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Is Yoga Lineage Relevant in the Modern Era?
Although it is well-suited to the present era, Integral Yoga®, as taught by Swami Satchidananda, is part of a lineage with a long history. This lineage contributes to the beauty of the Integral Yoga tradition, in that it is part of a tradition. Today, with the...
Learning the Method of Direct Inquiry
It’s nearly impossible to calm the waves of the mind completely, but we can learn to dive under them. You don’t have to make all the waves calm. The Bhagavad Gita says that the mind gets tossed like a boat on the surface of wavy water. It’s very hard to keep the mind...
Art, Coltrane & Yoga
In mid-April 2019, Rev. Vimala Pozzi, (director, Integral Yoga Center of Richmond), was invited to speak at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Richmond, Virginia). ICA was hosting an exhibit by artist Cauleen Smith, who had taken inspiration from Swamini...
Light Of Truth Universal Shrine: Virtual Tours
The Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) was founded by Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga founder) and is dedicated to the Light of all faiths and to world peace. It is the first interfaith shrine to include altars for all faiths known and yet unknown. People...
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Patanjali’s Words: Raga and Dvesha — Attachment and Aversion
Rev. Jaganath, Integral Yoga Minister and Raja Yoga master teacher, has spent a lifetime delving into the deepest layers of meaning in Patanjali’s words within the Yoga Sutras. Our series continues with sutras: 2.6 through 2.8. Here, Patanjali elucidates further on...
Woodstock, Flower Power & Integral Yoga on the High Seas
As the fiftieth anniversary of the famed Woodstock Festival approaches, the organizers of the annual “Flower Power Cruise” reached out to the Integral Yoga Institute of New York to help re-create, on their April 2019 cruise, the inspiring Yoga vibes that Swami...
Yogaville 108k: Soup, Steps, and a Sky Full of Stars
As a follow-up to her article on her hopes, dreams, and preparation for a 108k run in Yogavile, Tracy Cooley shares the experience of actually undertaking and completing the run. You can read her first article, "Running: A Moving Meditation" here. There are trail runs...
Integral Yoga Institute of New Jersey to Celebrate 50th Anniversary!
2019 is heralding in several important 50-year anniversaries and milestones in Integral Yoga history including: Swami Satchidananda's sold-out Carnegie Hall "concert," (January 1969, which featured his talk, a Yoga demo, and music), his opening of the famed Woodstock...
Webinar: Rev. Jivana Heyman on Accessibility in Yoga
In this webinar, Avi Gordon, director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association, is in conversation with Rev. Jivana Heyman, an Integral Yoga teacher, minister, and founder of Accessible Yoga. They discuss a range of topics, including the challenge it is to change the...