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A Brief History of Sri Guru Gita
Sri Guru Gita is a compilation of verses dedicated to the veneration of the Guru—both one’s embodied Guru, as well as the Guru-tattva or Guru Principle. Many devotees repeat the entire Gita daily, though some repeat it yearly during the annual Guru Poornima (July full...
Tender Recollections of My Guru
Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda came to the West in 1966. His presence was magnetic. He attracted people from all walks of life, from diverse backgrounds and faiths, with different temperaments, interests and capacities. The unifying factor amidst all the diversity...
You are Not Broken: The Yoga of Anxiety
A few times a year anxiety sends my mind into a death spiral. I wake in the middle of the night with my stomach clenched like an angry fist. Thoughts race from zero to catastrophe and I am convinced that social interactions will only result in total alienation. By the...
Swami Lalitananda Gives TEDx Talk in India
Swami Lalitananda, senior monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda, who holds a Master's Degree in Special Education, was invited to give a TEDx talk recently (June 2022). Swami Lalitananda re-established the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore in 1989 and helped...
Integral Yoga Commemorates International Day of Yoga 2022
The Integral Yoga centers around the globe celebrated the annual International Day of Yoga with programs on and off the mat. This year's theme was: "Yoga for Humanity" and the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore (India) held a special program offering Hatha Yoga,...
Swami Asokananda’s Programs in Italy July 2022
Swami Asokananda (Integral Yoga Master Teacher, senior Swami, and President of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York) will visit Milan, Italy in July, 2022. Integral Yoga Shanti Milano is hosting these events, which will take place in person and online. The...
Dean & Anne Ornish Offer Keynote at “Food on Prescription” conference
Dr. Dean Ornish and his wife Anne were keynote speakers in June 2022, at London's largest conference ever held on food and health, at the UK College of Medicine. They both are thought-leaders in the field of Yoga therapy and Lifestyle Medicine, with Dr. Ornish's...
Bhakti Yoga Sadhana Retreat: July 2022
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will be holding a Bhakti Yoga Sadhana Retreat from July 1 - 4, 2022. This retreat is in-person (and hopefully will become a hybrid program in the next offering). Bhakti Yoga is the Yoga of love and devotion. It is a spiritual path within...
Guru Poornima July 2022
The annual Guru Poornima celebration is being hosted by Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville on July 9 – 10, 2022. The program will be both in-person (limited space, health protocols and registration required) and it will also be streamed. For in-person details and the...
The Science of Sound and the Fruit of Practice – IY eMagazine 277
Pianist Serenades Rescued Elephants
Paul Barton is a pianist from Yorkshire, England who traded the dales and concert halls for the jungles of Thailand, where he performs for elephants rescued from captivity, some blind and handicapped, at a sanctuary in Thailand. This story and short video is so...
Nothing is Everything: A Conversation with Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
A Benedictine monk for the last 66 years, Brother David Steindl-Rast and Swami Satchidananda were close spiritual friends and brothers as interfaith activists and pioneers. An internationally-recognized practitioner of gratitude and founder of gratefulness.org,...
Yoga for the Special Child Trainings – Summer/Early Fall 2022
Yoga for the Special Child, the inspiring Integral Yoga Affiliate program taught by Sonia Sivakami Sumar is now registering for summer and early fall 2022. Yoga for the Special Child® training programs offer a unique learning environment for children and their...
Integral Yoga TV – New Classes Each Week!
You can have 24/7 access to a large and ever-expanding library of recorded Integral Yoga Teachings and Classes when you become an Integral Yoga TV member. Whether you are interested in improving flexibility and strength, calming the mind, developing healthy habits,...
Online Interfaith Meditation Conference June 10-12, 2022
Join faith leaders and spiritual teachers from various traditions in this online interfaith meditation conference from June 10 – 12, 2022. Meditation is one of the most widely used forms of spiritual practice that enables us to connect to the Divine. This timeless...
Weeds are a Gardener’s Best Friend
One fine spring morning I stood on the deck as the sun crested the trees. Tucked into the raised beds, cabbages, and leaf lettuce glittered with dew. As if on cue a Mourning Dove landed on the topmost barn gable. I half expected a butterfly to land on my shoulder and...
The Fruit of Practice
A meditation teacher of mine once quoted a Burmese teacher as saying “When everything that can go is gone, what’s left is the truth.” That sentence resonated with me. I heard it maybe 20 years ago and I still reference it and repeat it a lot. And I think that’s...
The Science of Sound
In any Sanskrit mantra, one of the letters will be a sound that is considered a “seed” sound or a bija. The various bijas each have a different effect on our bodies and minds, and even on plant life. Mantra Shastra, is the science of sound. In Yoga, we have the...
Can the Yoga Sutras Bestow Power?
Observing how Yoga has changed the world, I cannot help but wonder how the world has changed Yoga. As the plethora of Yoga studios and communities formed, they focused mainly on serving the physical body. The calling was great; strengthen and balance the body—that is...
Living a Liberated Life – IY eMagazine 276
Yoga for Strong Bones-Part 1: May 14-15 Online
Discover how Yoga asana (posture) can help to build and maintain strong bones. Join Integral Yoga master teacher Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT for the Yoga for Strong Bones Part 1 online workshop, May 14 – 15, 2022. A 10-year study by Dr. Loren Fishman...
Neuroscience and Yoga Teacher Training Certification July 2022
The Neuroscience and Yoga Teacher Training Certification program will be held in person at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville from July 14 to 18, 2022. The training is led by M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT, an educator and leader in the field of Medical Yoga. This...
200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Summer 2022
The next 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training to be held at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in central Virginia is from July 11 - August 7, 2022. This in-person training will be led by Integral Yoga master teacher Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT. Gain a strong...
Integral Yoga Therapy Virtual Open House: May 14, 2022
The Integral Yoga Therapy Certification Program is excited to announce their annual Virtual Open House on Saturday, May 14th from 12–1:30pm EST. The open house is a chance for all who are interested in better understanding what it takes to become an Integral Yoga...
A Short Guided Meditation/Relaxation Experience
Integral Yoga teacher Zac Parker leads a short meditative and relaxing experience that you can do to begin or end your day. It's also the perfect length to take a moment out of a stressful day or utilize during a work break, to drop into essence-nature and the peace...