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New Treasures from the LOTUS!

Discover some of the beautifully designed items honoring the interfaith teachings of Swami Satchidananda and the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS). Each item in this new collection features quotes from the LOTUS altars, from Swami Satchidananda, and some...

Yoga & Wellness Retreats

The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco offers 3-day Yoga & Wellness personal retreats throughout the year. Experience deep renewal of body, mind, and spirit with a personal retreat at Integral Yoga Institute. Nestled in San Francisco’s Mission-Noe Valley,...

One Among 650 Million – My Experience at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela

On one fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow.”  As a chronically over-working PhD student, my connection to my Indian Hindu roots was limited to saying a quick...

How Yoga Transformed a Brooklyn Kid into a Global Spiritual Leader

In this heartfelt and reflective conversation led by host Avi Gordon (director of Integral Yoga Teachers Association), Swami Asokananda (president of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York)  shares his incredible life journey—from his Brooklyn upbringing in a...

Reclaiming the Sacred Smoke: A Return to Incense with Integrity

In temples, homes, and meditation spaces across the world, the curling tendrils of incense smoke have long served as a bridge between body and spirit, Earth and the divine. But in today’s commercial landscape, that sacred tradition has too often been reduced to a...