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 able to see beyond my own self created emotionally tangled forest. Step by step. The most crucial lesson was learning to own myself and my choice. The second crucial lesson was continuing to take self responsibility and cut my way out of imaginary stories I had woven as ways to cope. Straight walk thinking, the power of mantra and Light, my practice and personal reflections helped me learn to know and respect myself, to quiet my emotions and to live my life through clarity and courage. I relish the ongoing contact with my Yasodhara yoga communities, both in person and virtually, and the honest sharing among us as we each navigate our own growth. The YDC was game changing. Sign up. You will never regret it.

Deborah (Rose) Cano

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 ladder rungs of the life I am meant to live. Through listening to intuition and my dreams, I can struggle through the suffering of my old habits, and grow. To actually grow out of negative spaces into positive ones has been one of the most wonderful things I’ve been able to do for myself.

Thank you Swami Radha and Yasodhara!

Tyler Walker

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 something had to change. The YDC gave me the insights, the support, the food, the space, and so much more to truly TRANSFORM. Through the deeply profound Teachings of Swami Radha, the practices with LIGHT and the careful way Yoga is taught; I was offered a foundation that is still with me today and will be forever. My life personally and professionally is interwoven with the power of acceptance, awareness, inspiration and so much more…of which I learned during the YDC and it is continually refuelled as I connect back to other Ashram courses and visits to the community. I feel so deeply touched and ever changed by the LIGHT and LOVE available.

Margo Lee Burton

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 through in life. Taking ownership of my experiences and discovering gratitude for the lessons they contain. Looking at my life differently,I through a shared experience. Learning the joy of rekindling my spirit when looking at past struggles without judgements. Facing my self imposed limitations and exploring the will to extend myself. Looking at old habits and whether they serve me or hold me back. Revealing the joy in the change. All this came up for me within the three month course, in the company of like minded people from various walks of life and experiences.

Bill Monette

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 studying and practising yoga in all its forms but what I realized watching that class’ journey was that I had never really gotten inside of myself and answered the deeper questions of what exactly did I know from the inside out.

Our class started in January 2017 – there were 30 of us and we were very international and multi-generational. Over the course of the next 3 months we became a true spiritual family – you know, the folks we loved, the annoying ones, the incredible athletic yogis and the artists. I was so grateful for the teachings, support of staff and karma yogis. I returned the following year to serve the YDC. in 2018. No matter your age, if you have a real interest in taking yourself to the next level of spiritual and physical development then I encourage you to give serious thought to enrolling in YDC.

Karen Lanphear