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June 2026
Students gathered for Mount Madonna's Yoga Teacher Training YTT 200 In-Person Intensive.

Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour In-Person Intensive | 2026

Immerse yourself in Classical Ashtanga Yoga with Mount Madonna’s 200-hour In-Person Summer Intensive (YTT 200). This 30-day Yoga Teacher Training offers in-depth study guided by over 20 experienced teachers, all held on our serene mountaintop campus.
13 Jun - 12 Jul
In-Person
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
July 2026
People gathered on a forest bridge for the Liberation Summer Yoga Retreat

48th Annual Liberation Yoga Retreat | 2026

Join us for our 48th annual Liberation Yoga Retreat at Mount Madonna. Explore "Pathways to Peace" through breath control, yoga asana, meditation, kirtan, and teachings from the Yoga Sutras and Yoga Vasishtha. Online, in-person, and scholarship options available.
01 - 05 Jul
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Photo of Baba Hari Dass for Guru Purnima

The Guru Within & Without

Join us at Mount Madonna in the lead up to Guru Purnima for a special yoga offering titled “The Guru Within & Without,” featuring teachings on guru, Vedic chanting, and a yoga asana practice.
25 Jul
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

Sacred Series: Guru Purnima

You are invited to celebrate Guru Purnima and honor all teachers with chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa followed by a traditional yajna (Vedic fire ceremony), a bhoj (feast), and the Hanuman Olympics!
28 Jul
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
August 2026
People on bridge in the redwoods for a yoga asana and meditation class at Mount Madonna

The Five Great Elements in Practice & in Nature

Step into a day of presence among the redwoods — a gentle hike, yoga asana, and meditation on the Mount Madonna campus, rooted in the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether.
01 Aug
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
In-Person
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Two pictures, one of person studying at home, one of a group of people studying Advanced Yoga Studies YTT 300 at Mount Madonna

Advanced Yoga Teacher Training YTT 300 Program | 2026

Mount Madonna's 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training blends online and residential study over eight months. Grounded in Classical Ashtanga Yoga and the teachings of Baba Hari Dass, this program prepares you to register as an RYT 500 through Yoga Alliance.
26 Aug - 28 Mar
Hybrid
Combination online and in-person instruction
September 2026
Aradhana for Baba Hari Dass hero image with blooming lotus

8th Annual Aradhana

You are invited to the 8th annual aradhana (annual ceremony of honor and remembrance) for Baba Hari Dass, beloved teacher, guru, and inspiration. There are a number of ways from which you may choose to participate, in-person or online.
26 Sep
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
October 2026
beautiful tea lights and lanterns lit to Celebrate Navaratri & Vijay Dasami

Navaratri & Vijay Dasami

Join us for ten days and nights as we symbolically live the struggle between dark and light in the ancient epic Ramayana, immersing ourselves in Ram’s journey to confront the demon king Ravana.
11 - 20 Oct
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
December 2026
March 2027
Shiva statue for Shivaratri observance.

Shivaratri Observance

Through ritual, prayer, chanting, meditation and other austerities, we purify the mind and offer our ignorance to Shiva, the aspect of consciousness who is the remover or the destroyer.
05 - 06 Mar
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
April 2027

Hanuman Jayanti

On the auspicious day of Hanuman Jayanti, you are invited to come visit the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple at Mount Madonna to offer prayers to Hanuman. The day's events will include a parade, chanting, a yajna (ancient Vedic ritual), and a bhoj (feast) to conclude the festivities.
20 Apr
In-Person/Online
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
June 2027
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