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A Life in Service: Remembering Fr. Christie A. Joachimpillai, OMI (1931–2025)

On August 30, 2025, the world lost a devoted priest, scholar, and bridge-builder between faiths. Fr. Christie A. Joachimpillai, OMI—affectionately known as Fr. Pillai to many in the Integral Yoga community—passed away peacefully in Toronto, surrounded by loved ones....

Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers

If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a little prayer, a little study, a little service—every day—with...

The Greatest Victory

Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it all originates with your thinking. That is why it is so important to...
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Remembering Michael Lang, Woodstock Co-Creator

Remembering Michael Lang, Woodstock Co-Creator

Woodstock co-creator, the legendary Michael Lang passed away on Saturday, Jan. 8th. At 24 years-old, Lang and good friend Artie Lang, a music industry promoter, met with businessmen John Roberts and Joel Rosenman to come up with a plan for a music and art festival in...

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Be As You Are: It Could Not Be Otherwise

Be As You Are: It Could Not Be Otherwise

Here is my radical proposition: All attempts at growth motivated by disguised self-hatred ultimately fail, and often cause harm. Being “good enough” is only a thought, a mental construct. Nobody can be “good enough,” because that’s just a thought. If we imagine some...

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Enjoy Two Free Yoga Classes on Thanksgiving!

Enjoy Two Free Yoga Classes on Thanksgiving!

The Integral Yoga Institute of New York is offering two free online Hatha Yoga classes for free on Thanksgiving, November 25, 2021. At 10 am, join Tom Brennan for a Multilevel, 75-minute class. At 11:45 am, Rashmi (an Integral Yoga master teacher) will be offering a...

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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Integral Yoga

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Integral Yoga

Join with others in practicing Yoga and gratitude with events hosted by various Integral Yoga centers. Thank you for being a part of the community! Integral Yoga San Francisco  Gratitude Hatha Class - 6:00 - 7:30am EST (9:00 - 10:30am PST) Thanksgiving Gathering -...

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BOOK: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

BOOK: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is a new Book by the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn. He says, “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real...

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Ram Dass & Alan Watts

Ram Dass & Alan Watts

In this unique offering, the Be Here Now Network and Alan Watts Organization have curated a podcast featuring words of wisdom from Ram Dass and Alan Watts. Watts offers his far-reaching Buddhist, Taoist and meditative wisdom, playing off of and complementing Ram Dass’...

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