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In the World, Not of the World; Feeling and Healing – IY eMagazine 180
Tao Porchon-Lynch, The Grande Dame of Hatha Yoga: A Tribute
On February 21, 2020, the Yoga world lost one of its icons: Tao Porchon-Lynch who was 101 years old. Tao was beloved by young and old, and in addition to being the oldest living Yoga teacher (named as such by the Guinness World Book of Records) she was also an...
Reading These Pema Chödrön Quotes Won’t Change Your Life—Living Them Will
“I became a Buddhist because I hated my husband.” These were the words of Pema Chödrön that hooked me, after accidentally discovering an interview she gave about why she became a Buddhist nun. Until then, I was only vaguely familiar with her. Buddhism represented the...
DOCUMENTARY: “Sunseed, The Journey”
The 1960s and 1970s were times of great social and political upheaval. Many teachers and Gurus from the East were called to the West to present their approaches to theology and share their traditions of meditation, Yoga, and spiritual understanding. What resulted was...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali on Audible!
Integral Yoga Media (in collaboration with Echo Point Books) is thrilled to announce that The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali—the complete audiobook of the same title—by Sri Swami Satchidananda is now available on Audible.com. Soon after the launch, this audiobook shot into...
Healing PTSD: A Yoga Teacher’s Story
When deadly floods and mudslides devastated communities across southwestern Japan in 2018, many survivors were afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They had lived through complete devastation and the loss of home, family, friends, and all sense of...
In the World, but Not of the World
You can be in the world but do not be of the world. Then, you are free. The mind has to be in the world and that is why we try to have a detached outlook. Of course, this is very difficult to achieve. And, many people misunderstand the idea of detachment. They might...
Your True Nature, Hope, and the Tao – IY eMagazine 179
Integral Yoga® Teacher Code of Conduct
February 2020 The Integral Yoga Teachers' Council just released the latest update to the Integral Yoga Teachers Code of Conduct (IYTCoC). The IYTCoC reflects the ethical principles of yama and niyama, which are found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, as well as the...
Hope is the Best Medicine
There is a village proverb in South India: “It doesn’t matter who pounds the rice; as long as I get the rice, it’s fine.” I think this also could be the motto for health and wellness providers. It doesn’t matter what approach you take, what “pathy” you use: allopathy,...