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Yoga’s First Interfaith Ministry
The first thoughts of proposing some type of ministry for the Integral Yoga organization occurred in the winter of 1980. My mother had been a member of the Third Order of St. Francis when she was young. This order was established by St. Francis in response to a...
Spiritual Activism in a Violent World
In the wake of yet another gross example of racism and another senseless murder in the USA, many people are searching for some way to actively respond to a world that has given birth to so much violence and injustice. In Integral Yoga, we often speak about how we can...
Helping, Fixing, or Serving
Karma Yoga, the path of selfless service, is a main branch of the classical Integral Yoga system. Integral Yoga founder, Swami Satchidananda, considered the spirit of Karma Yoga as foundational to the practice of Yoga. In this article, Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, captures...
Integral Yoga Teacher Heads Initiative to Support Local San Francisco Charities
A San Francisco Yoga studio is now offering a donation-based class to support local Castro charities. All teachers are donating their time. "Karma Yoga, the path of selfless service, is one of the significant paths in Yoga that brings benefit to all," Marc (Mukunda)...
Service in Satchidananda: Buckingham, Virginia
Christmas 2018: For over 30 years, "Christmas in Buckingham" has brought holiday cheer to Yogaville's neighbors. And, now again this year, "Christmas in Buckingham" has been underway. What a joy those who are participating are! How sweetly they manifest Swami...
Service in Satchidananda: Sri Lanka
December 2018: Jayan Johnson and myself are in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka doing seva on behalf of Service in Satchidananda (SIS). We are buying food, washing machines, and beds and taking them to hospitals and homes that are still affected by the 2004 tsunami. We are so...
Families for Children: Falling in Love with Children in Need
Bhakti Foster-Purvine, an Integral Yoga teacher who lives in Portland, Oregon, was introduced to Families for Children (FFC) by Swami Divyananda 15 years ago. Located in Coimbatore, South India, FFC is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that exists to fulfill...
The Integral Yoga Ministry
The Integral Yoga Ministry was inspired by Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda's example and motto: "The dedicated enjoy supreme peace, therefore live only to serve." Some of his students have chosen the path of sannyas or monasticism. The first of his American students...
Satchidananda Prison Project
Swami Satchidananda always cared deeply about serving men and women in prison. When he was serving in Sri Lanka, he and the members of his ashram built temples for both minimum and maximum security facilities and conducted regular prayer meetings for the prisoners....
Off the Mat, Into the World
Seane Corn believes that the future of Yoga is seva, selfless service. But, it’s not just a belief, it’s something she is helping to manifest as an activist working as the Yoga ambassador for YouthAIDS and as cofounder of Off the Mat, Into the World®. In this...