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The Five Koshas
One question I often like to start my meditation workshops with is: Are you your thoughts? It’s quite controversial for some people and can provoke interesting responses. Sure, most of the time we feel like we are stuck in our heads. But aside from our minds, how else...
Raja Yoga Now: The Master’s Touch
It was in September 1970 that I first met my spiritual master. It was a time when many great Gurus were being drawn to the West, attracted by the awakening aspiration of the youth. Several hundred of us had gathered at a rustic site in the mountains of California for...
The Darshan Line
When I was in my 20s, I used to go to the New York Integral Yoga Institute on 13th Street and buy books and tapes and great things. And then I took a shiatsu class there with a great bunch of spiritual people for 20 weeks and we were all different, but we all got...
Power of Recognition, Sanatana Dharma, Titiksha – IY eMagazine 252
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Virtual Open House July 31
Join Mia Velez and Snehan Born for this open house on July 31st at 11am (PDT) and learn more about the 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program being offered by the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute (SFIYI). The SFIYI has been leading trainings in San...
New Release: Beyond Words Audiobook!
Integral Yoga Media, in collaboration with Integral Yoga Publications is thrilled to announce the release of Beyond Words by Swami Satchidananda in audiobook form. Beautifully read by professional narrator Madeline Starr, this audiobook is now available exclusively on...
The Power of Recognition
In this discussion between Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Christopher Wallis, they discuss the nature of Consciousness and how we know anything that we know. And, as Swami Satchidananda always taught, enlightenment is nothing you need to "get" from outside or "achieve."...
Dalai Lama Birthday Message
On July 6, 2021, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 86th Birthday was celebrated around the globe. On the occasion, His Holiness offered this inspiring birthday message. The Mind & Life Institute were among the many organizations to honor the Dalai Lama’s birthday,...
What We Can Learn from a Flower
We can find lessons in everything we do. One of the lessons that I learned as a mechanic, many years ago, is very useful in being able to control the mind. The newer vehicles probably don’t require this anymore, but way back then, a car had to be periodically...
Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco’s Historic Building
As the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco approaches its 51st anniversary on Dolores Street, Swami Ramananda gave the following update on the renovation of their iconic and historic building. Namaste and greetings of peace. I wanted to share with you that...