Scripture Study: The Upanishads

Online & In-person | $5, $10, $15 sliding scale

Monday, October 2, 9 & 16 • 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Offered individually

Please register in advance, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email.

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Isha, Katha, Chandogya, Kena Upanishads

An examination of some of the oldest and most meaningful Upanishads which contain wonderful inspiring stories and very deep but accessible spiritual teachings and practices. These are the basis of Vedanta and Raja Yoga. Just reading even one of these Upanishads over and over will begin to strengthen one’s intellect and bring a deeper understanding and experience of true spirituality. We will aim to cover all the four Upanishads mentioned.

October 9th Sign-up

October 16th Sign-up

Swami Chidananda is a monastic and a longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has managed the finances for Integral Yoga’s ashrams, institutes, and teaching centers for decades. He teaches Hatha Yoga and leads study groups on Yoga and Buddhist teachings and philosophy. Swami Chidananda also conducts spiritual pilgrimages to India and Nepal.

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Leaving a Legacy – Chandra/Jo Sgammato

ONLINE | $0, $18, $36 sliding scale, please pay what you can | Please register in advance, a Zoom link & passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

What will remain to tell of you and your impact on the world after your departure from the earthly realm? How do you want your life story to be remembered? What will be your legacy? Are there lessons you’ve learned that can impart wisdom to future inhabitants of our planet? Are there material resources you wish to bequeath to people, organizations, or causes that have meant something to you? This workshop will offer ideas to explore and tools to utilize so you can take your leave with peace and gratitude for your incarnation this time around.

A recording of this workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

Chandra/Jo Sgammato served for more than two decades in numerous capacities at the Integral Yoga Institute of New York, where she obtained her first teacher training certification in 1998. A former book publishing executive and bestselling author, she is an enthusiastic student of the history of Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga. The creator of Integral’s Yoga At School program, Chandra is also a founding member of the Integral Yoga Global Network and continues to work with the international sangha on a variety of initiatives including the Integral Yoga Global Conference, to be held virtually in October 2023.


The Integral Yoga End-of-Life – 6 Workshop Series:

At every age but especially in our later years, each of us must address death in all of its manifestations—releasing attachments to this life, disposing of our bodies and belongings, and helping our loved ones cope with their losses. The Integral Yoga End-of-Life Project honors this journey by providing an array of spiritual guidance and practical advice on a topic we may have avoided but that is inevitable. Discover and implement the ideas of six unique, new workshops from Integral Yoga to save your family and friends from these daunting obligations and to prepare and liberate yourself to enjoy the rest of your life.

These workshops are based on the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and taught by his senior students. The companion website, yogicendoflife.org, is an offering built by one of the first Integral Yogis, Karuna Kreps. It provides clear and even inspiring advice and resources to help you make this experience easeful and, maybe even, joyful. Rather than seeing death as frightening and sad, we can embrace liberation from the human form to return to our eternal cosmic consciousness. Each workshop is offered at a sliding scale, please choose your contribution at registration: $0, $18, $36.

  1. Spiritual Preparation with Swami Karunananda
    Thursday, May 26th – 4:00 -5:30 pm PT (7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT)
  2. Physical Release with Sandra Amrita MacLanahan, MD
    Sunday, June 26 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  3. Practical Planning with David Deva Barrett
    Tuesday, July 19 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)
  4. Memorials & Interment with Swami Sarvaananda
    Saturday, August 6 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  5. Community Service with Swami Chidananda and Karuna Kreps
    Saturday, September 17 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  6. Leaving a Legacy with Chandra/Jo Sgammato (registration coming soon)
    Thursday, October 27 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)

A recording of each workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

Join the conversation next month at Satsang: Support for End-of-Life Transitions on Sat. November 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PST  with Rev. Sadasiva Kurt Schroeder.

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Community Service with Swami Chidananda & Karuna Kreps

ONLINE | $0, $18, $36 Sliding scale, please pay what you can | Please register in advance, a Zoom link & passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

As we age, we need more and more personal assistance. The burden on caregivers can be overwhelming, if not well managed. One of Integral Yoga’s most fundamental teachings is Karma Yoga, selfless service, as a way to be useful to others and to unlock deeper inner peace. Swami Chidananda, longtime monk and former treasurer of Yogaville and the New York IYI, will explore the meaning of service in terms of being available to serve those at end-of-life while maintaining your own well being.

A recording of this workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

Karuna Kreps, of Net Ingenuity, will introduce us to a web-based platform used for requesting and providing service to the elderly as a Karma Yoga service oras part of the gig economy.

Swami Chidananda is a monastic and a longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has managed the finances for Integral Yoga’s ashrams, institutes, and teaching centers for decades. He teaches Hatha Yoga and leads study groups on Yoga and Buddhist Teachings and philosophy. Swami Chidananda also conducts spiritual pilgrimage to India and Nepal.


The Integral Yoga End-of-Life – 6 Workshop Series:

At every age but especially in our later years, each of us must address death in all of its manifestations—releasing attachments to this life, disposing of our bodies and belongings, and helping our loved ones cope with their losses. The Integral Yoga End-of-Life Project honors this journey by providing an array of spiritual guidance and practical advice on a topic we may have avoided but that is inevitable. Discover and implement the ideas of six unique, new workshops from Integral Yoga to save your family and friends from these daunting obligations and to prepare and liberate yourself to enjoy the rest of your life.

These workshops are based on the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and taught by his senior students. The companion website, yogicendoflife.org, is an offering built by one of the first Integral Yogis, Karuna Kreps. It provides clear and even inspiring advice and resources to help you make this experience easeful and, maybe even, joyful. Rather than seeing death as frightening and sad, we can embrace liberation from the human form to return to our eternal cosmic consciousness. Each workshop is offered at a sliding scale, please choose your contribution at registration: $0, $18, $36.

  1. Spiritual Preparation with Swami Karunananda
    Thursday, May 26th – 4:00 -5:30 pm PT (7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT)
  2. Physical Release with Sandra Amrita MacLanahan, MD
    Sunday, June 26 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  3. Practical Planning with David Deva Barrett
    Tuesday, July 19 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)
  4. Memorials & Interment with Swami Sarvaananda
    Saturday, August 6 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  5. Community Service with Swami Chidananda and Karuna Kreps
    Saturday, September 17 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  6. Leaving a Legacy with Chandra/Jo Sgammato
    Thursday, October 27 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)

A recording of each workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

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Memorials & Interment with Swami Sarvaananda

ONLINE | $0, $18, $36 Sliding scale, please pay what you can | Please register in advance, a Zoom link & passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

How should you dispose of your physical remains? Would you like to have a memorial service that you yourself have planned? More importantly, how can you make sure that your survivors are aware of your wishes and not burdened by having to make decisions you should have made? Swami Sarvaananda, a senior Integral Yoga monk and a chaplain at the University of Virginia Medical Center, will guide you to gently and firmly make and communicate your plans.

A recording of this workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

Swami Sarvaananda, Ph.D., has lived at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville since 1980. She worked with the Yogaville Vidyalayam (children’s school) and with community service projects. She is a Board-certified Chaplain and she serves on national committees, since retiring from local hospital and hospice service. At Yogaville, she serves on the Board of Trustees and the Sannyas Board, is the Secretary of the Spiritual Life Board, Vidyalayam President, and oversees many committees and projects. She has taught Chaplaincy college courses online. Swami Sarvaananda’s doctorate is in education administration. She co-founded the Living Yoga Training program, was instructed by Swami Satchidananda in establishing the Integral Yoga Extra Gentle Hatha Training, and helped develop Yogaville’s mentoring programs.


The Integral Yoga End-of-Life – 6 Workshop Series:

At every age but especially in our later years, each of us must address death in all of its manifestations—releasing attachments to this life, disposing of our bodies and belongings, and helping our loved ones cope with their losses. The Integral Yoga End-of-Life Project honors this journey by providing an array of spiritual guidance and practical advice on a topic we may have avoided but that is inevitable. Discover and implement the ideas of six unique, new workshops from Integral Yoga to save your family and friends from these daunting obligations and to prepare and liberate yourself to enjoy the rest of your life.

These workshops are based on the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and taught by his senior students. The companion website, yogicendoflife.org, is an offering built by one of the first Integral Yogis, Karuna Kreps. It provides clear and even inspiring advice and resources to help you make this experience easeful and, maybe even, joyful. Rather than seeing death as frightening and sad, we can embrace liberation from the human form to return to our eternal cosmic consciousness. Each workshop is offered at a sliding scale, please choose your contribution at registration: $0, $18, $36.

  1. Spiritual Preparation with Swami Karunananda
    Thursday, May 26th – 4:00 -5:30 pm PT (7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT)
  2. Physical Release with Sandra Amrita MacLanahan, MD
    Sunday, June 26 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  3. Practical Planning with David Deva Barrett
    Tuesday, July 19 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)
  4. Memorials & Interment with Swami Sarvaananda
    Saturday, August 6 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  5. Community Service with Swami Chidananda and Karuna Kreps
    Saturday, September 17 – 11:00-12:30 pm PT (2:00 to 3:30 pm EDT)
  6. Leaving a Legacy with Chandra/Jo Sgammato
    Thursday, October 27 – 4:00-5:30 pm PT (7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT)

A recording of each workshop will be made available free of charge on yogicendoflife.org one week after the live event.

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