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Swami Sivananda’s Sampoorna Yoga for Modern Seekers

If you asked Sri Swami Sivananda what a busy person in the West should actually do each day to grow spiritually, he would likely point you to a deceptively simple framework: do a little meditation, a little prayer, a little study, a little service—every day—with...

The Greatest Victory

Gurudev Sivanandaji used to say that we should watch our thoughts because they create habits. Once you develop a habit, it becomes your character. And then your character becomes your destiny. So, it all originates with your thinking. That is why it is so important to...

How to Practice Viveka

Viveka is the spiritual practice of discrimination—distinguishing between the real and unreal, the eternal and temporary, the Spiritual Presence and ego-identity. Here are some ways to put viveka into practice. See which of these resonates with you and supports you to...
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Connecting to the Divine Within

Sample from the Summer 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB Br. David discusses the role of the spiritual guide in helping the seeker toward the authentic, dynamic connection with our deepest selves and with the God of...

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Soul to Soul: The Guru-Disciple Relationship

Sample from the Summer 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Ram Dass Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert, Ph.D.) first went to India in 1967 and met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji. Everything changed then—his intense...

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The Neuroscience of Meditation and Enlightenment

Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. The Neuroscience of Meditation and Enlightenment An Interview with David Perlmutter, MD and Alberto Villoldo, PhD Neuroscientist David Perlmutter and medical anthropologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo have...

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Inside the Yoga Sutras: The Subtle Mechanics of Meditation

Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. Inside the Yoga Sutras: The Subtle Mechanics of Meditation An Interview with Reverend Jaganath Carrera In this interview, Reverend Jaganath, an Integral Yoga master teacher and author of Inside the Yoga...

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Mantra Meditation

Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. Mantra Meditation An Interview with Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) According to Dr. Frawley, mantra is perhaps the main method of the Yoga of technique. He regards mantras as asanas for the...

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How I Came to the West

Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition  of Integral Yoga Magazine By His Holiness Sri Swami Satchidananda As many of you know, when Sri Gurudev was in residence at Yogaville, he answered questions at Saturday evening satsangs. During the satsang that...

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A Revolution in Healthcare

Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition  of Integral Yoga Magazine "The spiritual teacher Swami Satchidananda was once asked, 'What's the difference between illness and wellness?' He walked over to a blackboard [during Grand Rounds at the University of...

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Boundless Giving – Introduction

Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition of Integral Yoga Magazine By Rev. Prem Anjali, Ph.D., Editor,  Integral Yoga® Magazine Yoga is now a household word. Sri Gurudev's mastery of the means to communicate what had been exotic and esoteric Yoga...

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