A Foundation for My Path
Joining the YDC in 2007, I was a confused 24 year old with little direction in life. I happened to find out about Yasodhara doing an online search and a voice inside told me I needed to go. Not only...
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The YDC is a life changer. In 1987 and again in 2004 I participated in these life-changing events. The Teachings of Swami Radha are timeless and from the beginning I recognized deep within me how much...
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Such sweet salve it was to immerse myself in the teachings, supported by the community, held by the beauty of the Ashram and inspired by fellow classmates. Deeply restorative yet also genuinely...
View ArticleGoing Deep, Finding Who You Are
The YDC was a life changer for me. I arrived sight unseen in January 2016 and left with deep roots to the teachings, practices and the Ashram community. It was only after I returned home, that I...
View ArticleA mirror on the spiritual path
The Yoga Development Course is like no other. The Ashram’s approach is to support every person find their own unique way in life. There is no dogma, no easy answers provided – the mirror was always...
View ArticleYDC Reflections
I came to YDC after finishing a degree knowing I needed a balance of learning in life before going on to a Masters. What I found was a spiritual home and a place that supports me. I learned that this...
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The YDC was my 70th birthday present to myself. I discovered YDC in 2016 when I was serving as a karma yogi and as I watched the transformation of that YDC, I was inspired. I had spent many years...
View Article2021 YDC Experience
The YDC was a gift to myself. The time and space to work on the flexibility of my body, my mind and my spirit, in unison and balance. Finding compassion for myself and all the learning I have gone...
View ArticleThe YDC gave me ME
There are many ways to begin this testimonial; as the YDC was an absolute blessing on so many levels. I came in 2008 at the age of 30 after burning out from a fast-paced, patterned life, knowing...
View ArticleRevealing the tools
The YDC taught me the tools I needed to live my life; to participate with my intuition, to listen to my values, to value my needs. Through my new-found connection to God, I am finally able to see the...
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Hazel Naughton – It’s Only Me
It’s Only Me Her eyes are a tall man in a corner of the room reading a book in French Her lips are freshly squeezed orange juice Her nose is always trying to steal the show Her eyebrows, those friends...
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Through my 2003 YDC I gained crucial tools and a “get out of victimhood free” card that I needed to work through a lot of early trauma and continue to grow. I felt like I had come home. I was finally...
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Participating in the YDC I feel I was given the opportunity to learn the true meaning of self-acceptance in an environment where I felt completely safe and supported. This encouraged me to be open and...
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One of the most valuable experiences I have had in my life. I have never taken so much time to invest in myself and it has paid off. Physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, I feel that I...
View ArticleA Life Changing Process
After a community class with one of the long-time resident swamis who had become a wise and trusted friend, we walked together to Siva parking lot. I had spoken of a deep yearning, a desire to change....
View ArticleIn Conversation With Swami Lalitananda
Yoga Development Course graduate Katie Taher recently sat down for a conversation with Ashram President Swami Lalitananda in the Temple of Light. In this personal and intimate interview Swami...
View ArticleThe gift that keeps on giving
When I came to Yasodhara Ashram in August 2018, I didn’t know it yet, but I had already begun a journey out of a deep valley that I had, ever so slowly, descended into over the years. I thought: I will...
View ArticleThe YDC provides such a unique arc of experience
A rare mix of time and space and depth, with just the right dose of positive pressure to keep me exploring, letting go, breaking boundaries, reaching out… Being part of the YDC in the midst of a...
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