An Interview with Swami Asokananda A student of Swami Satchidananda since the age of 19, Swami Asokananda describes his understanding of Yoga as homespun, cultivated from years of practice, studying and living a yogic lifestyle. In this interview he shares his...
By Bethany Butzer, Ph.D. Bethany Butzer’s graduate research focused on anxiety and depression. She found the subject somewhat depressing and so, after spending several years studying psychopathology, she changed her focus to positive psychology, which emphasizes the...
By Bo Forbes, Psy.D. Many yogis I know lament that Hatha Yoga’s mood-enhancing benefits don’t last as long as they’d like—as one recently put it, “I feel like my best self—but only for about as long as a caffeine high.” Others confide that meditation’s calming effects...
An Interview with David Life and Sharon Gannon In 1984 Sharon Gannon and David Life created the Jivamukti Yoga Method, which is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. They are pioneers in teaching Yoga as spiritual activism/activation. The...
An Interview with Rama Jyoti Vernon Rama Jyoti Vernon’s interest in metaphysics and mysticism began in her childhood. Her parents were pioneers in holistic health. Ultimately, she became one of America’s first Yoga teachers, and was instrumental in bringing many great...
An Interview with Swami Ramananda The focus of an Integral Yoga Hatha class isn’t on obtaining a buff body, but in some ways it can be a harder workout. Integral Yoga teachers aren’t interested in their students working up a sweat, but instead create an environment in...
An Interview with Swami Kriyananda In Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography with Personal Reflections and Reminiscences by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda’s few remaining direct disciples, tells the untold story of this sublime master and world teacher—his teenage...
By Christopher Chapple, Ph.D. In this article, Dr. Chapple gives our readers a concise and clear overview of the obstacles to the goal of Yoga that Sri Patanjali delineates in the Yoga Sutras. This overview includes the cause of the impurities and obstacles, the role...
An Interview with Charlotte Bell A longtime Yoga teacher and Buddhist meditation practitioner, Charlotte Bell has applied the teachings of the Yoga Sutras and the Buddha’s heed for mindfulness to her sadhana practice. In this interview, she discusses how the journey...
An Interview with Charlotte Bell A longtime Yoga teacher and Buddhist meditation practitioner, Charlotte Bell has applied the teachings of the Yoga Sutras and the Buddha’s heed for mindfulness to her sadhana practice. In this interview, she discusses how the journey...
Enlightenment: An Unlearning Process A Conversation with Marianne Williamson Recently, Integral Yoga Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Reverend Prem Anjali shared an in-depth conversation on enlightenment with renowned author and spiritual activist, Marianne Williamson....
Divine Grace: The Other Side of Enlightenment By Graham M. Schweig, Ph.D. In this article, Graham Schweig, an Indic studies and Sanskrit scholar, unpacks the subtle meanings behind a profoundly mystical teaching that lies within Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Professor...
The Art of Staying Awake An Interview with Mark Nepo Mark Nepo has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for more than thirty-five years. In his most recent book, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, Mark offers ancient and contemporary practices to help us stay...
Demystifying Enlightenment An Interview with Stephen Cope In this fast-paced age, the often-overwhelming realities of daily life may leave us feeling uncertain about how to realize our life’s true purpose. Stephen Cope, a psychotherapist and senior Kripalu Yoga...
Sample from the Summer 2005 Issue of Integral Yoga Magazine By Swami Lalitananda The challenges of working with Special Ed kids often need creative approaches. Swami Lalitananda, a senior monastic disciple of Sri Gurudev, shares her work with her Special Ed students...
Sample from The Commemorative Issue - Boundless Giving of Integral Yoga Magazine "The spiritual teacher Swami Satchidananda was once asked, 'What's the difference between illness and wellness?' 'He walked over to a blackboard [during Grand Rounds at the University of...