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Approaching the Yoga Sutras with Great Love and Respect
An Interview with Mukunda Stiles As a practitioner and as a teacher of Yoga, Mukunda Stiles has pondered the Yoga Sutras for over three decades. He brings not just a philosophical understanding to the Sutras, but a deep personal experience that helps illuminate the...
How I Came to Paramahansa Yogananda
Sample from the Fall 2009 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine How I Came to Paramahansa Yogananda By Roy Eugene Davis (as told to Integral Yoga Magazine) In December 1949, I was 18 years old and I headed to Los Angeles, arriving at Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)...
The Fulfillment of Yoga
For over 40 years, Nischala Devi has been highly respected internationally for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. In this interview, she reflects upon her Yoga journey and how she is adapting the...
Remember the Source
An Interview with John Friend Founded in 1997, Anusara Yoga is one of the most highly respected schools of Hatha Yoga in the world. Its founder, John Friend, was introduced to Yoga in 1967, at the age of 8, by his mother when she read him stories of yogis who had...
The Call of Yoga
An Interview with Rama Jyoti Vernon If Mataji Indra Devi can be called the first lady of Yoga, Rama Jyoti Vernon can be called the keeper of the flame of Yoga. She was instrumental in hosting some of the first Yoga masters to come to the West, she began the first Yoga...
Is Yoga Hindu?
An Interview with Graham M. Schweig, PhD Questions about the origins of Yoga and whether Yoga is a part of the Hindu religion have arisen over the years in Yoga classes, teacher training programs and universities. In this interview, Dr. Graham Schweig, a scholar and a...
Buddhism and Yoga: An American Teacher’s Journey
Buddhism and Yoga: An American Teacher’s Journey An Interview with Geshe Michael Roach Geshe Michael Roach has spent most of his adult life as a monk in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and has been meditating for over 30 years. He’s gone deep in the study of both the...
Featured Asana
For many sacred traditions, enlightenment occurs under the shelter of a grand tree. Entire revealed scriptures poured effortlessly from the lips of saints who made their homes beneath trees. Single banyans that stretch for miles and live for centuries have provoked...
Creating a Home Practice
You may, at some point, feel inspired to make a transition from being a Hatha Yoga class attendee to being a more involved yogi. This means developing a personal practice, where you make the connection to your own inner peace on a daily basis. In fact, this connection...
The Integral Yoga Hatha Method
When Sri Swami Satchidananda designed the Integral Yoga Hatha class, he formulated a clear methodology for his system. In this article, we learn about the underlying foundation and principles behind the methodology. As Integral Yoga teachers, when we enter the room to...