An Interview with Elizabeth Tisdell, EdD Dr. Elizabeth Tisdell, is a former campus minister, and currently a Professor of Adult Education at Penn State Harrisburg. She teaches a course that explores spirituality in adult and higher education. In this interview, she...
An Interview with Marsha Wenig Marsha Wenig is the founder and President of YogaKids®, an international organization dedicated to bringing Yoga to children. She has been a pioneer in the field of Yoga for children and draws on her roles as mother, teacher, poet and...
An Interview with Mirabai Bush In 1970, Mirabai Bush met her guru, Neem Karoli Baba (Maharajji). His inspiration and emphasis on seva (service) led her to co-found, in 1996, the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. CCMS’ mission is to bring contemplative practice...
By Roy Eugene Davis (as told to Integral Yoga Magazine) In December 1949, I was 18 years old and I headed to Los Angeles, arriving at Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) headquarters. I had taken the SRF lessons by mail for a few months and had written to tell them I’d...
An Interview with M.A. Jayashree, PhD To hear Dr. Jayashree chant the Yoga Sutras in Sanskrit is to be transported to the time when this great text was transmitted in the oral tradition. Her melodious voice, flawless pronunciation and classical articulation of the...
By Michael Stone As a yogi, mainly in the Krishnamacharya lineage, and as a practitioner of Buddhist meditation for many years, Chip Hartranft’s work bridges the traditions of Yoga and Buddhism. His deep contemplation and study of the Yoga Sutras is evident in this...
By Ravi Ravindra, PhD Over a period of 20 years, Dr. Ravindra engaged in conversations with the famed philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. He kept notes of these conversations and later wrote several books about Krishnamurti. As he pondered Patanjali’s teachings, Dr....
An Interview with Mukunda Stiles As a practitioner and as a teacher of Yoga, Mukunda Stiles has pondered the Yoga Sutras for over three decades. He brings not just a philosophical understanding to the Sutras, but a deep personal experience that helps illuminate the...
Sample from the Fall 2009 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine How I Came to Paramahansa Yogananda By Roy Eugene Davis (as told to Integral Yoga Magazine) In December 1949, I was 18 years old and I headed to Los Angeles, arriving at Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)...
For over 40 years, Nischala Devi has been highly respected internationally for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. In this interview, she reflects upon her Yoga journey and how she is adapting the...
An Interview with John Friend Founded in 1997, Anusara Yoga is one of the most highly respected schools of Hatha Yoga in the world. Its founder, John Friend, was introduced to Yoga in 1967, at the age of 8, by his mother when she read him stories of yogis who had...
An Interview with Rama Jyoti Vernon If Mataji Indra Devi can be called the first lady of Yoga, Rama Jyoti Vernon can be called the keeper of the flame of Yoga. She was instrumental in hosting some of the first Yoga masters to come to the West, she began the first Yoga...
An Interview with Graham M. Schweig, PhD Questions about the origins of Yoga and whether Yoga is a part of the Hindu religion have arisen over the years in Yoga classes, teacher training programs and universities. In this interview, Dr. Graham Schweig, a scholar and a...
Buddhism and Yoga: An American Teacher’s Journey An Interview with Geshe Michael Roach Geshe Michael Roach has spent most of his adult life as a monk in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and has been meditating for over 30 years. He’s gone deep in the study of both the...
According to Jyothi Larson, “Practicing Yoga with your baby is a wonderful way to add joy to your first year together.” This popular Yoga teacher talks about the specially adapted Yoga poses she has taught hundreds of moms and their “Buddha babies”—her term for the...
Integral Yoga master teacher Rev. Jaganath Carrera, the author of the book Inside the Yoga Sutras, shares his reflections on the first two sutras that are foundational to understanding the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the textbook on Raja Yoga. Rev. Jaganath's deep...