Official Journal of Integral Yoga® International
Founded in December 1969, Integral Yoga Magazine is now a free weekly eMagazine featuring “Weekly Words of Wisdom” and all the same great content
it has for over 50 years: articles, info, programs, the latest news—and videos
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The Dalai Lama: A Message of Love & Inner Peace
Recently, His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in the program "Buddhism, Science and Compassion," which was organized by the Einstein Forum (Germany). During the program, His Holiness stressed how all the religions share the value of universal love. He also...
“Two Old Fogey Yogis ” Podcast, New Episode — Meditation Hits & Misses:True Confessions
In episode #4 of the Two Old Fogey Yogis podcast, Swami Asokananda and Rev. Prem get into the nitty gritty of developing a strong & steady meditation practice. They take a no-holds barred, no secrets left behind, kind of approach to the subject of meditation hits...
Integral Yoga Online
Practice Yoga from the comfort of your home with the Integral Yoga Virtual Studio. An online platform hosted by the Integral Yoga Teacher’s Association (IYTA), the Integral Yoga Virtual Studio features various live offerings from Integral Yoga teachers around the...
Pranayama for Pandemics: Three-Step Breathing for Lung Health
In our modern world, many of us are wondering how to protect ourselves against illness. We can, it turns out, strengthen our lungs so that they stand a chance against a nasty virus. Read on to find out how ancient breathing practices could be the armour you need this...
Beyond the Breath
Pranayama, often described as yogic breathing, is one of the most powerful, yet subtle practices in Yoga. Certainly, we use yogic breathing techniques to practice pranayama—but if we mistake these techniques for the intent, we cut ourselves off from the full scope of...
When Hatha Meets Raja
Michael Rhadeya Plasha (Yoga, Ayurvedic and meditation educator and an addiction, trauma and chronic disease specialist) has spent two decades refining his practice and teaching of Hatha Yoga while integrating Raja Yoga into the class. In this article he shares what...
Make Hay While the Sun Shines!
In this recent Integral Yoga Podcast, Avi Gordon (director, Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with Ram Wiener about forgiveness, the experience of finding a Guru, and allowing the universe to shape us into someone we like. Ram (vice-president of business at...
What Do You Bring to Each Interaction You Have?
Even post-election we are still undergoing turbulent times in a divided nation. When Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev) arrived in New York City in 1966 our country was also going through seismic cultural shifts. I know that, for me, the teachings and practices of...
Raising Yogic Kids
It’s very, very hard to bring up children nowadays, particularly with all the things that they see, watch, read, and hear. Children don’t know what is right and what is wrong, what should be done or what should not be done, so certain things must be taught. It takes...
Everything Can Be Karma Yoga
Whatever is due to you will come and nobody can stop that or cheat you. If ever anybody does seem to cheat you, know that it is an aftereffect of what you have done to someone at some time in the past. You must have cheated somebody earlier, so now another person is...
What is Integral Yoga?
Did you ever wonder what "Integral Yoga" means? In this video, Mataji (a long-time disciple of Swami Satchidananda) describes how the path of Integral Yoga progressively brings the body, heart, mind, and spirit into harmony and peace. Swami Gurucharanananda, lovingly...
Integral Yoga: Looking Back, Going Forward
In October 2020, Swami Karunananda gave the following talk—during the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute’s 50th anniversary celebration—on the future of the Integral Yoga teachings and organization. A reporter once asked me to describe Swami Satchidananda’s legacy,...
Yoga Lessons from the Disability Community
I’ve been thinking a lot about 2020 and what a tumultuous year it has been. I’m not of the mindset that once we reach 2021 things will magically change, but I am hopeful for a brighter future for all of us. 2020 offered the opportunity to explore accessibility in so...
Adaptive Yoga in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, one of Hong Kong's leading news agencies featured Integral Yoga teacher and therapist, Hersha Chellaram on their "Listen to Her" series. A longtime Hong Kong resident, Hersha's YAMA foundation has been working to make Yoga accessible to some...
Bringing Yoga Therapy into Hospitals and Academia (Online Program)
Bringing Yoga Therapy into Hospitals and Academia is a new program offered by Dr. Mala Cunningham and hosted by Yogaville Online and the Integral Yoga Therapy Certification Program. The program will be conducted online from February 11 - 15, 2021 If you are a Yoga...
The Transformative & Healing Power of Music
Music can awaken the deepest parts of our memories—even if those moments seem gone forever. Marta C. González proves this in a poignant video that has recently gone viral. The emotional moment was shared by the Asociacion Musica Para Despertar, a Spanish charity which...
Ayurveda and Yoga Recovery Tools
Durga Leela is the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body, and spirit. In this podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with her about...
Buddhism on Worrying—& How to Eradicate It.
My 10-day “Introduction to Buddhism” course was held in the main Gompa of Tushita Meditation Center. One of the texts that was written on the walls inside read the following: “If it can be remedied, why be upset about it? If it cannot be remedied, what is the use of...