Swami Vidyananda teaches all branches of Integral Yoga, including Hatha Yoga postures, Raja and Jnana Yoga philosophy, Meditation, and Yogic lifestyle. She began practicing Yoga in 1969. She has been teaching Integral Yoga since 1972, and training Yoga Teachers since 1973. She became a Swami (monk) in 1983. She has taught and trained Yoga teachers throughout the US and Canada, as well as Australia, Europe, and India. She continues to travel and teach internationally.
Vidyananda has taught Yoga for many different populations: college students, corporate managers, children with Down Syndrome, pregnant women and many more.
She appeared on Fox News Network speaking on Yoga Stress Management in corporate settings. She has taught in programs such as the Smith Cancer Retreats, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Vidyananda currently leads Yoga Teacher Training courses in Integral Yoga Stress Management, Raja Yoga, and Meditation. She also serves on faculty for Integral Yoga Hatha TTs.
Swami Vidyananda served as director of the Montreal Integral Yoga Institute. For many years she travelled with Sri Swami Satchidananda, founder of the Integral Yoga Institutes, serving as his translator into French. She taught and translated at the European Yoga Union Conference in Zinal, Switzerland, for 10 years. She co-developed the Integral Yoga Stress Management Teacher Training program. She also developed programs on Yoga for balancing the emotions.
Vidyananda founded the Integral Yoga Teachers Association and serves on the Integral Yoga Teachers Council. She trained as an Interfaith Chaplain at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. She has produced hundreds of videos on Yoga philosophy and practices for Integral Yoga.