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Rethinking Spiritual Practice: Do We Walk the Inner or Outer Path?
Is the spiritual path an inner one? Do we have to leave the world behind to find ourselves? If not, how can we integrate our relationship with the world? Is there an outer path to freedom? I think it is time for us to rethink our relationship with what we are taught...
How Our Lungs Affect Our Emotions
In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is understood that our lungs are a delicate entry point connecting us to the outside world. One of its functions is dispersing and spreading defensive or protective (wei) qi. This subcategory of qi lies just under our skin and...
Recognize the God in You
What we call “God,” is the Cosmic Consciousness. It is our natural state of peace and joy. That Cosmic Consciousness is infinite. It has no limitation, it never changes, it is omnipresent and eternal. That’s what is meant by immortal. It is in you, as the real you. So...
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Luckshmi Cannon: Helping Eliminate Hunger in the Algarve
REFOOD Almancil is an organization in the Algarve area of Portugal whose mission is to eliminate hunger, food waste and strengthen the bonds of the local community. Integral Yoga Teacher Trainer Luckshmi Cannon (SIS website developer & fundraiser), joined by a...
East-West Fusion
American jazz pianist and compose Dave Brubeck's most famous song is "Take Five." Brubeck is considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. In this video, it is re-imagined with an arrangement by musicians from Sachal Studios in Lahore, Pakistan. The result is...
Do You Believe in Free Will?
Sam Harris is a bestselling author, neuroscientist and host of the "Waking Up" app and podcast. In this talk, he demonstrates—with scientific rigor and humor—that free will is an inherently flawed and incoherent concept, even in subjective terms. If he is right, this...
Early Days at Yogaville West: Adventures in “Rubbing & Scrubbing”
In the early 1970s, Seigler Hot Springs, California was the site of the first Integral Yoga Ashram. It was called Yogaville West and it was inhabited by a ragtag motley group—including me—who became the first ashram residents there. Some folks were pretty grounded...
The Integral Yoga Anti-Racism Task Force
The Integral Yoga Anti-Racism Task Force took shape in July of 2020. It is made up of a group of Integral Yogis from the New York and San Francisco Integral Yoga Institutes, as well as Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville (Integral Yoga Global headquarters) who came...
Do Not Depend on Anything
Happiness is not something that can come from the outside. One of the things we seem to depend upon for our happiness is physical beauty. We don’t want to accept the fact that we will get old and our bodies will change. When we see others getting old we may think to...