Karuna Kreps met Swami Satchidananda in 1967. Initiated by him, she taught classes of all levels at the Integral Yoga Institute in New York from 1968 to 1982. She traveled with Swami Satchidananda, staffed Yoga retreats, and lived in the Integral Yoga Institute. In 1986, she was awarded the title of Guru Tattwa Ratnam, or “Jewel of the Guru’s Teachings” by Swami Satchidananda. She built the original websites SwamiSatchidananda.org, lotus.org, iyta.org, and LivingYogaMovie.org, and for a decade she helped to edit Integral Yoga Magazine, maintain iymagazine.org, and send out the “Weekly Words of Wisdom from Sri Swami Satchidananda.