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Celebrate Thanksgiving with Integral Yoga
Join with others in practicing Yoga and gratitude with events hosted by various Integral Yoga centers. Thank you for being a part of the community! Integral Yoga San Francisco Gratitude Hatha Class - 6:00 - 7:30am EST (9:00 - 10:30am PST) Thanksgiving Gathering -...
BOOK: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is a new Book by the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn. He says, “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real...
Ram Dass & Alan Watts
In this unique offering, the Be Here Now Network and Alan Watts Organization have curated a podcast featuring words of wisdom from Ram Dass and Alan Watts. Watts offers his far-reaching Buddhist, Taoist and meditative wisdom, playing off of and complementing Ram Dass’...
Light on the Yamas and Niyamas—Asteya: More Than “Not Doing”
In this column, Dale Ann Gray offers reflections on the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras, incorporating insights from classical Nondual Yoga. With the yama of asteya, we arrive at Patanjali’s second use of a negative prefix in the yamas. The definition indicates...
How Yoga Finally Helped Me Love My Body
Like so many, I’ve struggled with body image issues since my teenage years. I’ve been underweight, a healthy weight, obese and overweight. I’ve dieted, restricted, binged, purged, detoxed and excessively exercised. I’ve hidden my body with baggy clothes and caked...
Savasana: The Final Resting Pose
My teacher, Sri Dharma Mittra, includes savasana in the category of the eight essential poses in Yoga. He is well-known throughout the world for being a master teacher and having created the asana chart, which hangs on many studios’ walls, featuring Dharma in 908...
Thanksgiving, Yoga and Gratitude
Close to the Thanksgiving holiday, the idea of gratitude often comes up. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because of that. Maybe because I am not a “glass half-full” person, I have to work at gratitude. I have to put aside time to reflect on what it means to me—how...
How to Care for the Physical Body
There is a beautiful saying in one of the Hindu scriptures that says: “The body comes first. Before you begin to do anything, whatever your action is going to be, you need the body to do it.” The body is really and truly your buddy. People who want to be well and do...
The Power of the Human Mind – IY eMagazine 270
Integral Yoga Class to Benefit the Wonder Farm Animal Sanctuary
Join Integral Yoga teacher Stephen McFarland for his annual "Thanksgiving Day Gratitude" Hatha Yoga class. This year's online class donations will benefit the Wonder Farm Animal Sanctuary & Hospice. In such a challenging time in the world Stephen's hope is that we...
New Year’s Silent Retreat!
Join the annual New Year’s Silent Retreat from December 29, 2021 – January 2, 2022 to reflect deeply, gather your strength, renew your inspiration, reconnect with your spirit, and restore yourself in the sanctuary and solace of the Integral Yoga community....
Relax into the Holidays with Restorative Yoga (Online) Dec 4-5th
During the holidays, we are often preoccupied with the season’s hustle and bustle. In this online workshop, experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation during a time period when it’s needed most. Restorative Yoga places your body in gentle, supported asanas with the...
BOOK: Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers
Considering Yoga philosophy, mythology, poses, and nature, Theming Skills for Yoga Teachers provides guidance in how to skillfully theme Yoga classes with greater depth and give students meaningful ways to integrate Yoga into their lives beyond the mat. The new book...
We Have the Power
In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) is in conversation with Luciana Prakash, a Yoga teacher since 2007, and now also one of the directors of Jai Vida, the Integral Yoga Centre of Belo Horizonte....
Light on the Yamas & Niyamas—Satya: What About Truth?
Satya, truth, stands second in Patanjali’s list of virtues or “restraints.” Most often rendered with respect to speech, like ahimsa, satya broadens to include thought and deed. Under the rubric of ahimsa, the commentators advocate that truth not be spoken unkindly,...
The Science of Yoga, Part 6: Bringing It All Together
In the last installment of this six-part series, Eddie Stern brings his analysis of Yoga and neuroscience to a close and a final, very illuminating conclusion. Let’s come back to Kriya Yoga to pull this all together. The components of Kriya Yoga, as mentioned earlier,...
Living Yoga in a Busy World: My Dog is my Spirit Guide
In this new column for Integral Yoga Magazine, "Gita in the Garden, Living Yoga in a Busy World," Yoga teacher Gita Brown shares her reflections on, well, living your Yoga. In each installment, she will share what her Yoga study and practice has revealed to her about...
The Bhagavad Gita in Daily Life: Part 6, The Inner Battlefield
In Part 5 of this series, we went over the first verse of the first chapter. I’d like to skip ahead now to the twentieth verse of the first chapter where Arjuna says to Sri Krishna: “Place my chariot in the middle of the two armies, O Krishna, so that I may behold...
The Power of the Human Mind
There is nothing more powerful than the human mind. The mind has a tremendous capacity, so it can be trained to do anything. We can see this in the mental accomplishments or siddhis. If your thought force is strong enough, just by simply looking at an ordinary piece...
Growth Opportunities and Becoming the Whole – IY eMagazine 269
Climate Emergency: What We Can Do Now
"Climate Emergency" is an online workshop hosted by Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco and the Spiritual Action Initiative on Nov 20, 2021 (from 11 am – 12:30 pm Pacific). We are witnessing numerous world crises unfold right before our eyes, from disastrous...
“Yoga and the Core” Online Workshop Nov. 27, 2021
Join Melanie Saraswati Takahashi, PhD, RYT-500, a dedicated practitioner of meditation and Yoga and serves as head of teachers at the Integral Yoga Institute for this online workshop. The core is the foundation upon which all movement is based and stability maintained...
Integral Yoga Online Retreat: Nov 12 – 14, 2021
Join the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco for a weekend of guided practice to rest the body and mind and to find inner sanctuary by breaking away from the daily patterns that no longer serve us. In the spacious silence, we can strengthen our connection to...
Meditation Teacher Training Online 2022
Integral Yoga's next Meditation Teacher Training will take place online beginning January 23, 2022. Develop a personal practice plan and emerge with the knowledge, skill, and confidence to teach a six-week course as well as meditation workshops. In a world that is so...
The Story of Indra from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana
In this video, Joseph Campbell recounts the story of Indra from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana in part 2 of Bill Moyer's "The Power of Myth." In addition to the inspiring narration, this short video is also beautifully illustrated. Joseph John Campbell was an American...