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Bondage and Liberation

This time of year, I hear a lot of nostalgic tales—both happy and bitter—of families at Passover seders and in churches on Easter Sunday. My own memories include none of those things. I remember the joy of a prolonged school break, the hopeful spirit of early baseball...

The Story of Stolen Gods

Bharata Dance & Allied Arts presented A Thousand Years’ Journey – Story of Stolen Gods at Cowell Theater in San Francisco in March 2026. The production brought alive the contemporary issue of murtis (sacred statues) that have been stolen from India and brought to...

Service in Satchidananda: New Website Launch

Service In Satchidananda (SIS) is a non-profit international network of charities established in honour of Sri Swami Satchidananda and based on his core teaching of selfless service. SIS works together with a dedicated team of people, other non-profit organisations,...
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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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Yoga for Low Back Pain

In this online workshop (starts Nov. 5, 2021 over 2 consecutive weekends), Dr. Loren M. Fishman will explain seven basic causes of low back pain and teach you how to identify the proper one, relieve the pain it produces, and how to avoid the causes of pain in the...

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Books on Yoga for Specialized Applications: 2021

As Yoga therapy and Yoga for specialized applications becomes more widely accepted in the United States and western world, more and more books are being published on these subjects.This is just a small sampling of some of the books that have been published in 2021....

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BOOK: “Yoga Radicals”

Yoga Radicals (Singing Dragon/Jessica Kingsley Publishers) is a new book consisting of curated interviews with Yoga pioneers including Gail Parker, Heather Mason, Neil Pearson, and Integral Yoga Minister Rev. Jivana Heyman (founder of Accessible Yoga), among others....

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“Walking in the Jungle” with Hersha Chellaram!

This delightful kids series is taught by Hersha Chellaram (Integral Yoga teacher and Integral Yoga Centre of Hong Kong director) and is also for the young at heart! In this class, Hersha takes you through a whimsical and fun stretching and breathing program as part of...

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Yoga as a Tool of Embodiment and Refuge

In this conversation, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with Francesca Cervero—a full-time Yoga teacher since 2005—about her approach to practicing and teaching Yoga. Francesca's teaching is inspired by her foundational training...

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Developing Spiritual Vision

How to love everyone equally? It’s a beautiful question. There are so many differences among us in terms of age, physical characteristics, professions, and so on. The only way to love everybody equally is to see the common element running through all these...

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The Science of Yoga, Part 3: The Five Kleshas

In his translation and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swami Satchidananda gives this introduction to the five kleshas: “Sri Patanjali gives the obstacles (kleshas), which will then be explained one by one. The order is significant: because of ignorance of...

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Raja Yoga’s Essential Teaching: The Quest for Happiness

In this 3rd installment of this series on "Raja Yoga Now," Swami Karunananda encourages our readers to explore what they are truly searching for in life. And, to consider how the teachings of Raja Yoga can support one's inner exploration and spiritual journey. What do...

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