As a writer and teacher of Yoga and Buddhist meditation, Anne Cushman explores the poignant intersection between spiritual practice, creativity and life. In the process, she’s struggled to balance her identities as a writer and a yogini. In this interview, she shares...
I sat on the bench outside the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) in New York City yelling into my cell phone at my boss, “Forget it, I’m done. I can’t take this anymore. I quit!” People coming out of the IYI stared at me in horror. An ashram is not exactly the place to be...
Cat Bennett is an artist and writer who believes that everyone can draw and use the practice of drawing to grow awareness of the creative self within. Her experience in Yoga class helped her to understand the relationship between art and spiritual practice. In this...
Integral Yoga teacher Djahariah Mitra traveled to India to deepen her practice of Yoga and Dancing in the Bamboo Forest: A Travel Memoir emerged from deep within her as one fruit of her travels. She shares an excerpt here. I braved the thought of attending my first...