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The Tiny Chef Full of Yogic Spirit

Sometimes, the light of Yoga shines through in the most unexpected places. Meet The Tiny Chef—a hand-crafted, herbivore chef with a big heart, a love for nature, and an infectious giggle that has captured the hearts of millions. Though just a few inches tall, Cheffy...

The Guru’s Gift: Awakening the Light of Truth Within

Each year on Guru Poornima, we turn our hearts in deep gratitude to the Guru—the one who awakens the Light of Truth within us. It is a time of honoring not only our own teacher, but the entire lineage of saints, sages, and realized beings who have guided humanity from...

See and Emulate: The Power of a Living Master

Throughout history, seekers have turned to spiritual masters for guidance. While scriptures and saints of the past offer enduring wisdom, there is something uniquely powerful about the presence of a living master—a person who embodies spiritual truth in the here and...
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“Be Here Now” – A Look Back

“Be Here Now” – A Look Back

Be Here Now remains a spiritual classic for the millions who have read it and will continue to read it. Published in 1971, Be Here Now was written by Ram Dass and the 50th anniversary of the book is being celebrated in 2021. In this article, writer/editor Doug Toft...

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Becoming the Whole

Becoming the Whole

When you are caught in feelings, thoughts, frustration and trying to figure out what to do, thoughts may arise like: What can I do? How can I be more spiritual? How can I be more surrendered? This is the mind just doing what it does—angling for advantage. The key here...

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Working with Our Fears

Working with Our Fears

In this inspirational as well as practical advice video from 2020, Integral Yoga master teacher and center director, Nalanie Chellaram talks about how Yoga and meditation can help us to overcome the fears and anxieties we deal with in our daily lives and also the ones...

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Halloween Hatha

Halloween Hatha

Last Halloween, one of the teachers here at OM Yoga Center began his evening class by inviting the students to request the Yoga poses they found scary. He was not surprised by fancy suggestions such as bending backward to touch the head to the floor, handstands,...

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Constant Cravings

Constant Cravings

Cravings for pleasure are never ending. Every time you try to fulfill a craving, it’s like adding more gasoline to a fire that is already burning. We can’t eliminate desires completely and we don’t need to. Desires naturally arise in the mind. They only become...

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The Science of Yoga, Part 4: Yoga and Brain Functions

The Science of Yoga, Part 4: Yoga and Brain Functions

I wondered if I could look to Western neuroscience for clues on how, by working directly with the nervous system, we could pave a pathway to samadhi. I had an inkling through my studies of the autonomic nervous system—and in particular of homeostasis (the body’s...

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Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Awakening to Ahimsa

Light on the Yamas & Niyamas: Awakening to Ahimsa

In this column, Rev. Dale Ann Gray offers reflections on the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras, incorporating insights from classical Nondual Yoga. In this article, she unpacks the first yama, ahimsa (non-violence, non-harming). In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,...

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How Yoga Can Help Back Pain, Osteoporosis and More

How Yoga Can Help Back Pain, Osteoporosis and More

In this podcast/webinar, Avi Gordon (director of Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with Dr. Loren M. Fishman about how Yoga can help with various health challenges like back pain, osteoporosis and injuries. Dr. Fishman is Medical Director of Manhattan Physical...

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