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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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In Remembrance of Him

Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Swami Yogananda Sarasvati ...I first met Sri Gurudev in 1967 on his second visit to Paris. I was about 19, and had been teaching Hatha Yoga for a year or so. When Sri Gurudev entered the hall, I felt at...

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Your Child Chose You

Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By H. H. Sri Swami Satchidananda Children should be introduced to Yoga while they are still in the womb. How? By the parents becoming good Yogis. Children are best taught by example. Words don't carry much...

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Healing Our Environments, Healing Ourselves

Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Healing Our Environments, Healing Ourselves An Interview with Bhaskar Alan Deva Bhaskar Alan Deva is a Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra consultant and trainer. He enjoyed a lengthy and close "apprenticeship" with...

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Yoga, Creativity, and Healing

Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the interview with Shanti Norris Shanti Norris served as Sri Gurudev's secretary during the 1970s and went on to become one of the cofounders of the nonprofit Smith Farm Center for the Healing...

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Yoga Therapy Research: West Meets East

Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the article by Dr. Timothy McCall Timothy McCall, M.D. is the medical editor for Yoga Journal. Last year he reported on his 2-month trip to South India where he explored the state of research on...

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy:

Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the interview with Dr. Dean Ornish For the past 27 years, Dr. Dean Ornish has been directing a series of clinical trials proving that a Yoga-based program of comprehensive lifestyle...

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Yoga and Health – The Yoga Therapy Boom

Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine In this special section we examine the therapeutic benefits of Yoga, paradigms of "healing vs. curing," groundbreaking research in the Yoga therapy field, and the cutting edge training programs now available...

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Strategies for Transformation

Sample from the Fall 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Swami Karunananda Everywhere in nature, we see change. Day gives way to night. The hot and humid days of summer yield to the brisk, cool winds of fall. The garden is in bloom, then goes to seed. Similarly,...

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