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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...