Going Natural with Integral Yoga

“Why not go natural?” is the question Integral Yoga Natural Foods is asking all of Charlottesville. If there is a much safer, more natural substitute to most, if not all of the food out there, why not try it? Integral Yoga has been providing Charlottesville with at least the option to try natural foods since 1975. More Charlottesville natives have gone green then you might think. In fact, Integral Yoga’s vast array of produce is mostly made up of local produce from about thirty local farms in and around the central Virginia area.

Jasiyah Ruiz, an employee of Integral Yoga explained what she has learned about the “organic food game.” She said, “During the late 70s and early 80s, organic food was hard to find in Virginia. If you weren’t a farmer, or if you didn’t have any friends that were growing their own produce, then you didn’t really have organic food but most people didn’t really understand the importance of it anyways. After buying the Blue Mountain Trading Company, IY started offering local & organic produce, guilt-free packaged foods, and great-quality supplements.” IYNF is associated with Yogaville. Swami Satchitananda a world famous spiritual Guru founded Yogaville.

Ruiz is currently the head of IY juice bar, and she recommends their smoothies. You can get just about any fruit, vegetable, and/or grass turned into a delicious juice, which is more than worth a visit.