This is something that I've been wanting to write about for years. But I’ve always been stuck on how to express myself in a way that does not convey superiority. I became a Yoga teacher right before Yoga became mainstream. It was on the cusp of its explosion, at least...
Haris Harini Lender (Integral Yoga teacher, Camp Yogaville former director, Kidding Around Yoga founder) recently embarked on a trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. She’s sharing a travelogue of sorts and here’s an excerpt from it. Tomorrow begins my 9-day trek to Mount...
In the summer of 1969, I lay in a field in Franconia, New Hampshire as I looked up at the soft clouds in the sky, with a deep awareness that I felt a separation between myself and the clouds. The feeling was very real and must have reflected my deep yearning for...
"...and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden." —Joni Mitchell Talking About My Generation… 50 years. You get up every morning. What happens? A week goes by. A month goes by. A year goes by. You get up every morning for 18,274 days and 50 years have gone by....
Woodstock 50 may be over, but Elliott Landy—the only official Festival photographer permitted on the stage—has a treasure trove of memories from 1969 that he recently shared with the TODAY show. In this delightful stroll down memory lane, Landy shares some stories...
In the summer of 1969, I had just turned 24. My ex-husband, Chris (Yoga name, Mahesh) and I had been married for just over a year and we were living at Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY. The guru in residence, at the time, was our yoga instructor, Swami Satchidananda. We...
In honor of #Woodstock50, this is the extended version of the short film "The Woodstock Guru," that aired earlier this year. On August 15, 1969, Swami Satchidananda was asked to give an opening address at the famed Woodstock Music Festival to set a tone of peace and...
On August 26, 2023, seven months after her 105th birthday, Mrs. Rukmini Rasiah—affectionately known to all as “Amma” (mother in Tamil)—passed peacefully surrounded by beloved family members. The Ashram offered 108 Tryambakam Mantras on behalf of Amma's devoted,...
I was a very lucky girl who didn’t realize how lucky I was. Growing up between Yogaville and Harlem was hard for me as a little girl. I was so jealous of the kids who lived in Yogaville full time. No one was telling them that they were weird for bringing tofu for...
Integral Yoga Publications is pleased to announce the release of The Woodstock Guru. This new book was published in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, which was opened by Swami Satchidananda in August 1969. When he first arrived in the West...
Most of us spend a lot of time planning for or anticipating the future. Though it is natural to make plans that support our well-being, we tend to constantly look ahead thinking about what we need to be happy. In doing so, we often miss the opportunity to fully...
A journey to humility: That turns out to be a fair description of documentary filmmaking in Yogaville, according to Jeff Ananda Kamen, who just premiered his latest documentary, "Mataji: The Devoted Life of Swami Gurucharanananda." Mataji is the seniormost Integral...
It was in 2005, that Mini Shakti first took Integral Teacher Training with Integral Yoga Barcelona center head, Kirana Stover. Mini Shakti and her husband Kalilu (originally from Gambia who came to Spain after a long arduous journey as a refugee) were inspired by...
At one time, there were four great holy sages who were living in different parts of India. They must have had some sort of communication between themselves because they all said goodbye, one after the other, within the same period. Swami Ramdas, who was a great Bhakti...
From The Bahiya Sutta During alms rounds, Bahiya approached the Buddha to ask a question. “Teach me the dhamma, O Blessed One! Teach me the dhamma, O Holy One, so that it will be for my long-term welfare and bliss!” The Buddha said to him, “This is not the time,...
In this fascinating and inspiring article, pop artist icon, Peter Max, writes about his first encounters with Swami Satchidananda and Yoga. (photo L-R: Swami Satchidananda, Peter Max, Timothy Leary, late 1980s). Swamiji had come to the United States and stayed with me...