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Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to serving people and communities in realizing their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of Yoga. Our purpose is to ignite personal and societal transformation and our vision is a world united in service towards well-being, justice, and peace. Kripalu teaches skills for optimal living through experiential education for the whole person; body, mind, and spirit. It is the largest retreat center for yoga, health, and holistic living in North America. Each day, our employees strive to offer loving and compassionate service for our guests and for each other. Kripalu is committed to becoming an employer and community where all belong.

The official organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to teach scientific methods of meditation and principles of spiritual living that lead to direct God realization. For more than 85 years, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has been dedicated to carrying on the spiritual and humanitarian work of its founder, Paramahansa Yogananda, widely revered as the father of Yoga in the West. SRF is a worldwide religious organization with international headquarters in Los Angeles. As expressed in the Aims and Ideals formulated by Paramahansa Yogananda, the society seeks to foster a spirit of greater understanding and goodwill among the diverse peoples and religions of our global family, and to help those of all cultures and nationalities to realize and express more fully in their lives the beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit.

Integral Yoga Institute New York City is a nonprofit organization devoted to making Yoga available to everyone, we offer more than 125 authentic Hatha Yoga classes weekly, at all levels, including Prenatal/Postpartum, H.I.V., and Gentle. Our Teacher Training program is one of the most renowned in the world. Hundreds of practical programs for growth and inspiration feature the application of Yoga to many aspects of life and to a variety of chronic and life-threatening health conditions. Yoga At Work® and Yoga At School™ extend the benefits of Integral Yoga into the greater community.