About Me
SWAMI KARUNANANDA
BRIEF HISTORY
Swami Karunananda graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1969, having majored in chemistry and philosophy. It was during her college years that she became interested in and started practicing Yoga.
In 1970, she met her spiritual Master, Sri Swami Satchidananda, and embraced Integral Yoga as her spiritual path. She became a Yoga teacher in 1971, offering classes in various settings, including hospitals, mental health centers, businesses, prisons, schools and colleges. She has led workshops, retreats, and teacher training programs throughout the US, focusing on the science of meditation, the philosophy and psychology of Yoga, and yogic breathing techniques for physical and mental wellbeing. In 1975 she was initiated into the Holy Order of Sannyas, a monastic order in the Hindu tradition.
She has served as President of Satchidananda Ashram in VA and in Santa Barbara, as well as Director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in San Francisco and Santa Barbara. She currently serves as Director of Spiritual Development at Satchidananda Ashram in VA and is widely regarded as one of Integral Yoga’s most knowledgeable teachers.
She compiled and edited two books: the Lotus Prayer Book, a collection of prayers from various faith traditions, and Enlightening Tales as told by Sri Swami Satchidananda, a collection of teaching stories. She also served as contributing editor for a booklet entitled, The Breath of Life: Integral Yoga Pranayama. She regularly contributes articles on the teachings of Integral Yoga to the Integral Yoga Magazine, which is published quarterly.
!!!
MySpace Layouts
