Communities Directory: Yogaville / Satchidananda Ashram

Formed: 1966 Established: 1980

Yogaville / Satchidananda Ashram

Buckingham, Virginia,

United States

Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville is a thriving yogic community located on 700 acres of wooded property with 150 full time residents, an elementary school and The Light of Truth Universal Shrine which honors all the worlds religions.

Yogaville is the international headquarters of Integral Yoga which conducts numerous trainings in basic, intermediate and advanced Hatha Yoga as well as a wide variety of specialized teacher trainings, such as Cardiac Yoga, Yoga for People with Cancer, Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, and many more.

Yogaville also offers weekend workshops and retreats on many topics pertaining to health and spirituality. A sampling of these programs are "Osteoporosis, Yoga and Bone Building," "Transcending Fear, Anger and Depression," "Vegetarian Cooking for the Holidays" and "Kabbalah and Yoga".

The Living Yoga Program (LYT) is a work/study program designed to introduce people to the daily benefits of the yogic life style. Classes on the rich elements of yoga are combined with work opportunities.

As you can see there are many avenues in which to come and visit or live and serve as part of the Yogaville community.

Visitors are always welcome for the day or overnight. Call for arrangements. 800-858-Yoga(9642) or arc@yogaville.or www.yogaville.org

Website: http://iyiva.org/

Contact:

108 Yogaville Way
Buckingham, Virginia 23921-9726 United States
800-858-9642 for guests

Last Updated:2/12/2007

Visitors Accepted

Population Adult Members: 200 Child Members: 30 Open to new adults: Yes Open to new children: Yes Gender Balance: 40% M 60% F	Government Decision Making: Other (Ashram council of 6 people for major decisions; however it's decentralized enough so people make decisions for dept. they're responsible in.) Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Other Join Fee: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 700 acres (283.3 hectares) Land Owned By: Another form of Non-profit Number of Residences: 50 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners Dietary Practice: Vegetarian only Alcohol Use: Prohibited Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes Shared Spiritual Path: Yes Which Spiritual Path(s): Other (Interfaith) Educational Style(s): Private school off the property :: Private school at the community :: Home schooling :: Public schooled

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