Sunday Spiritual Talk: Becoming Sage as We Age
Online & in-person
$5-$20 | Enroll for free, use promo code FREE
As we age, we begin to care less about others’ opinions, recognize the preciousness of time, and find peace in letting go of control. Yoga supports this transition with wisdom teachings that foster clarity, emotional balance, and self-compassion, and gentle, age-appropriate practices that help sustain vitality and well-being.
Together, these tools calm the nervous system, quiet the mind, and invite deeper presence. Even reflecting on death can open the door to living more fully now. Join us online for a thoughtful, supportive exploration of how yoga can help us become truly sage as we age—through discussion,
practice, and community.
Satsang is a special time for us to come together as a community. In Sanskrit, Sat means truth and Sangha means community. Satsang offers an opportunity to come together to share spiritual teachings. The philosophy of Integral Yoga is explored often through an informal discussion. Although our spiritual paths may diverge, the act of sharing spiritual teachings with others is inspiring and creates a solid foundation for continued practice.
People of all faiths are welcome.
This workshop will be recorded and available to enrolled students for 2 weeks..
Swami Vidyananda has been teaching Integral Yoga since 1973, and practicing Yoga Therapy since 1979, specializing in Yoga as Stress Management. Vidyananda co-developed the Integral Yoga Stress Management Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda, and taught it for over 30 years. She has taught in many therapeutic programs, including Smith Center Cancer Retreats, Yoga for children with Down Syndrome, Yoga for university students with eating disorders, and chair Yoga for seniors. She is also trained as a hospital chaplain, with an emphasis on end-of-life issues.
Vidyananda has created therapeutic yoga programs for clients with stress-related mental and physical challenges, anxiety, sports and other injuries, and complex trauma. She uses a multi-leveled approach to Stress Management, including adapted stretches, breathing, relaxation, centering and wisdom teachings, to bring wellness to the body, emotions and mind.
Before becoming a Yoga teacher, Vidyananda worked as a broadcast news producer and reporter. Since 1983 she has produced and edited dozens of Yoga Videos, audios and documentaries for Integral Yoga. She also served as conference translator into French for her teacher, Swami Satchidananda, and other notable Yoga Masters. She has been a monk (Swami) since 1983. She founded the Integral Yoga Teachers’ Association and serves as the Director of the Integral Yoga Therapy Training Program. She lives in Satchidananda Ashram, VA, and travels and teaches internationally.
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.
