RAJA・The Yoga Sutras – A Path to Inner Freedom
Celebrating 6 Paths of Integral Yoga
60 Year Anniversary Weekend Celebration • Friday, OCT 2 – Sunday, OCT 4
HATHA • physical well-being | RAJA • mental mastery | BHAKTI • devotion | JNANA • wisdom & Self-realization
KARMA • selfless service | JAPA • transformation through sacred sound
ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Rev. Kalyani Cohen Barr & Swami Ramananda
$5–54 individual session | $54–540 Weekend Pass
Accepted memberships: Active teachers, Weekend Pass* holders, and “Friends” all levels.
All sessions are offered on a sliding scale to support accessibility for all. You may pay for individual sessions or purchase a Weekend Pass, which serves as one payment for all sessions throughout the weekend. Weekend Pass holders must still register in advance for each session they wish to attend in order to reserve their space. As a special weekend in support of our nonprofit mission, we invite you to contribute as generously as you are able to help us continue sharing the classical teachings of Integral Yoga with all who seek them for years to come. Thank you.
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the primary scripture of Yoga, Yoga is defined as a state of being that naturally arises when the fluctuations of the mind become still, revealing our true nature as peaceful, whole, and interconnected. The Yoga Sutras offer a practical roadmap for cultivating mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual insight through the practice of Yoga as a way of life.
As we engage with these teachings, we begin to free the mind from ingrained habits, conditioned patterns, and unconscious tendencies that can limit our growth. Like a seed that must first take root in the earth before it can blossom, the journey inward allows us to awaken to a deeper understanding of ourselves. The practice of nirodha—the calming of the mind’s fluctuations—reconnects us with the peace, wisdom, and wholeness at the heart of our being and lays out a path toward inner freedom.
Rev. Kalyani Carlee Cohen Barr first found herself at the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) in 2001 and began teaching Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and meditation in 2005 after receiving her certification with Swami Ramananda at IYI Bacalar, Mexico. Kalyani has attended numerous workshops and trainings over the years, including Pranayama with Margabandhu Marturano (IYINJ) and Richard Miller (iRest), Meditation, Mantra, Mudras, Anusara Yoga, Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness (YCAT), Yoga for the Special Child (IYINY), The Bhagavad Gita with Rev. Jaganath Carrera (YLS), Intermediate TT (IYISF), and is certified in Raja Yoga (IYISF). She is now an ordained Minister in the Yoga Life Ministry (2026). Kalyani has led classes and small group sessions for musicians of all ages at Interplay Jazz Camp in Vermont, has co-lead a retreat in Northern India, has led “Yoga Day” classes for 150 students, and has appeared on Canadian public television. She co-founded Simply Yoga in South Florida in 2006. Kalyani now holds the position of Teacher Coordinator and assistant teacher trainer at IYISF. The name Kalyani is a spiritual name given to Carlee by Swami Ramananda which signifies a state of auspiciousness, recognizing blessings, and Being in bliss, which she brings into her classes, along with weaving Raja Yoga into the practices and into life. “Yoga is a sacred path to inner peace, radiant health, and deep joy. It has touched and transformed me on every level and my greatest honor is sharing this gift with others.” Join Kalyani to reconnect with your breath, find your balance, and experience greate
Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco, C-IAYT, 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 co-founded 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.
Enjoy a Weekend Pass; make one payment and access ALL sessions throughout the weekend! Remember; Weekend Pass holders must still register in advance for each session that they wish to attend in order to reserve their space. When registering for individual sessions, select the Weekend Pass as your payment.