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United Nations Declares December 21st as “World Meditation Day”
The United Nations General Assembly has set a powerful intention for global harmony by unanimously declaring December 21st as World Meditation Day. This landmark resolution on December 6, 2024, invites the world to pause, reflect, and embrace the transformative...
Yogic End-of-Life
The Integral Yoga End-of-Life Project and its website offers a free resource filled with profound guidance inspired by the teachings of Integral Yoga. The Project blends timeless spiritual principles with practical approaches. Central to this initiative is a...
Healing Arts Yantra Workshop: Feb. 28 – March 2, 2025
Join Yoga teacher Padme for a weekend Yantra Workshop at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. Yantras are an ancient geometrical technology that have existed for thousands of years, dating back to ancient India. They are tools for meditation, healing, and Self-realization....
Swami Satchidananda 110th Jayanthi Celebration: December 21 – 22, 2024
Join Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville for the Jayanthi (birth anniversary) Celebration of our beloved founder, Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidanandaji! This year we will celebrate Jayanthi on the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Born in...
New Year’s Silent Retreat: December 27, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Step into a journey of profound self-discovery and rejuvenation at the transformative New Year’s Silent Retreat hosted at the serene Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. Nestled in the tranquil foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this retreat offers an unparalleled...
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 raffle...
A Journey into the Yoga Sutras
Enjoy watching/listening to Yoga teacher Rachel Scott's podcast in which she is in conversation with Integral Yoga Publications author Carroll Ann (Prashanti) Friedman. Prashanti discusses her new book, Practicing the Yoga Sutras: A Personal Study Guide and Journal....
Balancing Humility and Self-Worth
In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, Līlā Śakti Mayī and host Avi Gordon (director, Integral Yoga Teachers Association) dive into the profound connection between humility, self-care, and the power of Sanskrit. The discussion focuses on how language can embody...
Practice and Non-Attachment: A Two Pronged Approach to Liberation
If you want to see well through a window, you have to clean both sides. Practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment (vairagya) work much the same way. They are the complimentary practices given in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as a means to quiet the movement of thought in the...
Ishvara Pranidhana: The Psychology of Surrender
On the journey of self-growth, one of the central concepts in yogic philosophy is Ishvara Pranidhana, or the act of surrendering to a Higher Power. Patanjali, in the Yoga Sutras, describes it as a foundational practice that leads us toward liberation and inner peace....