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January 3 – 10, 2026

Join Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500, Swami Ramananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT and Ram Wiener, E-RYT 500.
January 3 – 10, 2026

Start the new year by giving a boost to your spirit! We all need an occasional break to restore and refresh our body, mind and spirit – especially now with the world in such an unsettled state.

This will be a rare experience with our two senior swamis, Swami Asokananda and Swami Ramananda, along with Ram Wiener, guiding the week’s experience.

You will stay at a beautiful hotel and retreat center, Villa Sumaya, situated on the picturesque shore of Lake Atitlan. It has an uninterrupted vista, punctuated only by a skyline of three perfect volcanoes. Here, you can relax and experience an ideal place for people in search of rest, reflection, good company, and ageless natural beauty. This beautiful retreat complex has very comfortable rooms and bungalows, lovely gardens, a restaurant, and stunning locations to practice our meditation, hatha yoga, and spiritual study.

The restaurant, with a stunning view of the lake, offers a culinary-conscious menu for vegetarians. A nutritious, eclectic blend of local and international cuisine, created from Guatemala’s cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, is available three times a day. Baked goods are produced daily.

Our daily schedule will include:

• Meditations
• Two Hatha Yoga classes per day
• Presentations from our featured senior presenters
• Plenty of free time to swim, sunbathe, go for walks, simply relax, and get to know your fellow travelers
• Planned trips outside of Lake Atitlan for all interested.

Participants on this Integral Yoga vacation are expected to follow a vegetarian diet. Alcohol, smoking, and recreational drugs are not permitted.

Tentative Daily Schedule:

6:10 – 6:50 am Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 am Hatha Yoga
8:40 – 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 3 pm Excursion, ceremonies, swimming, sunbathing, walks, massages, etc.
12:15 – 12:45 pm Meditation
1:00 – 1:50 pm Lunch
3:15-4:00 pm Afternoon Program
4:15 – 6:00 pm Hatha Yoga leading into Meditation
6:30 – 7:20 pm Dinner
7:45 – 9:10 pm Evening Program

Costs & Payment Information:

• $500 non-refundable deposit due at registration
• Full payment by October 3, 2025 and you may deduct $100 from the total amount.
• Final payment is due by October 30, 2025.
• Cancellations: No refunds are possible after December 1, 2025

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Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500, a monk since 1975, is one of Integral Yoga’s® (IY) foremost teachers—known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience while absorbing the wisdom of his Guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda.

While he enjoys sharing the practical wisdom of yogic philosophy (especially the great Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita), he also loves his practice of Hatha Yoga. He is one of Yogaville’s primary instructors for Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Trainings.

He presently serves as president of the IY Institute in New York City. Before this position, he served as the President of Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville and Integral Yoga International.

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.

Ram Wiener, E-RYT 500, is one of the foremost administrators and teachers at Yogaville. He is the President of Integral Yoga Natural Foods, and served as Vice President of Satchidananda Ashram for over 30 years. He is a 200 hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainer. Ram is a native of Central America. He has organized many successful and fun Yoga vacations and tours to Italy, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, and Tanzania.