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The Fire This Time
On a recent Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of my wife’s voice shouting my name, followed by “Call nine-one-one! Call nine-one-one!” The garage on the property just beyond our backyard fence was ablaze. The 9-1-1 operator told me that fire engines were already on...
Yoga Teaching Essentials – August 2026
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will offer: Yoga Teaching Essentials with Raama Das, and Swami Ramananda and senior staff Kalyani Carlee Cohen Barr and Raisa Punkki from August 22 - November 16, 2026 (no class 9/5, 9/7). Mondays ONLINE: 5:30–8:30 pm...
More Together Than Alone
Many have argued whether the inner life or the outer life is our home; the reflective saying that the outer world is but an illusion while the pragmatic say that all the meditation you can muster won’t feed you. Each has its lineage. Socrates said, “The unexamined...
Integral Yoga at 60: Honoring the Past, Awakening the Future
Integral Yoga joyfully celebrates its 60th anniversary—a sacred milestone in the life of a Tradition that began quietly, yet powerfully, in New York City and has since blossomed around the globe. In July 1966, Sri Swami Satchidananda arrived in New York at the...
Bring Inspiration Wherever You Go!
Bring a touch of inspiration to every day with our Integral Yoga water bottles and travel mugs. Featuring beloved designs such as the Six Branches of Integral Yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas, Woodstock Festival art, and the sacred Yantra. These water bottles and travel...
What is Aging Gracefully?
Picture a horse galloping across a meadow in a rhythm of effortless power. Become mesmerized by the beautiful, elegant movements of a ballerina or Bharata Natyam dancer. Observe an old couple in the park shuffling by slowly and gently, hand in hand, their frailty...
Adapting to Change
In the first of this series on "Adapting to Change," Integral Yoga teacher and SIS founder Nalanie Chellaram answers questions centered on what we need to change in order to find peace. How do we find fulfillment when we're not clear about what we want to do with our...
Yoga, Work, Lunch & Laundry
During a workshop at the Integral Yoga Institute of Gibraltar, Swami Ramananda (president of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco) spoke about Yoga not just a practice but integral to our daily lives. He reminds us that if we limit our practice of Yoga to one...
Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 27: In Service of Healing
From the banks of the Kaveri and the quiet intensity of the Samadhi Shrine of Sri Sadasiva Brahmendra, Sambasivam Chaitanya’s journey did not pause. It continued, as it so often would in those early years, not according to any fixed plan, but in response to a series...
Awakening to the Present Moment
Are we truly free to act with full awareness in the present moment — in harmony with our true nature and our interconnection with all of life? To choose freedom means learning to respond to life without being driven by the hidden “shoulds” that may have taken root in...
The Yogic Secret to Inner Peace
Renounce everything that would disturb your peace. Then, serve others by helping them find that same peace. Whatever be your position in life, learn to be a renunciate. You don't need to leave things and go away from where you are. A truly renounced, dedicated person...
Love in the Face of Injustice
There are moments when the weight of the world’s suffering presses in with unusual force. We watch conflicts deepen, communities fracture along lines of belief and identity, and sense the distance between what we know is possible for human beings and what we see...
Bondage and Liberation
This time of year, I hear a lot of nostalgic tales—both happy and bitter—of families at Passover seders and in churches on Easter Sunday. My own memories include none of those things. I remember the joy of a prolonged school break, the hopeful spirit of early baseball...
The Story of Stolen Gods
Bharata Dance & Allied Arts presented A Thousand Years’ Journey – Story of Stolen Gods at Cowell Theater in San Francisco in March 2026. The production brought alive the contemporary issue of murtis (sacred statues) that have been stolen from India and brought to...
Service in Satchidananda: New Website Launch
Service In Satchidananda (SIS) is a non-profit international network of charities established in honour of Sri Swami Satchidananda and based on his core teaching of selfless service. SIS works together with a dedicated team of people, other non-profit organisations,...
Parkinson’s UK and the British Wheel of Yoga Announce New Partnership
Parkinson's UK has announced a new partnership with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) to help more people with Parkinson's access yoga classes throughout the UK. The British Wheel of Yoga is the UK’s largest yoga charity and the National Governing Body for yoga in...
Tree of Life Gentle Yoga Journey: Exploring Spirituality from the Inside Out
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville will host the "Tree of Life Gentle Yoga Journey: Exploring Spirituality from the Inside Out" workshop with Reb Cantor Lisa Levine, Anandi Deborah Absler, Ph.D., MSW and Pippa from May 29 - 31, 2026. This workshop invites Yoga teachers,...
Bring Inspiration Home!
Bring the inspiration of Integral Yoga into your space. Our IY shop features a curated collection of wall art—from sacred Yantras and vintage posters to iconic Peter Max designs—available as ready-to-hang canvas, gallery panels, or classic poster formats. Each piece...
Guided Meditation: The Open Space of Awareness
In this short calming guided meditation, Adyashanti guides you below your thoughts into the quieter dimension of being. As you release old narratives of who you thought you are and should be, you liberate yourself from these limiting constraints, and experience the...
When Dying Speaks in Rhyme
After a traumatic brain injury changed her own pace of life, Kirana Stover found herself bedside with her dying mother—an experience that transformed from a season of grief into a surreal, poetic masterclass in presence. In this episode, Kirana Stover, a long-time...
Alice Coltrane: Cosmic Music, Swami Satchidananda, and the Search for the Infinite
When people speak of Alice Coltrane, they often begin with brilliance: pianist, harpist, composer, bandleader, visionary. They speak of the astonishing beauty of her music, the spiritual intensity of her recordings, and the way her work seems to open an inner sky. But...
Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 26: At the Samadhi of a Jivanmukta
From Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, the young brahmachari Sambasivam Chaitanya—later known to the world as Swami Satchidananda—traveled some 53 kilometers along the banks of the Kaveri River to the quiet village of Nerur. It was not a casual journey. It was a pilgrimage....
A Yogic Guide to Inner and Outer Renewal
Spring marks a sacred transition—when the dark, dormant days of winter give way to light, warmth, and new growth. With the intention of making space for fresh perspective and new ways of blooming, we can consciously embrace the tradition of spring cleaning during this...
The Real You Never Dies
Everybody has to die one day or another. Nobody can avoid death. That’s why we should know what death means. In death, we simply lose our body, that’s all. But the real you is never born and never dies. It is only the body that dies. Of course, we all should try to...
Lilias Folan: A Life of Service, Heart, and Yoga
The global Yoga community recently lost one of its most beloved pioneers. Lilias Folan—widely known as the “First Lady of Yoga” in America—passed away on March 9, 2026 at the age of 90. Her gentle voice, compassionate presence, and joyful spirit introduced millions of...