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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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The Enlightenment Experience of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Sample from the Fall 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Jean Dunn Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj is considered one of the twentieth century’s great Jnana Yogis. He was regarded as a Jivanmukta (living liberated soul) and as such, he was surrounded by many sincere...

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Be As You Are—The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

Sample from the Fall 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with David Godman David Godman (his family’s actual surname) read a book in 1974 about the great sage and jnani, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and two years later traveled to his ashram in India. Since...

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Yoga Vedanta

Sample from the Fall 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), a regular contributor to Integral Yoga Magazine, is one of the few westerners recognized in India as a...

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Around the Globe with Integral Yoga: San Francisco

Sample from the Winter 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Around the Globe with Integral Yoga: San Francisco The First Accessible Integral Yoga Teacher Training Program An Interview with Rev. Jivana Heyman The Integral Yoga ® Institute of San Francisco launched a...

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The Yoga of Divine Emotions

Sample from the Winter 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with David L. Haberman, Ph.D. Dr. David Haberman is an expert in Indic studies, and he credits Sri Gurudev as being one of the inspirations for his fascination with India. Even though Dr....

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The Yoga of Nine Emotions

Sample from the Winter 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Peter Marchand Author and teacher Peter Marchand gives us an overview of Rasa Sadhana, an ancient practice of gaining mastery over the emotions that originated in India and that he learned...

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The Integral Yoga Approach to Balancing the Emotions

Sample from the Winter 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Swami Vidyananda Swami Vidyananda’s workshops on Yoga and the emotions explore Integral Yoga techniques that bring greater harmony within oneself and to one’s relationships. These workshops...

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Dr Dean Ornish: Yoga and Medicine

Sample from the Spring 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine In the early 1970s, Dean Ornish was a medical student who was stressed out, depressed, suffering from mononucleosis and about to make a really bad decision. Then, he had a life-altering encounter. In a newly...

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Prison Yoga: We’re All Doing Time

Sample from the Spring 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Bo Lozoff Bo and Sita Lozoff founded, with Ram Dass, the largest prison interfaith ministry in the world. It is now in 60 countries with 50,000 prisoners on the mailing list. Bo’s book,...

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Really Living Yoga

Sample from the Spring 2008 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Swami Karunananda When I think of what it means to really live Yoga, I recall a very special visit in late December, about thirty years ago. I was serving as director of the San Francisco IYI, and Sri...

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