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Breath, Body and Brain Aligned

While Sri Patanjali and other classical Yoga sources have known this for several thousand years, recent medical research highlights the profound connection between breath, body, and mind, emphasizing breathwork as a tool for emotional regulation and stress relief....

Integral Yoga Etsy Shop + Raffle!

  From inspiring art to spiritual gifts, the Integral Yoga Etsy Shop features unique items that embody the inspiration and joy of Yoga. To celebrate our 2025 launch, we’re offering the first 25 customers who make a purchase by January 11th automatic entry into a...

Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 12: Sacred Discipline Continues

In our last installment, Ramaswamy (Swami Satchidananda’s birth name) realized that the next step in deepening his spiritual practices would be to travel sixty miles from his birthplace of Chettipalayam to the ashram of the family Guru, Sri Sadhu Swamigal, in Palani....
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200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Summer 2023

200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Summer 2023

Gain a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own Yoga practice, and the skills necessary to become a knowledgeable Integral Yoga teacher. The training will be led by Integral Yoga master trainer Satya Greenstone, E-RYT...

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Taking Refuge from the Storms of Life: Saturday May 20, 2023

Taking Refuge from the Storms of Life: Saturday May 20, 2023

Integral Yoga master teachers Swami Ramananda and Swami Asokananda will be leading an inspiring satsang on the theme:"Taking Refuge from the Storms of Life" on May 20th, 2023 from 11:00 am – 12 noon (Pacific; 2 – 3 pm Eastern). They will present the distilled wisdom...

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Live in the Golden Present

Live in the Golden Present

Live in the golden present, then you won’t have any anxiety or any fear of losing anything. Look at the sparrows, they just fly around. If they are hungry they just go and pick up a grain from anywhere. They are not constantly worried about what will happen tomorrow,...

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Only Consciousness

Only Consciousness

The question that scientists ask is how matter becomes conscious. The new idea is that everything has a “degree” of Consciousness. It’s called panpsychism. The conclusion of this way of thinking is that the universe is conscious. And this is considered to be...

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The Yoga of Giving Back

The Yoga of Giving Back

Sixteen years ago, I founded Yoga Gives Back (YGB). When anyone asks me, “What inspired you to found Yoga Gives Back,” I usually reply: “Hope for the future.”  I founded YGB out of a Yoga classroom in Los Angeles where, as a beginning Yoga student, I was getting so...

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“Where the Rope Ends”

“Where the Rope Ends”

“Where the Rope Ends” is a feature length documentary film about Yoga teacher Nichole Doane’s experience on a fateful day when a rope ended and a long road to recovery that ensued. Here’s some of that story, in Nichole’s own words. I’ve always had endless appreciation...

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A Yogic Approach to Spring Cleaning

A Yogic Approach to Spring Cleaning

In North America, the Spring season will soon be behind us giving way to the Summer Solstice in June. Spring has long been a time of transition, when the dark and barren days of winter give way to light, warmth and new growth. Before summer is upon us, this month’s...

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Integral Yoga Retreats: May & June 2023

Integral Yoga Retreats: May & June 2023

Integral Yoga Retreats are a wonderful way to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate through an immersion in Yoga.  From June 1–4, a retreat will be led by Swami Ramananda (and senior IY teachers) near the ocean in Bolinas, California at Commonweal Retreat Center. The annual...

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