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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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Living Yoga Training Program Re-Opens in Yogaville

After a several year pause during the pandemic, the Living Yoga Training (LYT) program was just re-launched in February 2023. The next dates open to join the LYT program are from March 13 – April 9, 2023. The LYT program helps you establish or deepen your practice in...

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The Integral Yoga System: A Quick Overview

The Integral Yoga System: A Quick Overview

The first thing I love about Yoga is that it’s something you can do when everything else out there is falling apart. I know this has brought many people to Yoga. It’s a way to assert your own power and control over your life, even when you seem powerless to change...

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Yoga & My Chronic Pain Journey

One year ago I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a disorder that affects the way my brain/nervous system processes pain. It all started in 2020, while I was finishing my Intermediate Integral Yoga Teacher Training online. Over the course of several months, the pain...

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Living Their Yoga: Devātman Daniel Givens

In this interview by Dhāraṇī Diana Díaz, Integral Yoga teacher and sound healer Devātman Daniel Givens shares an overview of his Yoga journey and passions. Your journey is an interesting path. When and how did you discover Yoga? What brought you to Integral Yoga? I...

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Inside the Practice of Yoga Nidra

Many years ago, I took other types of Yoga but also just regular Integral Yoga Hatha classes. And I noticed whenever I left an Integral Yoga class, I just felt so incredible. Everything was moving in slow motion, I was floating and everything was totally clear. I was...

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Announcing the Integral Yoga Live Calendar

Integral Yoga International is happy to announce the creation of a new Integral Yoga Live Calendar! It's an easy way to have the option of seeing upcoming Integral Yoga events/programs on your personal calendar: Google Calendar, Outlook, or another platform. When you...

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Swami Vivekananda: The Power & the Glory of Vedanta

On January 13th, the Vedanta Society celebrated the birth anniversary of the great sage Swami Vivekananda. In this video, Swami Sarvapriyananda, spiritual director of the New York branch, pays homage to Swami Vivekananda for his contributions to Indian society and the...

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Awakening from the Dream

Someone asked me the question: “I feel selfish and troubled all the time. Why is it so hard to feel peaceful all the time if it’s my true nature?” Well, that question cannot be answered with words but can be realized. How? By knowing the Knower, being the Be-er. Now,...

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Walking with the Courage of a Yogi

My dog Zoë raced out of the dark woods. Her body split the night like an arrow until she rammed into a maple tree. She fell silent. Then her cries began. I ran to her crumpled body, her eyes were open yet vacant. She wailed as if her soul had been flung away, leaving...

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