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Meditation: The Final Step
Meditation is more or less the final practice in the yogic ladder. Patanjali talks about the eight steps of Ashtanga Yoga. The eighth step is an experience; we are not doing anything. But the first seven start with Yama and Niyama; thinking and handling your day to...
Integral Yoga Flourishing in Brazil
Swami Ramananda, president of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, recently conducted a teaching tour in Brazil. He shares his experiences of sharing Integral Yoga throughout the country. I started my teaching trip to Brazil in Lavras, where Atman Vieira runs...
IY eMagazine 94 – July 4th, SuperSoul & Real Freedom
IY eMagazine 93 – Summer, Kirtan & the World of Integral Yoga
IY eMagazine 92 – Yoga, Father’s Day & Int’l Yoga Day
IY eMagazine 91 – Yoga, Global Wellness & Good Thoughts
Inspiring Teaching from the Buddha: The End of Suffering
From The Bahiya Sutta During alms rounds, Bahiya approached the Buddha to ask a question. “Teach me the dhamma, O Blessed One! Teach me the dhamma, O Holy One, so that it will be for my long-term welfare and bliss!” The Buddha said to him, “This is not the time,...
Living a ‘Spiritful’ Life
Integrative medicine pioneer, Dr. Sandra Amrita McLanahan, offers these reflections and an inspirational view of spiritual life—or what she terms a "spiritful" life—during this tribute she offered her spiritual teacher (Swami Satchidananda) during the centennial...
A Treasure in Your Hands
Over his many years in sharing the yogic teachings, Reverend Jaganath Carerra has taught in universities, prisons, and Yoga centers. He has participated in interfaith programs, and helped to establish many of the Integral Yoga professional trainings.He was a long time...
Yoga Design Lab Announces New Yoga Mats Will Support Urban Youth Yoga Programs
In 2014, Canadian surfer/yogi, Chad Turner sold all of his belongings and decided to move to Bali, to develop a range of super colorful, luxury yoga mats made from recycled plastic bottles. Since then Yoga Design Lab’s footprint has grown to 50+ countries, and across...