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The Neuroscience of Meditation and Enlightenment
Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. The Neuroscience of Meditation and Enlightenment An Interview with David Perlmutter, MD and Alberto Villoldo, PhD Neuroscientist David Perlmutter and medical anthropologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo have...
Inside the Yoga Sutras: The Subtle Mechanics of Meditation
Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. Inside the Yoga Sutras: The Subtle Mechanics of Meditation An Interview with Reverend Jaganath Carrera In this interview, Reverend Jaganath, an Integral Yoga master teacher and author of Inside the Yoga...
Mantra Meditation
Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. Mantra Meditation An Interview with Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) According to Dr. Frawley, mantra is perhaps the main method of the Yoga of technique. He regards mantras as asanas for the...
Inside an Asana: Bhujangasana The Fertile Snake of Consciousness
Sample from the Spring 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. Inside an Asana: Bhujangasana The Fertile Snake of Consciousness By Catherine Ghosh (Krishna Kanta Dasi) In this column, Catherine Ghosh delves deeply inside an asana to explore its inner symbolism and rich...
Excerpt from the text of Sri Gurudev’s message that opened the Woodstock Festival, 1969
Sample from The Commemorative Issue – Boundless Giving – of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the text of Sri Gurudev's messagethat opened the Woodstock Festival, 1969 My Beloved Brothers and Sisters: I am overwhelmed with joy to see the entire youth of America...
How I Came to the West
Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition of Integral Yoga Magazine By His Holiness Sri Swami Satchidananda As many of you know, when Sri Gurudev was in residence at Yogaville, he answered questions at Saturday evening satsangs. During the satsang that...
A Revolution in Healthcare
Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition of Integral Yoga Magazine "The spiritual teacher Swami Satchidananda was once asked, 'What's the difference between illness and wellness?' He walked over to a blackboard [during Grand Rounds at the University of...
Boundless Giving – Introduction
Sample from Boundless Giving - special double edition of Integral Yoga Magazine By Rev. Prem Anjali, Ph.D., Editor, Integral Yoga® Magazine Yoga is now a household word. Sri Gurudev's mastery of the means to communicate what had been exotic and esoteric Yoga...
Memories of Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda
Sample from the Winter 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine by V.P. and Shanta Dhananjayan "Work is God and the place of work is a place of worship" "There is no religion higher than truth" These phrases are imprinted deep in the hearts of us from childhood and...
Living at the Feet of Gurudev
Sample from the Winter 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine A Talk by Sri Swami Venkatesananda about his Guru, H. H. Sri Swami Sivananda When we discuss the life and teachings of Gurudev, we are really contemplating the spirit that lives with us as Sri Gurudev. I have...
The Real Liberation
Sample from the Winter 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine by H. H. Sri Swami Satchidananda A Jivanmukta is immortal in the mortal life. Do you know the difference between what is mortal and what is immortal? Your true Self is immortal, unchanging. But, the Self by...
Yoga at Work
Sample from the Fall 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Chandra Sgammato IYM: What is Yoga at Work? CS: Yoga at Work is a program developed by the Integral Yoga Institute of New York by Jayadeva Mandelkorn in the early 1990s as a way to bring Yoga...
If You Have Complete Faith, Nothing is Impossible
Sample from the Fall 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Hersha Harilela August 22-24, 2003, devotees from around the globe gathered in Yogaville to observe the one-year anniversary of Sri Gurudev's Mahasamadhi. Hersha Harilela-who grew up in Hong Kong and whose...
Sri Swami Muktananda: The Quest of a Western Yogi
Sample from the Fall 2003 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Swami Muktanandaji was born in 1960 in Canada. He was only nine when he met his Guru, Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj, the President of the Divine Life Society (DLS). In the early 1980s, Muktanandaji came to...
Yoga in America: Forecast for 2004
Sample from the Winter 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine In this special section we will hear from some prominent Yoga teachers weighing in on the "State of the Union" (Yoga) in 2004, voicing concerns they have about "American" Yoga, along with news of their latest...
Chanting from the Soul: An Interview with Krishna Das, Part 1
Profiled by Time magazine and nominated for a Grammy, Krishna Das is regarded as America’s leading “chantmaster.” Each year Krishna Das gives a workshop in Yogaville and he graciously agreed to be interviewed. Krishna Das talks about his Guru, his path, and falling in...
Yoga Mom, Buddha Baby
Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Jyothi Larson According to Jyothi Larson, "Practicing Yoga with your baby is a wonderful way to add joy to your first year together." This popular Yoga teacher talks about the specially...
Give God a Noble Ride
Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi By Padma Wick Reb Zalman, as he is affectionately known, is a major figure in the Jewish spiritual renewal movement, presenting the central teachings of...
In Remembrance of Him
Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Swami Yogananda Sarasvati ...I first met Sri Gurudev in 1967 on his second visit to Paris. I was about 19, and had been teaching Hatha Yoga for a year or so. When Sri Gurudev entered the hall, I felt at...
Your Child Chose You
Sample from the Spring 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By H. H. Sri Swami Satchidananda Children should be introduced to Yoga while they are still in the womb. How? By the parents becoming good Yogis. Children are best taught by example. Words don't carry much...
Healing Our Environments, Healing Ourselves
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Healing Our Environments, Healing Ourselves An Interview with Bhaskar Alan Deva Bhaskar Alan Deva is a Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra consultant and trainer. He enjoyed a lengthy and close "apprenticeship" with...
Yoga, Creativity, and Healing
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the interview with Shanti Norris Shanti Norris served as Sri Gurudev's secretary during the 1970s and went on to become one of the cofounders of the nonprofit Smith Farm Center for the Healing...
Yoga Therapy Research: West Meets East
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the article by Dr. Timothy McCall Timothy McCall, M.D. is the medical editor for Yoga Journal. Last year he reported on his 2-month trip to South India where he explored the state of research on...
The Cost-Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy:
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the interview with Dr. Dean Ornish For the past 27 years, Dr. Dean Ornish has been directing a series of clinical trials proving that a Yoga-based program of comprehensive lifestyle...
Yoga and Health – The Yoga Therapy Boom
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine In this special section we examine the therapeutic benefits of Yoga, paradigms of "healing vs. curing," groundbreaking research in the Yoga therapy field, and the cutting edge training programs now available...