Transforming Ourselves, Transforming Our Workplaces

By Sevika Laura Douglass, Ph.D. Turn on the radio or television and it becomes clear that those of us who live in North America are encouraged to be fearful. Advertisements, websites, articles, and relatives warn us to fear fat, illness, refugees, terrorists, identity...

The Wholeness of Grief: Yoga for Grief and Loss

By Karla Dharmini Helbert When he was three months old, my firstborn child was diagnosed with a rare, highly aggressive brain tumor. Two weeks and three surgeries later, he endured his first chemotherapy treatment. Three days later, a CT scan revealed that his brain...

Yogic Preparation for Death

By Swami Sarvaananda Ph.D., B.C.C. Recently, we received a request from an Integral Yoga teacher 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...

Access Your feelings Without Getting Stuck in Them

By Amy Weintraub, M.F.A., E-RYT 500 Every March, for the past ten years, I’ve led practices on and off the mat at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, a mind-expanding four days of workshops, keynotes, dancing, and schmoozing with old friends in Washington, D.C....

Taravati’s Teaching Tips

By Tania Taravati Turcinovic Think about a great Yoga class that you attended. What made that class great? It could have been as simple as where your own body and mind were on that particular day. Or it might have been the space, or the other students. For most...

Song of the Heart: The Essence of Nada Yoga

 By Rajesh David Music is an integral part of my life. My being born into a family of singers and growing up in a musical atmosphere led naturally to my being trained in Indian classical vocal music. My first encounter with the concept of Nada Brahma was my teacher’s...