The Swami and the Minister

Program Description

The Swami and the Minister

Get ready for a delightful, heartfelt, funny, and loving time with dear friends and companions on the Integral Yoga Path! Swami Asokananda and Reverend Laksmi will share how they traveled parallel yet different journeys to their decisions to dedicate themselves to service in Integral Yoga. What is the difference between a Swami and an Integral Yoga Minister? What are the challenges and rewards? And what are a few key lessons each of them has learned along the way. You’ll hear two wonderful life stories and then have time to ask questions.

**This is an in-person and online program.**

Sliding Scale:
$18 Special
$28 Standard
$36 Supporter

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Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500

Swami Asokananda, a monk since 1973, is one of Integral Yoga’s foremost teachers, known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience, since he has absorbed the wisdom of his guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda, since the age of 19. While he enjoys sharing the practical wisdom of the Yogic philosophy (especially that of the great Indian scripture the Bhagavad Gita), he also loves his practice of Hatha Yoga and is one of our primary instructors for Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. In the past, he has served as the...
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Rev. Laksmi Scalise, IYM, E-RYT 500

Reverend Laksmi Scalise, IYM, E-RYT 500, is an Integral Yoga minister and teaches Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga. In 1977 she began studying under Swami Bua Maharaj, whose students she taught whenever he traveled. She studies with Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux and is one of his senior teachers. She is also a Reiki master teacher, dowser, and astrologer. Using pendulums, crystals, and sound mantras, Laksmi performs shamanic chakra balancing and sound healing through the Integral Yoga Wellness Spa. Shamanic Chakra Balancing | Reiki | Sound Healing Rev. Laksmi Scalise, IYM, RYT 500, an Integral Yoga certified teacher, began her...
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Sliding Scale:
$18 Special
$28 Standard
$36 Supporter

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Attend Virtual

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