Sixteen years ago, I founded Yoga Gives Back (YGB). When anyone asks me, “What inspired you to found Yoga Gives Back,” I usually reply: “Hope for the future.” I founded YGB out of a Yoga classroom in Los Angeles where, as a beginning Yoga student, I was getting so...
In this Integral Yoga Podcast episode, Mia Velez and Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) discuss Yoga and Kung Fu, both of which are integrated into her daily life as a mother, preschool teacher, and advocate for gender, race and class...
Yogaville community resident and environmental activist Heidi Dhivya Berthoud was honored with the 2023 Sierra Club's Earth Flag, in recognition of the extraordinary work she has been doing to protect Yogaville and other communities from fracked gas pipelines and...
Recently, BBC News reported that after one UK dairy farmer lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. "It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings," says...
In order to have a better world we must learn to think of the globe as a whole. Our world leaders need to be more selfless and sacrificing. Only by having a universal and spiritual vision can we bring positive change into the political field. A person who is really...
The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI), an affiliate of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, is hosting an online event on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The program will run from 11:30 – 1:00 pm PDT. We live in times of tremendous transformation, and how things...
On March 19, 2022, the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will host a satsang from 5 – 6 pm Pacific (8 – 9 pm Eastern) on the topic: Compassionate Activism. Encountering others who have perspectives on racial or social justice that are very different from our...
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is hosting the 2nd year of its Integral Yoga Teacher Training for Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). This 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) provides a great foundation for practicing, teaching and understanding...
Kelley Palmer will offer an introductory workshop for all of the board members, staff, and teachers of the Integral Yoga Institutes of New York, New Jersey and San Francisco to support us in considering the influence that systems of oppression have over our personal...
A Day of Inspiring Dialogue & Classes ~ Celebrating International Women’s Day ~ Sunday, March 6, 2022 8a.m. PST/11a.m. EST/ 4 p.m. The Second Annual "Women-in-Yoga Empowerment Conference" will unite global, like-minded women leaders for a discussion on gender...
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is a new Book by the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn. He says, “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real...
Join Integral Yoga teacher Stephen McFarland for his annual "Thanksgiving Day Gratitude" Hatha Yoga class. This year's online class donations will benefit the Wonder Farm Animal Sanctuary & Hospice. In such a challenging time in the world Stephen's hope is that we...
"Climate Emergency" is an online workshop hosted by Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco and the Spiritual Action Initiative on Nov 20, 2021 (from 11 am – 12:30 pm Pacific). We are witnessing numerous world crises unfold right before our eyes, from disastrous...
Sue Swain is the founder and executive director of BioWise – a social enterprise promoting and explaining the practice of BIOMIMICRY, learning from nature. The BioWise vision is a world modeled on natural ecosystems and processes where all life thrives as part of a...
An special online event celebrating World Peace Day will take place on September 20, 2021. This program will feature inspiring speakers, performers and participants across the world speaking about what Yoga can contribute to greater global peace. Hosted by the...
It is time. It is past time. We are witnessing a myriad of overlapping world crises manifesting in destructive ways. We all, every one of us, need to take some form of action now. Our world is calling us to shift in a way we have never had to in our history. Change...