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For months now, the news in the U.S. has been fixated on the US presidential election. No matter what the outcome, our world will still be plagued with problems and full of uncertainty. The deeper teachings of Integral Yoga can show us how to be firmly grounded and happy, and still make a difference in the world. Join us for a discussion of how our spiritual principles can guide us to lead a joyful and meaningful life regardless of the turmoil around us.

Swami Vidyananda has been teaching Integral Yoga® since 1973. She has taught Yoga Stress Management for over 30 years around the world. She Co-developed and teaches the Integral Yoga Stress Management Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda.
Vidyananda founded the Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA), currently serves as chairperson for the Integral Yoga Teacher’s Council. She is a certified yoga therapist with 40 years experience, and trained as a Hospital Chaplain.
Vidyananda lives at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, VA. Her teaching is relaxed, humorous, and practical. When not in lockdown, she travels widely teaching Integral Yoga and Stress Management. See more at swamividyananda.com

Swami Ramananda 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 45 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 level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S., Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate, hospital and medical settings, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many.