Jaya Yogini
Jaya Yogini was 10 years old when she moved to Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, a traditional Yogic community in Maine’s western mountains. She joined the traditional Guru/shishya (student) lineage of Sat Manav Yoga in 1999.
Driven by so many questions that conventional society leaves unanswered, Jaya found solace and solutions, beyond her wildest dreams, in the classical teachings of Yoga. Leaving a “normal life” far behind, she immersed herself in Yoga, striving for its highest attainment — to change the world by living our true purpose as human beings.
Home-schooled following the Yogic model, Jaya has intensively studied all aspects of Yoga from a very young age, including the formal Yogic practices of asanas and meditation, along with Sanskrit, chanting, and dance, and continues to do so. As the primary teacher and coordinator for the Ashram’s Gurukul (school), she designed and ran Yoga programs for children at the Ashram, offsite and in public schools for over a decade.
For the past 5 years, Jaya has been head of Sat Manav’s Yoga retreat and outreach event programs. She teaches group and private classes, and speaks throughout New England on the life-changing teachings of classical Yoga.
For the past 23 her ever-growing passion for sharing her extensive knowledge and excitement for Yoga is surpassed only by her passion for living it daily at Sat Manav Yoga Ashram with her Gurus and fellow Yogis.
Upcoming Programs by Jaya Yogini
Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology
Also With Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD
Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]
Pranayam: The Yogic Science of Breathing
Unlock the most powerful tool you already have—and learn to use it the way that Nature intended for unparalleled health, peace and clarity. It's the first thing you did when you arrived. It's the last thing you’ll do when you leave. In between, breath can transform everything—if you know how to use it. This retreat […]
Ashram Adventures: A Family Weekend of Yoga & Discovery
Also With Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD
Nestled on 140 forested acres in the mountains of Maine, Sat Manav Yoga Ashram offers a rare weekend designed to restore, inspire, and unify your whole family. Step away from the noise, scattered energy, and screen-filled days and return to something real, time-tested, and deeply fulfilling. Here, Yoga isn’t just a class—it’s how we live. […]
Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology
Also With Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD
Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]
VaShi Yoga Retreat — The Ancient Path to a Fulfilled Life
For thousands of years, the Rishis—the wisest sages the world has ever known—studied life itself. They discovered a universal truth: every being is designed to serve a life-enhancing purpose that benefits all of existence. And they left us the precise science for how to live that purpose. This is Yoga. Not exercise, not escape—a concrete, […]
Shakti Sadhana: A Women’s Retreat in the Yogic Path of Power and Peace
Long before “wellness” became a product, women lived close to the Earth, to each other, and to the sacred. They gathered to chant, to cleanse, to strengthen, to serve, to remember. They knew their power as embodiments of Shakti—the living principle of movement that fuels all life. At Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, you won’t just […]
Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology
Also With Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD
Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]
The Ancient Way: An Immersive Meditation Retreat
Do you want to feel more clear and vital—not just in the body, but in the mind and heart? We scroll, we strive, we chase. Yet underneath it all, we know: this isn’t enough. This is not the fullness of life we are meant to live. Meditation is the key. It doesn’t just calm you—it […]
Nāda Yoga Retreat: The Yoga of Sacred Sound
Also With Bhagavan Das "Shug" Shyam
In the Yogic tradition, sound is used for transformation. For thousands of years, the great Yogis have used mantra and chanting to still the mind, align one's breath and body, and rise into clarity, strength, and love for Life. At Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, mantra is woven into everything we do—from our sunrise practice, to […]
Agni Shodhana: Sauna Purification Retreat
Between the holidays lies a rare chance to pause. To shed the stress, the noise, the overindulgence— and step into the fire of renewal. Join us for a transformative weekend at Sat Manav Yoga Ashram, a traditional mountain retreat in western Maine. Here, amidst the quiet forest and the warmth of our wood-fired sauna, you’ll […]