Jayadeva began teaching yoga in 1969 when a fellow student at Stanford University asked him for instruction. Jayadeva found it completely natural and was able to do all the poses as well as teach them. Jayadeva 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 in New York City and as the Director of Integral Yoga Teacher Training. 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 Integral Yoga Institute Princeton. 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.

Priya is a certified Integral Yoga instructor and is a registered yoga teacher with the nationally-recognized Yoga Alliance. Priya has been teaching yoga and meditation in the Princeton area for over 5 years. She has been active in the Montgomery and Lawrenceville schools giving instruction to teachers on the benefits of yoga and how to use yoga techniques in the classroom setting. Priya teaches yoga at Princeton University, local fitness and yoga centers, Nassau Presbyterian Church and privately with adults and teens. Priya is a member of the Board of Trustees for Integral Yoga Institute Princeton and holds a degree in nutrition from Cornell University.

Ambika has been a practicing yogini since 1964. She is a Certified Integral Yoga Teacher for over 8 years. Ambika began teaching 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 and has recently served as Manager of the labor and delivery department. Ambika has developed a unique approach to our Prenatal Yoga class, entitled “A Labor of Love”, combining her extensive knowledge of labor and delivery and Lamaze technique with yoga postures and breathing techniques.

Sandhya began her Integral Yoga practice 7 years ago at a Community Ed. class taught by Jayadeva. She found that the flow, poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practice are beautifully balanced. Wanting to deepen her practice and share the experience with others, Sandhya completed a 200 hour teacher training at Integral Yoga of Princeton in August 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 also teaches yoga at Slim and Tone of East Windsor and is employed full time as a special education pre-school teacher.

Trish has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She is certified in Hatha I and II as well as Ageless Yoga.

She currently teaches many classes to seniors in the surrounding areas.

After teaching 5th grade for the past 15 years, Margaret did not return to the classroom this fall to spend more time with her family. Margaret completed the Integral Yoga Teacher Training Course this past summer and hopes to dedicate more time to practicing and teaching yoga. Margaret has three children and three grandchildren and has recently added a basset hound puppy to the family.

Mary Ellen is a certified Integral Yoga instructor and licensed Occupational Therapist. Mary Ellen has been teaching yoga in the community and incorporating yoga into traditional rehab practices in hospitals and rehab centers in NJ and New England. She has trained hospital staff in therapeutic uses of yoga and has used yoga, meditation and other complimentary therapies extensively in her work with patients with cancer, chronic pain, orthopedic, neurological and those with other medical conditions. She received specialized training at Integral Yoga Institute in Virginia in combining yoga with western rehabilitation and has studied Mindfulness Meditation for Stress Reduction for health care professionals with John Kabat-Zinn. She has been certified in Integral Yoga since 2000 and has over 15 years in health care employing mind body spirit approach to healing.

Ron is a Certified Integral Yoga Hatha instructor. He has been teaching Yoga in the Princeton area for 5 years. He teaches yoga at Integral Yoga Institute Princeton and the New York Sports Club in Princeton. 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 of Princeton Board of Trustees and runs his own 401K company.

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. Taking teacher training was an obvious next step. Since completing her 200-hour training with Integral Yoga Princeton in the summer of 2007, Dharani has taught yoga in Florida and New Jersey. In her own practice she finds that the first sun salutation is always much slower than those that come later and the first forward bend not nearly as deep. 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.