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The Science of Yoga, Part 1: Yogabhyasa and Yogavidya
The practice of Yoga and the science of Yoga, or Yogabhyasa and Yogavidya, are two of the traditional ways that Yoga is described. Yoga is a practice (abhyasa) and a science (vidya). While asanas and pranayama are immensely popular and currently the most visible...
Karma, Forgiveness, Pranava – IY eMagazine 264
Navaratri Celebrations Online This Week!
This is a special time of the year when we offer pujas to the Divine Mother in three forms, with three nights for each Goddess. Many of our Integral Yoga centers will be offering special programming. At Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville the first night of each Goddess...
OM: The Pranava
Joseph Campbell was an American author and editor whose works on comparative mythology examined the universal functions of myth in various human cultures. During the final years of his life, Campbell embarked on a speaking tour in which he drew together all that he...
Integral Yoga Day: October 7, 2021
Annually, the Integral Yoga global organization celebrates the day the first Integral Yoga Institute was opened (1966) in the United States. This year marks the 55th anniversary of that first IYI! The Integral Yoga Institute of New York will be holding an opening...
Robert Arjava Altman: A Tribute
Robert Mark Altman, best known for his work as an early staff photographer for the music magazine Rolling Stone, died at his home in San Francisco on September 21, 2021, a month shy of his seventy-seventh birthday. He had been in ill health for some time. Altman...
The Secret of Karma Revealed
As long as you feel that you are doing something, then you are responsible. But when you don’t feel that you are doing anything, and you feel that you have completely surrendered into the hands of a Higher Power that does everything, where is the karma for you? When...
Ask for a Miracle
How do we live in this time? It is a question I ask myself again and again. For many, there is little choice. It is a time of such anguish for uncounted millions around the world. But what of those of us who have a sufficiency? Food, a roof over our heads, a bed, a...
When Yoga Meets Zen Meditation
Many of us come to meditation for the first time to still our mind. We recognize that the source of suffering has something to do with the way our minds work (or don’t work) and we believe that by sitting still and taming our mind we will become calm and peaceful. One...