In this penultimate installment of this series on “The Science of Yoga,” Eddie Stern takes us for a further tour of the brain and its relationship with the kleshas, as taught in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Limbic System, Raga and Dvesha The limbic system is in...
Yoga Therapy: Foundations, Tools and Practice is a new textbook available that provides essential support to schools and universities that offer Yoga therapy training programs. This comprehensive, edited textbook develops robust curricula, enabling them to prepare...
Integral Yoga's next Meditation Teacher Training will take place online beginning January 23, 2022. Develop a personal practice plan and emerge with the knowledge, skill, and confidence to teach a six-week course as well as meditation workshops. In a world that is so...
I wondered if I could look to Western neuroscience for clues on how, by working directly with the nervous system, we could pave a pathway to samadhi. I had an inkling through my studies of the autonomic nervous system—and in particular of homeostasis (the body’s...
As Yoga therapy and Yoga for specialized applications becomes more widely accepted in the United States and western world, more and more books are being published on these subjects.This is just a small sampling of some of the books that have been published in 2021....
A special training for Yoga teachers and health professionals seeking to understand and put the foundations of Integral Yoga Therapy into their professional practices. This IAYT-certified program will run from November 9 to December 21, 2021 and be held online. Dive...
Joann Lutz, MSW, LICSW, C-IAYT, E-RYT has a new book: Trauma Healing in the Yoga Zone. It is an informative and trailblazing guide for mental health professionals, Yoga therapists and teachers working with trauma utilizing the science of Yoga. In this article, she...
Integral Yoga's first scholarship-based BIPOC 200-hour Yoga teacher training is hosted by the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute. They would love to offer this training each year to share the teachings of Yoga with even more students in the US and around the world....
In 2021, Integral Yoga International continues to deliver it's highly praised and comprehensive professional trainings online. Trainings are offered through most Integral Yoga centers globally. To find a 2021 training program, visit the Integral Yoga Virtual Studio...
Gary Kissiah has practiced corporate and technology law for over twenty years and serves on the Board of Directors of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Recently, we asked him for some guidance as Covid guidelines begin to be more relaxed and Yoga teachers...
Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., C-IAYT and M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT will present an online workshop on "Mental Health, Brain Science and Yoga" from July 28 - August 3, 2021. For everyone, especially mental health professionals, Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, and...
As a lifelong caregiver who has devotedly served her patients and community, Susan Turnage, RN, CYN, RYT 500, knows about burnout. Susan suffered from stress and fatigue before finding Yoga and experiencing the benefits that regular practice brought her. Inspired to...
Join Mia Velez and Snehan Born for this open house on July 31st at 11am (PDT) and learn more about the 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program being offered by the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute (SFIYI). The SFIYI has been leading trainings in San...
SYTAR (Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research) 2021 will be held online from June 17–19 and registration is open now. This symposium, the first time online, is sponsored by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. SYTAR will offer all the personal and...
Integral Yoga International just announced it's first scholarship-based BIPOC 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training coming in June 2021. Hosted by the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, the Integral Yoga organization recognizes the structural and institutional racism...
Earn your Accessible Yoga Teacher certification online with with Jivana Heyman, Amber Karnes, and more from September 13 - 27, 2021. Learn how to design Yoga classes where all students can practice together regardless of age, size, ability, or experience level from...