YogaSoul · Special Intensive
Deepen Your Practice. Study in a Living Lineage.
Transform Your Understanding of Yoga.
A rare opportunity to study directly with Srivatsa Ramaswami—one of the most respected living students of Sri T. Krishnamacharya—hosted by YogaSoul in Salt Lake City.
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
This program offers a profound immersion into the foundations of vinyasa, asana, pranayama, meditation, and deep study of the Samkhya Karika of Isvarakrishna and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Whether you are a dedicated practitioner or an experienced teacher, you will expand your knowledge, refine your breath and movement techniques, and deepen your connection to yoga’s timeless wisdom.
Srivatsa Ramaswami studied directly with Sri T. Krishnamacharya for over 30 years—longer than any other Western student. His presence here at YogaSoul was a profound gift to our community, and this archive page stands as a record of that teaching.
In-person enrollment was limited to maintain an intimate learning environment. The program was offered both in-person and online simultaneously.
What You Studied
A complete deepening of your understanding and experience of yoga—from the roots up.
Daily Schedule
16 days of immersive study and practice, blending traditional asana, pranayama, meditation, and yogic philosophy.
Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Dates & Rest Day
September 22 – October 7, 2025
Rest day: Sunday, September 29th
Both online and in-person enrollment available
Vinyasa is not just a movement practice. It is a complete methodology connecting breath, body, and mind in an unbroken lineage going back to Krishnamacharya.
Srivatsa Ramaswami
This intensive at YogaSoul offered a rare chance to receive these teachings in person—in an intimate setting designed for depth, not performance.
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Your Teacher
Srivatsa Ramaswami is one of the most respected living students of Sri T. Krishnamacharya, the father of modern yoga. He studied with Krishnamacharya for over 30 years in Chennai, India—longer than any other Western or Indian student who has taught publicly in the West.
Ramaswami is the author of several foundational texts including The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga for the Three Stages of Life, and his translation and commentary on the Yoga Sutras. His approach preserves the full breadth of Krishnamacharya’s teaching—not merely the asana practice but the complete yogic system including pranayama, dharana, and philosophical study.
Eric Martin, YogaSoul’s co-director, has studied Vinyasa Krama directly under Ramaswami and was authorized to teach the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. This program was a natural extension of YogaSoul’s deep commitment to lineage-based practice.
Required Reading
Program Investment
Full 100-Hour Intensive
First Half Only
The first half of the program was available for those who could not attend the full intensive. Second-half-only attendance was not offered.
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Get in Touch →Frequently Asked Questions
Vinyasa Krama is the traditional yoga system taught by Sri T. Krishnamacharya, the father of modern yoga. Unlike contemporary “vinyasa flow,” Vinyasa Krama is a comprehensive methodology that systematically links breath, movement, and posture across hundreds of traditional sequences, from standing to seated to supine, in a carefully ordered progression. It is not a style—it is a complete system.
No. The program was designed to welcome both dedicated practitioners and experienced yoga teachers. What was required was a sincere practice and a genuine interest in studying yoga at depth. Ramaswami was known for meeting students where they are while honoring the full rigour of the tradition.
The Samkhya Karika by Isvarakrishna is one of the foundational texts of Indian philosophy. Samkhya provides the metaphysical framework that underlies the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali—the dualistic understanding of purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (nature). Studying it directly with Ramaswami, using his own translation, was a rare opportunity.
Yes. Both morning and afternoon sessions were available simultaneously online and in-person, allowing practitioners outside Salt Lake City to participate. Recordings may be available—contact us for information.
Eric Martin, YogaSoul’s co-director and retreat director, has studied Vinyasa Krama directly under Ramaswami and is authorized to teach the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. He also studies Vinyasa Krama under Ramaswami. Hosting this intensive was an expression of YogaSoul’s core commitment to lineage-based, authentic yoga education.
We hope to host Ramaswami again in the future. If you’d like to be notified when new programs are announced, please contact us or subscribe to the YogaSoul newsletter. We announce special intensives and events to our community first.
Continue Your Journey
YogaSoul’s 200-Hour and 300-Hour teacher trainings are grounded in the same lineage-based, breath-centered philosophy that informed this intensive. Join our community of serious practitioners.