat for beginners in Virginia: one week away. 🕊️

“My program is for everyone, even people who are convinced they could never meditate.”

If you’ve tried to quiet your mind and decided meditation just isn’t for you, this weekend meditation retreat was made for you.

Tom Spector started meditating while struggling through grad school at Yale. He credits the practice with helping him finish his PhD in record time and carrying him through a demanding career as a medical scientist. Today he’s known as one of the clearest, most approachable meditation teachers you’ll meet.

Meditation, Healing & Inner Peace
📅 November 6–8, 2026
📍 Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Buckingham, Virginia
💰 $775 all-inclusive: tuition, meals, and lodging

Over three days you’ll learn:
🕊️ Meditation basics, step by step, with no apps or complicated routines
🕊️ How to handle busy thoughts, discomfort, and noise
🕊️ Two different meditation techniques, so you can find your fit
🕊️ Gentle healing practices for stress, anxiety, fear, and worry
🕊️ How to reconnect with the calm underneath it all

You’ll leave with tools you’ll actually use, long after the weekend ends.

Spots are limited and the retreat starts next Friday.
🪷 Reserve your place: yogaville.org/yoga-programs/11978

10/02/2026

The INTEGRAL YOGA MEDITATION TEACHER TRAINING coming up in INDIA (January 10-24, 2027) is designed to help you deepen your own practice while gaining the tools to guide your students to go deeper in theirs. Learn more: https://www.yogaville.org/yoga-programs/11902/meditation-teacher-training-in-india/

08/19/2026

When was the last time you spent a full day without a screen, just outside?

This October, Dr. Dorothy Ibes leads Nurture with Nature: An Immersive Ecotherapy Weekend at Yogaville (Oct 9–11, 2026). Dr. Ibes is a Professor of Environment & Sustainability at William & Mary and director of the Parks & Ecotherapy Research Lab, with close to two decades of experience guiding people back into relationship with the land.

The weekend mixes guided practice and open time: Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), mindfulness walks, eco-art, journaling, and group sharing, along with some of the grief and gratitude work from Joanna Macy's "The Work That Reconnects." Past participants have said it changed how they see the outdoors entirely, not as a backdrop but as something reciprocal.

The program is all-inclusive: tuition, meals, and lodging. Financial aid and equity discounts are available first come, first served.

See you there: https://www.yogaville.org/yoga-programs/11844/nurture-with-nature-an-immersive-ecotherapy-weekend

08/15/2026

There's a difference between resting because you collapsed and resting because you practiced.

This October, Master Shahar Kovetz and Michael Anthony, LCSW, are leading a retreat at Yogaville built around that idea: Awaken the Power Within: Qigong & Tai Chi for Harmony with Nature and Self, Oct 1 to 4, 2026. Expect sunrise standing meditation, Tai Chi and Qigong forms, and work with the five elements, aimed at giving you tools you can actually use once you're home.

The program is all-inclusive: tuition, classes, and meals, with lodging included. All levels are welcome. Scholarships are available first come, first served. Call the Ashram Reservations Center at 434-969-2048 or email [email protected].

Registration link is in the comments and bio.

08/01/2026

Swan Michelle has been leading Sound Baths since 2012. After spending time at Yogaville last week she called it "one of my heavens." We thought that was worth saying upfront.

September 11-13, she's here for Journey Into Sound -- a weekend retreat that's part healing experience, part hands-on training. You'll receive deep Sound Baths, guided somatic meditations, and time actually working with the instruments: harmonium, vocal training in the Sargam scale, and an introduction to the neuroscience of how sound affects the body and nervous system.

It all happens on campus, which means the LOTUS Shrine, daily yoga, kirtan, satsang, and food that people keep mentioning unprompted.

Here's what people say about Swan's work:

"Whether I am tired or amped, balanced or out of whack, I know I can just hit pause on the outside world at her sound bath. The sounds override all the thinking and worrying and planning inside my head." -- Denise Gass

"Her 20+ years of experience shine through in her teachings, blending knowledge with a heartfelt approach that makes the practice truly transformative." -- Caroline Hughes

$775 all-inclusive. Tuition, all classes, and meals are covered. Accommodations are complimentary. Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis with no written application -- call 434-969-2048 or email [email protected] to ask.

Register at yogaville.org or follow the link below.

07/30/2026

Is your core actually supporting you? 🌿

Real core stability isn't about six-pack abs or pushing through heavy workouts. It starts much deeper, down at the pelvic floor. When that foundation is out of alignment, it often shows up as persistent pelvic pain, core weakness, or more.

Pelvic floor Yoga specialist Leslie Howard (E-RYT 500, C-IAYT) is coming to Yogaville for a dedicated weekend retreat: The Empowered Pelvis.

Whether you are looking to heal your own body or teach movement with more precision, this weekend gives you clear, evidence-based practices to assess, access, and restore your deep core.

Retreat details:
• Dates: September 18-20, 2026
• Location: 👉 Yogaville, Buckingham, VA, USA!
• Methodology: Backed by two clinical studies conducted with UCSF
• Education: Includes 7 Yoga Alliance continuing education hours
• Hospitality: Accommodations and vegetarian meals included
• Price: 795

Take a weekend to slow down and rebuild your foundation from the inside out.

👉 Full schedule and registration link in the first comment below!

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07/24/2026

Travel to the birthplace of Yoga and earn your certificate as an Integral Yoga Meditation Teacher.

Meditation Teacher Training In India | January 10-24, 2027

🧘🏾Click the link below to learn more and apply🧘‍♀️
yogaville.org/yoga-programs/11902

07/02/2026

RSVP at https://www.yogaville.org/rsvp/

07/02/2026

For 40 years, it has stood on the hill above the James River — pink petals reaching toward the sky, a quiet beacon for seekers from every corner of the world.

🪷⬇ click the link to learn more & join us ⬇🪷
yogaville.org/yoga-programs/12096

This year, the Light of Truth Universal Shrine — the LOTUS — turns 40. And we’d love for you to celebrate with us.

Built to honor the truth at the heart of every faith, the LOTUS has welcomed thousands of pilgrims across four decades, each one drawn by the same deep peace that radiates from within its walls. Its message is as needed today as ever: Truth is One, Paths are Many.

From September 4–6, 2026, we gather at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville for a weekend of interfaith unity and world peace — three days of celebration, reflection, and togetherness:

🪷 The Light of Truth Universal Service, honoring all faiths
🪷 Heartfelt sharings from world faith and nature-based traditions
🪷 Evening offerings of music and dance
🪷 Meditation within the LOTUS upper sanctuary
🪷 The story of how this extraordinary shrine came to be

Whether you’ve made the pilgrimage many times or have always meant to visit, this is a homecoming — a chance to stand together in the light and reaffirm what unites us all.

September 4–6, 2026 at Yogaville
$625 — includes tuition, all programming, and meals

Come celebrate 40 years of light. 🪷

🪷⬇ click the link to learn more & join us ⬇🪷
yogaville.org/yoga-programs/12096

Address

108 Yogaville Way
Buckingham, VA
23921

Telephone

+14349692048

Website

http://www.yogaville.org/

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