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Sacred Resistance: Circle of Protection

Sacred Resistance: Circle of Protection

Activism, Featured Lifestyle

The following reflections are excerpted from the new book Sacred Resistance: Eco-Activism and the Rise of New Spiritual Communities, edited by Mark Clatterbuck. Five different spiritual communities are observed, exploring how, spirituality—individual and communal,...

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The Impact of Living Gratefully

The Impact of Living Gratefully

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

What happens when we choose to live gratefully—moment by moment, no matter our circumstances? In this uplifting video from grateful.org, people from all walks of life—young and old, of many backgrounds and identities—share how the simple yet powerful practice of...

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A Spiritual Response to a Troubled World

A Spiritual Response to a Troubled World

Activism, Featured Lifestyle

Many people I know are searching for ways to actively respond to the chaotic events unfolding in the U.S. and a world filled with violence, suffering, and injustice. We don’t want to see our Yoga practice as a retreat from the world, nor do we want to simply shake our...

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Why Simplicity Brings Inner Peace

Why Simplicity Brings Inner Peace

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

In this conversation on "Why Simplicity Brings Inner Peace," host Avi Gordon talks with Les Anand Roberts whose life took a transformative turn when he discovered the Integral Yoga Centre in Gibraltar and became deeply involved in the spiritual teachings of Swami...

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Integral Yoga Podcast with Krishna Das

Integral Yoga Podcast with Krishna Das

Featured Lifestyle, Music & Kirtan

Krishna Das, the Grammy-nominated sacred music composer conducts a workshop in Yogaville annually. During his 2019 program, he sat down with Avi Gordon (Integral Yoga Teachers Association director) for a podcast. Having traveled extensively in India, where he met his...

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Using the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life

Using the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life

Featured Lifestyle, Yoga Sutras

We all get those physical signs of stress and anxiety. We might feel tired or have random aches and pains and can’t pinpoint the source. We stretch, we breathe, and we feel rejuvenated right afterwards. But after a few days the same aches and pains are back, and...

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Yogic Preparation for the End of Life

Yogic Preparation for the End of Life

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

From time-to-time, Integral Yoga teachers ask how to address yogic practices, traditions, and advice on preparing for death. Here are some tips, from our own expert in the field, that may be helpful in preparing for your or anyone’s journey—starting with some basic...

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The Grateful Life Is a Liberated Life

The Grateful Life Is a Liberated Life

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

When I feel defeated by all of the distractions and information I consume on a daily basis, I go to the river near my home. On the shore, my senses are inundated with beauty — the light in the trees, a heron passing by, the roar of water over stones that drowns out...

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Balancing Humility and Self-Worth

Balancing Humility and Self-Worth

Featured Lifestyle, Yoga Psychology

In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, Līlā Śakti Mayī and host Avi Gordon (director, Integral Yoga Teachers Association) dive into the profound connection between humility, self-care, and the power of Sanskrit. The discussion focuses on how language can embody...

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Learning How or Whether to Share About My Yoga Practice

Learning How or Whether to Share About My Yoga Practice

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

My discovery of Yoga and meditation when I was 18 and a college freshman began to change me from an angry and troubled teenager who hated Phys Ed. to a balanced adult comfortable in my body. It took years, of course, for the practices to take hold. But I stayed with...

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Seeking the Kingdom Within: A Journey to True Contentment

Seeking the Kingdom Within: A Journey to True Contentment

Featured, Featured Lifestyle

We try to use our limited, finite intelligence to understand, grasp things, and make our lives happy, aiming to achieve and acquire this or that. Yet, in the end, nothing seems to truly help. Sometimes, it may feel like we’re finding peace or happiness, but all these...

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Gratefully Navigating the Holidays

Gratefully Navigating the Holidays

Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

Holidays symbolize significance. They are markers for human history, our shared values and beliefs, and a time of remembrance. Holidays can elicit awe, joy, connection, hope, and memories. However, their nourishment can also be a source of pain. I like to think of...

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Overcoming a Fear of Flying: How Mantras Carry Me on Their Wings

Overcoming a Fear of Flying: How Mantras Carry Me on Their Wings

Featured Lifestyle, Music & Kirtan

The small commuter airplane swayed as it began its descent toward rural Virginia. I gripped the armrest. The seatbelt chime dinged and the engines droned. I closed my eyes and felt the twenty-thousand feet below me open like a chasm. I put my earbuds in and raised the...

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Iria Leino: A Life of Art, Spirituality, and Yoga

Iria Leino: A Life of Art, Spirituality, and Yoga

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Stories

The Finnish-born artist Iria Leino is known not only for her expansive body of abstract work but also for her deep spiritual devotion, which played a central role in her artistic development. Throughout her life, she found inspiration in a rich spiritual practice and,...

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Humility: Access to Deeper Wisdom

Humility: Access to Deeper Wisdom

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Living Your Yoga

While humility is the hallmark of a sincere spiritual aspirant, we may rarely think of practicing it. In an age where self-empowerment is synonymous with personal growth, the idea of humbling oneself is decidedly unpopular. It can easily be dismissed as a sign of...

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New Interactive Website: Ask Swami

New Interactive Website: Ask Swami

Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Featured News, Living Your Yoga

Ever have questions about Yoga? The meaning of life? What is maya? Other burning questions? Now there’s a new website, Ask Swami (askswami.org), where you can ask those questions in real time and get your questions answered!  The answers are sourced from the Integral...

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