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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....