Saci Murphy, E-RYT 500

“It has been my experience that yoga can create in us the opportunity to be present, awake and fully alive.”

Saci came to Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville in 2009 and has been teaching all levels and branches of Integral Yoga ever since. She brought with her the understanding of movement and teaching she had gained through an eclectic career as a professional ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer, who operated her own ballet company and Performing Arts Center, and through developing a software company that pioneered interactive multimedia and training programs used around the world.

While living at Yogaville, Saci was in charge of the Living Yoga Training (LYT) residential immersion program. In 2017 she became Director of Programming at the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute. While in the bay area, Saci embraced the opportunity to serve those experiencing homelessness in various shelters and communities, a new kind of yoga for her.

In 2021, Saci became Manager of the Diamond Mountain Retreat Center, a Buddhist meditation center in the mountains of Arizona, serving both the retreatants and the local Native American community.

Dedicated to sharing the power of moving energy through the body/mind consciously, she teaches yogis from beginner to advanced with a unique blend of personal insight, precise instructions and humor. She holds the deepest intention to awaken others to their own healing power and to experience the joy of living more fully through yoga.

Currently, Saci serves as Director of Programs at Yogaville, where she continues her light-hearted and inspirational teaching, bringing proper alignment of the body, breath and movement to each unique student, while focusing on the more subtle aspects of the yoga practices.