Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty
Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty
Up to 30 in group
April 18 - 20, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- Explore the healing power of asana, pranayama, and meditation to build resilience.
- Learn to integrate Yogic teachings into every aspect of daily life.
- Participate in group practices that deepen and sustain spiritual growth.
- Engage in guided reflections to craft a focused spiritual lifestyle.
- Understand how challenges can deepen your connection to inner peace.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
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.
Details of this retreat
Creating a Resilient and Fulfilling Life
We live in an age characterized by an increasing sense of uncertainty. We are exposed daily to a world in crisis, from natural disasters to political upheaval, from tremendous violence to widespread injustice. Maintaining our well-being, living by spiritual values and finding genuine fulfillment can seem impossible when surrounded by a workaholic culture, rampant with greed, deception, and “image is everything” messages.
Swami Ramananda will present the distilled wisdom of the Yoga teachings as practical principles essential for building immunity and resilience, and creating a fulfilling life. Together we will reflect on how to empower ourselves and how a spiritual practice attunes our hearts and minds to the spiritual consciousness we share.
Together, we will explore:
How the practice of asana, pranayama and meditation can heal and build physical and psychological resilience
The integration the Yogic teachings into every aspect of our lives
How group practice supports and deepens a sustainable spiritual practice
The use of guided reflection to create a focused spiritual lifestyle
Understanding painful life experiences as an opportunity to deepen our connection to the natural, unchanging source of peace within
Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 7 contact hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
Tentative Schedule
FRIDAY
3–5 pm
Registration
5–6:30
Mixed Level Hatha
5–5:45
Yoga Nidra with Swami Ramananda
6–6:30
Meditation
6:30–7:15
Dinner
7:30–9
Spiritual Life in a World Out of Balance with Swami Ramananda
SATURDAY
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation
7:10–8:40
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
Joint Freeing Series with Hope Mell
8–9:30
Breakfast
10–11:30
Yoga for Equanimity and Immunity with Swami Ramananda
11:45
Van to LOTUS
12–12:30 pm
Meditation at LOTUS
12:45–1:30
Lunch
3–5
Making Sense of Suffering with Swami Ramananda
5:30–6:15
Dinner
7:30–9
Satsang (gathering of the seekers of Truth)
Kirtan (Music & Chanting), Video of Swami Satchidananda
SUNDAY
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation with Swami Ramananda
7:10–8:40
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1 with Swami Ramananda
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2 with Swami Ramananda
8–9:30
Breakfast
10–11:30
Work, Love, Lunch and Laundry: Yoga as a Way of Life with Swami Ramananda
12–12:30 pm
Meditation
12:45–1:30
Lunch
We live in an age characterized by an increasing sense of uncertainty. We are exposed daily to a world in crisis, from natural disasters to political upheaval, from tremendous violence to widespread injustice. Maintaining our well-being, living by spiritual values and finding genuine fulfillment can seem impossible when surrounded by a workaholic culture, rampant with greed, deception, and “image is everything” messages.
Swami Ramananda will present the distilled wisdom of the Yoga teachings as practical principles essential for building immunity and resilience, and creating a fulfilling life. Together we will reflect on how to empower ourselves and how a spiritual practice attunes our hearts and minds to the spiritual consciousness we share.
Together, we will explore:
How the practice of asana, pranayama and meditation can heal and build physical and psychological resilience
The integration the Yogic teachings into every aspect of our lives
How group practice supports and deepens a sustainable spiritual practice
The use of guided reflection to create a focused spiritual lifestyle
Understanding painful life experiences as an opportunity to deepen our connection to the natural, unchanging source of peace within
Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 7 contact hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.
Tentative Schedule
FRIDAY
3–5 pm
Registration
5–6:30
Mixed Level Hatha
5–5:45
Yoga Nidra with Swami Ramananda
6–6:30
Meditation
6:30–7:15
Dinner
7:30–9
Spiritual Life in a World Out of Balance with Swami Ramananda
SATURDAY
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation
7:10–8:40
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2
Joint Freeing Series with Hope Mell
8–9:30
Breakfast
10–11:30
Yoga for Equanimity and Immunity with Swami Ramananda
11:45
Van to LOTUS
12–12:30 pm
Meditation at LOTUS
12:45–1:30
Lunch
3–5
Making Sense of Suffering with Swami Ramananda
5:30–6:15
Dinner
7:30–9
Satsang (gathering of the seekers of Truth)
Kirtan (Music & Chanting), Video of Swami Satchidananda
SUNDAY
6–7 am
Integral Yoga Meditation with Swami Ramananda
7:10–8:40
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 1 with Swami Ramananda
Integral Yoga Hatha – Level 2 with Swami Ramananda
8–9:30
Breakfast
10–11:30
Work, Love, Lunch and Laundry: Yoga as a Way of Life with Swami Ramananda
12–12:30 pm
Meditation
12:45–1:30
Lunch
Getting Here
Directions
Yogaville offers transportation from the airport, train and bus stations in Charlottesville, VA. If you are driving Google Maps has reliable turn-by-turn directions.
Accommodation
Availability of complimentary accommodations is determined by the order of booking.
Dormitory
The most popular accommodations we have are Dormitory Accommodations – shared room and shared bath. We have two dormitories, Vivekananda Vihar and Ramalinga Nilayam, which are centrally heated and air-conditioned and convenient to meals and programs.
Lotus Guest House (Private Room)
Each room in our six unit guest house is equipped with a small refrigerator, queen size bed and full bath. Each room in our nine unit guest house is equipped with a queen sized bed and full bath, and no refrigerator.
Tenting
Set off in a quiet, wooded area adjacent to the Lotus Guest Houses are twelve campsites. Campers have use of the bathroom, shower, and laundry facilities nearby Vivekananda Vihar dormitory. Camping is available from March 15th to December 1st.
Shared Dormitory: Bottom Bunk
Bottom bunk in a shared dorm room.
Dorm rooms contain 4-8 beds.
Shared bathroom
Dorm rooms are not coed
Availability is Gender Specific
Private Dormitory
This is a private room with a shared bathroom in our Ramalinga Nilayam Dorm - Females Only
LGH: Full Bed
Private room and Private Bath. A single Full bed and a private bath designed for those seeking peace in solitude.
LGH: 2 Twin beds
Private Room and Private Bath. Two twin Beds and a private bath that is ideal for friends looking to experience the bliss of Yogaville.
LGH: Queen Bed
Private Room and Private Bath. A queen bed or a queen with two day beds and a private bath that is perfect for couples and families searching for a peaceful time together. Please put in the personal comments if you need a room that includes trundles.
Tent-Site
Open from Mar. 16–Nov. 30. Closed from Dec. 1–Mar. 15
Set off in a quiet, wooded area adjacent to the Lotus Guest Houses are Eighteen campsites. Campers have use of the nearby bathhouse as well as laundry facilities at the LGH Building 3. Also, all tent sites have tent platforms for a more comfortable and dry tenting experience. Fires and Stoves are not Permitted. Price is per person per night.
Please bring your own tent, tie downs, tarp (weather protection). bedding and towels.
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Yogaville is home to the Light of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS). The LOTUS is a unique temple dedicated to interfaith understanding and the Light within all faiths. Individual altars represent and honor the different world faiths and spiritual paths. The vision, design and inspiration of Sri Swami Satchidananda, LOTUS was dedicated in 1986. It demonstrates, “Truth is One, Paths are Many.” In the peaceful countryside of Virginia, the doors of LOTUS are open to welcome people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Organic, vegetarian/vegan food
Labeled ingredients
Lacto-vegetarian
Gluten-free and vegan options
Salad bar
Large herbal tea selection
Coffee is available for purchase at Mandala Cafe
What's Included
- Accomodations
- Meals
- Meditation Sessions
- Yoga Classes
What's Not Included
- Transportation
- Airfare
