Jayadeva began teaching yoga in 1969 and was blessed with the opportunity to have studied and lived with Sri Swami Satchidananda, the founder of Integral Yoga, at Yogaville, the Integral Yoga ashram in Buckingham, Virginia. He went on to serve as the Manager of the Integral Yoga Institute, New York City and was the Director of Integral Yoga Teacher Training there as well. He was instrumental in developing the training materials that are now used worldwide. Jayadeva brought Integral Yoga to the Princeton area over 10 years ago and has served as the Director of Integral Yoga Princeton and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the IYI Princeton. He teaches in many venues in the Princeton Area and in New York City. Jayadeva is certified to teach all levels, directs the Integral Yoga Institute Princeton Teacher Training School, and is a Registered Yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.

Shanti is the Manager of the Integral Yoga Institute and a Certified Integral Yoga Instructor registered with The Yoga Alliance. The benefits she has received from the Integral Yoga program have been life changing and now she wants to give back to the IYI community. Her practice has been a key element in her ability to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Though she originally sought yoga for its health benefits, she discovered that Integral Yoga's emphasis on presenting yoga in the fuller context of Patanjali's Raja Yoga has brought benefit to every element of her life. Shanti left the corporate world when her children were born and now, in addition to teaching yoga and managing the Institute, her days are filled by volunteering in her children’s schools, gardening, cooking, swimming and walking.

Ambika has been practicing yoga since 1964. She is a Certified Integral Yoga Teacher for over 9 years and registered with Yoga Alliance. Ambika has taught at the Freehold Yoga Center and most recently at the Princeton Center for Fitness and Health. In addition to her dedicated yoga practice, Ambika is a Registered Nurse and Certified Childbirth Education Specialist. She is currently employed at the University Medical Center at Princeton, working full time in Labor and Delivery. Ambika serves as Vice President on the Board of Trustees for Integral Yoga Institute.

Sandhya began her Integral Yoga practice 7 years ago with Jayadeva in West Windsor. She found that the flow, poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practice in Integral Yoga were beautifully balanced. Wanting to deepen her practice and share the experience with others, Sandhya completed Integral Yoga teacher training in 2007. Her goal in her teaching is to create a soothing environment that allows her students to stretch body, mind, spirit and melt away tension. Sandhya is employed full time as a special education pre-school teacher.

Trish has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She is certified in Integral Yoga Hatha I and II as well as Ageless Yoga. She is a Registered yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Trish currently teaches many classes to seniors in the greater Princeton Area and serves as Secretary on the Integral Yoga Institute Board of Trustees.

Margaret completed the Integral Yoga Teacher Training Course in 2007 and has dedicated her time to practicing and teaching yoga. Margaret is employed full time as a elementary school teacher and has three children, three grandchildren and has recently added a basset hound puppy to the family.

Dharani first encountered yoga many years ago, but only attended the very occasional demonstration class until her mid-50s. She found that two yoga classes a week was enough to recapture the strength and flexibility that had been fading away. Since completing teacher training with Integral Yoga in the summer of 2007, Dharani has taught yoga in Florida and New Jersey. Dharani is grateful for the chance to grow as a yogini even starting late in life, and for the teachings of Swami Satchidananda, Jayadeva, and all their students. She is also grateful for the companionship of her classmates and enjoys working with new students.

Ron is a Certified Integral Yoga instructor and is registered with Yoga Alliance. He has been teaching Yoga in the Princeton area since 2002. Ron is also a certified Integral Yoga Raja instructor. He teaches an Advanced Raja yoga class at the Integral Yoga Institute New York and is one of the lead instructors for Integral Yoga Institute Princeton Teacher Training. He also serves as treasurer on the Integral Yoga Institute Board of Trustees and runs his own 401K company.

Ramdas is a poet, writer and kirtanist, as well as a psychotherapist, who has maintained a local private practice for more than 25 years. He has been practicing yoga for four decades, and was certified in 1973 as a yoga instructor at the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY. Ramdas integrates yoga breathing and postures, as well as relaxation and meditation, with his psychotherapy practice. An ordained minister, Ramdas has taught hatha yoga and meditation courses at PCYH and Mercer County Community College, as well as at various YMCA’s and community centers in Westchester County and elsewhere in New York state. A certified Integral Yoga instructor, Ramdas is registered with Yoga Alliance.

Mireille is a Certified Integral Yoga Instructor and registered with Yoga Alliance since 2002. She has been teaching at the West Windsor Senior Center, at local health clubs and also in France. Originally self-employed in the textile industry, Mireille found equanimity, balance, joy and truthfulness in yoga. She co-founded the West Windsor Farmer's Market and remains active in community affairs. A trained Holistic Health Counselor and Reiki practitioner, Mireille enjoys exploring the healing arts and is opening a wellness center in Morocco.

Priya has been teaching yoga and meditation in the Princeton area since 2002. She is a Certified Integral Yoga instructor and is registered with Yoga Alliance . Through her yoga practice Priya has found health, joy and equanimity and finds that teaching is the true gift. She enjoys meeting each student and assisting them in their unique unfolding. She has been active in local schools by giving instruction to teachers on the benefits of yoga and how to use yoga techniques in the classroom setting. Priya is a member of the Board of Trustees for Integral Yoga Institute Princeton.

Ivy has been practicing yoga for 7 years and recently took teacher training and found that there was so much more to yoga than just asanas. A Certified Integral Yoga Instructor and registered with Yoga Alliance, Ivy finds that steady pranayama and meditation practice has brought her peace and clarity. Ivy enjoys teaching and sharing with students the vibrancy and light that her practice has given her. She enjoys cooking and reading and volunteers at a nursing home and with hospice.

Rekha has been practicing yoga for over 10 years starting in India where her father taught advanced Integral Yoga. A trained physical therapist, Rekha wanted to diversify her offerings and had thought that yoga would be an excellent adjunct to traditional rehabilitation and she finds that yoga bridges the gap between rehab and recovery by encouraging core stability and striving to achieve equanimity of the mind. Currently, she works part-time in a sports medicine facility and full-time entertaining her 3 year old son while teaching him mantrams/chanting and hatha yoga. Rekha is also pursuing her doctorate in physical therapy at this time. She enjoys traveling, the festivals and traditions of India, and classical dancing.

Subhadra discovered yoga after the birth of her first child in 2000. She completed the Integral Yoga Teacher Training to deepen her practice and to share the experience with others. She has served on the Board of Trustees for several not-for-profit organizations and currently serves on the Roosevelt school board where her two children attend. Subhadra is also President of the Integral Yoga of Princeton, Inc. Board of Trustees. Her other passion is storytelling, and she's been sharing stories and teaching people how to tell stories since 1991.

Sunila has been practicing yoga for three years. This past summer she became a Certified Integral Yoga Instructor and is registered with Yoga Alliance. Sunila finds that yoga gives her mental calmness, promotes physical healing and increases energy. She works in her classes to help people feel good about themselves and their bodies. Sunila chose to teach at Integral Yoga Institute because it is a community made up of so many caring individuals, where everyone is welcome to practice yoga. During the week, she works in New York City as a Director of Information Technology. In her spare time she enjoys being with her family and reading.

Hanuman is a Certified Integral Yoga Instructor and registered with Yoga Alliance since August 2009. Hanuman came to yoga three years ago in search of increased flexibility and knowledge of asana. After studying intermediate and advanced yoga at local studios, he found the Integral Yoga classes to be particularly engaging and comprehensive. He also found the instruction and in-depth practice of meditation has benefited his everyday life. Hanuman took the teacher training program to deepen his practice, but now enjoys teaching at the IYI and finds sharing the knowledge with others rewarding. Hanuman has a special interest in the martial arts, and practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and recently Muay-Tai. He also enjoys weight-training.