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The Science of Pranayama: How Breath Transforms Mind and Body

In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, host Avi Gordon welcomes Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian to explore the connection between breath, mind, body, and the ancient wisdom of Yoga through a modern scientific perspective. Dr. Sundar shares insights into prana,...

A Pilgrim’s Guide to a Day at Yogaville

A first day at an ashram is best approached the way one approaches a yatra, a pilgrimage. The word matters. A visit is something you do to a place. A pilgrimage is something a place is permitted to do to you, and the difference lies almost entirely in the preparation....

The Integral Yoga Dharma Sutras

A spiritual tradition lives not only through its teachings and practices, but through the way those teachings are embodied. Integral Yoga asks us to bring spiritual life into every dimension of our lives. This includes the way we speak and act, respond to...
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Mahasamadhi Anniversary 2023

On August 19, 2023, Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will observe the 21st Mahasamadhi Anniversary of Sri Swami Satchidananda. Join us as we honor our Satguru. Our lineage and tradition tells us that after Mahasamadhi, the shakti of the Satguru continues to be...

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Yoga and Van Life

Summer holidays and vacation time for many means getting on the road to visit family and friends, explore new places, and for Suzanne Borovcova and her photographer boyfriend Pierre Guilbaud it often means just living everyday life! Their van and life on the road...

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The World is Like a Movie, a Dream, a Video Game

The celebrated book, Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda, is credited with changing the lives of tech genius Steve Jobs, musicians George Harrison and Elvis Presley, wellness guru Andrew Weill and actress Mariel Hemmingway, among many others. It also...

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Remembering Dr. D. Thilagavathi

Integral Yoga International lost one of its most beloved and long-serving center heads, Dr. D. Thilagavathi who passed away from cancer. Dr. Thilagavathi was a Naturopath by profession. She graduated as a doctor in Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences from Gandhi...

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“I Am Always I”

  I Am Always I is a delightful new children’s book by the much-loved spiritual teacher Rupert Spira. The video that accompanies the book is read aloud by Rupert over a wonderful new animation for kids and adults of all ages. Rupert takes you on a journey of...

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Who is the Sufferer?

I know it sounds hard, but we must remember that when we go through, or see, suffering it is not the Immortal Self that suffers. Who is the sufferer then? It is the mind that goes through all the changes—the little ego, guided by vasanas, wrong thinking, and...

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Integral Yoga Program Calendar Launches

A new initiative from Integral Yoga Teachers Association is the Integral Yoga Live Calendar. Continually updated and with more and more centers listing their programs, you can subscribe to this calendar that shows various in-person, online and hybrid programs from our...

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Remembering Sally Kempton 1943–2023

Sally Kempton, the much-beloved Yoga master and spiritual teacher, passed away on July 10, 2023. Sally was a shining light in the Yoga community and her loss is being mourned by so many. Sally's spiritual roots were in the Kashmiri Saivism tradition and she devoted...

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