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111th Birth Anniversary of Integral Yoga Magazine Founder
On December 22nd, we honor and celebrate the 111th birth anniversary of the founder of Integral Yoga Magazine, Sri Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev). Born in 1914, Sri Gurudev was a visionary whose life became a bridge between East and West, tradition and modernity,...
Share the Light This Holiday Season!
Looking for gifts that are meaningful, joyful, and infused with the spirit of Integral Yoga? Visit the Integral Yoga Etsy Shop and discover a vibrant collection of apparel, home goods, and art inspired by our teachings and our community. Choose from t-shirts, hoodies,...
Dr. Michael Lerner: Integral Yoga & Healing
In this inspiring talk, Dr. Michael (Mitra) Lerner (co-founder of the Commonweal Institute in Bolinas, California) shares profound wisdom on Integral Yoga as a path to healing. This talk was livestreamed during the Integral Yoga Global Gathering in Satchidananda...
A Six-Year-Old’s Guide to Meditation…and Life!
I’m Aurora Jalu. I’m 6-years-old. Just a few weeks ago, I gave a meditation at my mom’s Yoga class, “I am Yoga.” I hoped my friends could make it to support me because I was very nervous but as it turned out, I got great feedback from everyone. That gave me...
Moving Through Here
Moving Through Here is a book published in 1970 that traces the arc of a single extraordinary year in American cultural history. The story begins in the spring of 1967, when thousands gathered in Central Park for the exuberant Easter Sunday Be-In—a moment filled with...
Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 22: Darshan in Pondicherry
In the great spiritual biographies of India, there are periods that seem, on the surface, uneventful—stretches of wandering, waiting, or uncertainty. Yet these are often the hidden chapters in which the deepest transformation takes place. For Ramaswamy, the young...
Finding Balance in a Reactive World
At a satsang at the Integral Yoga Institute in Buenos Aires years ago, I spoke and led a discussion about three essential elements of spiritual life: discrimination, equanimity, and service. The reflections shared that day brought out the complementary nature of...
The Spiritual Benefit of Adversity
In life we go through many tests, and it is often these very tests that teach us the most valuable lessons. As the old sayings go, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and “Adversity is a blessing in disguise.” So, we should learn to see adversities, difficulties,...
Sri Sivagurunathapillai (1942–2025): Luminary of Tamil Culture
Sivagurunathapillai—known to many simply as Siva Pillai—lived a life that radiated devotion, scholarship, service, and cultural stewardship. Born in 1942 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, he emerged from Sri Lanka’s great center of Tamil culture, carrying its beauty, precision,...
Sally Satya Kirkland: A Life on Stage, Screen, and the Spirit
Sally Kirkland, the Golden Globe–winning actress, Oscar nominee, and radiant spiritual seeker known to the Integral Yoga community as Satya passed away on November 11, 2025, at age 84. Though acclaimed for her magnetic presence on stage and screen, those who knew her...