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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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A Being of Love

Sample from the Fall 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine A Being of Love A Tribute by Dr. Wayne Dyer ... I was fortunate to meet Swami Satchidananda five or six times over the years and to spend some very beautiful, comfortable, joyful, peaceful loving moments with...

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When Hatha Meets Raja

Sample from the Winter 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Michael Rhadeya Plasha Michael Plasha has spent nearly a decade refining his practice and teaching of Hatha Yoga while integrating Raja Yoga into the class. In this article he shares what inspired this...

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The Eight Limbs of Yoga in Ayurvedic and Yogic Therapy

Sample from the Winter 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Dr. David Frawley is regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedic Studies. This article offers a preview of an exciting new...

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The Psychology of the Yoga Sutras

Sample from the Winter 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Stephen Cope, M.S.W. According to psychotherapist and senior Kripalu Yoga teacher Stephen Cope, the mind is profoundly undervalued in our American Yoga tradition. Cope’s view is that the yogis of yore saw...

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The Yoga Sutras Unveiled

Sample from the Winter 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine The Yoga Sutras Unveiled With Swami Karunananda, Rev. Jaganath Carrera and Rev. Paraman Barsel Integral Yoga Magazine asked three of Integral Yoga’s most senior Raja Yoga teacher trainers (each with over...

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Transforming Life with the Bhagavad Gita

Sample from the Spring 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Rev. Stephanie Rutt For the past nine years, Stephanie Rutt has been facilitating study groups on the Bhagavad Gita with participants from all religions and walks of life. She has utilized Sri Gurudev’s...

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Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song

Sample from the Spring 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Graham M Schweig, PhD Dr. Schweig’s brand new book, Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song is described by Huston Smith (the internationally recognized authority on world...

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Vedanta and Psychotherapy

Sample from the Fall 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Swami Tadatmananda Vedanta and Psychotherapy would seem at opposite ends of the spectrum. Vedanta asserts that all is Brahman and psychotherapy has the psyche as its focus. But as Swami...

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