Welcome to Yoga for Life!
We offer yoga classes, yoga teacher training programs, yoga retreats to Nepal, India, and Bali, and internal practice yoga retreats. Here are a few quick details on what’s happening in 2024:
CLASSES: Participate our online meditation (Mondays, 8-830PM) and in-person Universal Yoga classes (Sundays, 9-11.30AM).
RETREATS: Join us on an internal journey! Raj is hosting his Internal Practices 2 Retreat in Summer 2025. (June 21-27, 2025 Beaverton.)
TRAININGS: We have been offering 200-, 300-, and 500-hour YTT trainings since 2011. Hundreds of our graduates successfully teach yoga classes and training programs in many countries of the world.
Thank you for visiting our site. We look forward to sharing one of these adventures and explorations with you!
Mandala Vyanayama Classes
Sundays 9 AM | 2.5 hours duration Two yoga mats needed.
Universal Yoga classes are offered in an exclusive setting surrounded by forests and tranquility in the heart of West-Haven Sylvan neighborhood. Address provided upon registration.
Experience the profundity of Tibetan Buddhism and Tantrika Shaivism in its modern culmination of UNIVERSAL YOGA. Classes are longer than commercial yoga sessions for cultivating your deepest practice of Yoga in Annamaya (physical), Pranamaya (energetic), and Manomaya (emotional) Kosha (layers).
In a typical Mandala Yoga class, you will experience skillful weaving of Asana, Vinyasa, Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra, Yantrayana, and Mantrayana practices all to lead you to an experiencing Oneness.
Free Karunā Circle Meditation
Mondays 8 PM | 30 min. duration Distant participation on Zoom.
"Karunā" (pronounced: kuh-roo-nah) translates to "compassion" or "empathy" and is of significant importance in the path of yoga. Karunā is a universal virtue that transcends cultural and spiritual boundaries and emphasizes the importance of empathy, kindness, and altruism in building a more compassionate and harmonious world, where individuals support and care for one another in times of need. Yoga teaches that a compassionate heart, coupled with wisdom, is essential for the liberation of oneself and others from suffering.
We welcome you to attend if you would like to give or receive loving kindness for yourself, for others, or for our collective consciousness. Our FREE online Karunā Circle is on Monday evenings at 8pm PT on Zoom. All are welcome.
Deeper Yoga Education
An effective, practical, and scholarly approach to becoming a yoga instructor, teacher and, ultimately, a Yogi.
MODULE 1. 100 hours: Functional anatomy, alignment, dialog of 35 Asana, history, philosophy.
MODULE 2. 100 hours: All aspects of Vinyasa, sequencing principles, philosophy, Pranayama, Bandha, 8 Limbs.
MODULE 3. 100 hours: Asana across 5 classifications, Subtle body, 7 Kosha, Shiva Nata-1.
MODULE 4. 100 hours: Mandala cross-mat Vyanayama, Pranayama sequencing, Kriya, Shiva Nata-2.
MODULE 5. 8-day hermitage: Internal practices, Chakra Tantra, advanced Kriya, advanced Pranayama.
MODULE 6. 8-day hermitage: Advaita Vedanta practices for highly advanced practitioners.
Nepal & India Yoga Retreat and Pilgrimage
Oct 23 - Nov 9, 2026. A premium, all-inclusive journey.
A rare two-part retreat and pilgrimage, our first eight days will be in Kathmandu and Namo Buddha regions of Nepal, as we will visit some of the quintessential Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage sites, ancient UNESCO Heritage cities, and witness the intertwining of everyday practices of Hinduism and Buddhism. We will visit some of the famously revered sites: Pashupatinath Temple, Kopan Monastery, Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Moastery, Boudhanath Stupa (one of the largest in Himalayan region), Swayambhunath Stupa, as well as ancient cities of Patan, and Bhaktapur.
On the second part of our pilgrimage we will explore various parts of Rajasthan — inhabited since 2600BC — the land of the kings, battle-scarred forts, palaces of breathtaking grandeur and whimsical charm, bold colors and its romantic sense of pride and honor. Hindu kings of valor, as well Mughal emperors have brought an overlay of rich tapestry of culture, religion and monuments. Here we visit three distinct cities: Jodhpur, Pushkar, and Jaipur for specific spiritual and historic reasons; for example, a very rare Brahma temple in Pushkar.
There is space for sixteen travelers only. Put in your deposit today!
Meet our community of sincere practitioners
“There isn’t anything like YFL out there. The instructors are truly above and beyond other yoga offerings.”
“I learned so much, and made more progress on opening my hips in this 75 minutes than I had in months of other yoga classes.”
“Fantastic class - different from most out there!”
“Community, rigor, intentionality. The Universal Yoga lineage brings its own feel to this studio, which I find pushes me mentally and physically. I have been a member for six years.”