On November 4th, Zen master Bernie Glassman, Roshi, a great interfaith pioneer and humanitarian, passed away. Roshi Bernie was a longtime LOTUS Honorary Advisory Council member and one of Swami Satchidananda's close interfaith collaborators—together they shared many...
LOTUS to Go Solar!
By the end of 2018, the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) will be powered by the sun. Phase II of Yogaville's changeover to solar is now focused on the LOTUS and the fountains in front of it, thanks to a generous donation that covered half the cost....
Cop To Yoga Peace Force
Tiffany Seybert founded Cop To Yoga Peace Force as a community-based peace initiative. Seybert’s program unites volunteer Yoga teachers with their local Chicago Police districts to provide evidence-based breath work meditation tools as a way to neutralize stress in...
This Airline Wants to Help You Meditate at 30,000 Feet
Take a deep breath at 23,000 feet, and breath out turbulence. Or at least your fear of turbulence. That's the goal of Virgin Australia, which is introducing meditation as part of its focus on well-being for travelers who are stressed out by flying. "Integrating...
Baba Hari Dass: A Tribute
On September 25th, 2018, Baba Hari Dass, 95, left his body. He was one of Ram Dass' early teachers and the inspiration behind Mount Madonna Center, Mount Madonna School, and Sri Ram Orphanage in India. Jeevakan Abbate, Yogaville resident and Integral Yoga teacher...
Integral Yoga’s New Global Calendar of Trainings & Programs
Looking for an Integral Yoga program or training in India? How about Tuscany, Italy? Now, many Integral Yoga and Integral Yoga affiliated training programs, as well as special events, are featured on our global calendar. The home page of IntegralYoga.org is where both...
The Race Against Time: Help Preserve the Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga Archives
The Integral Yoga Archives preservation team is working hard to preserve, restore, and digitize the historical assets—about Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga International—stored at Satchidananda Ashram before they are lost to deterioration forever. The Archives...
The European Union of Yoga
The European Union of Yoga was founded in 1971, and in 1973 Swami Satchidananda was invited to be the special guest speaker during their first annual conference in Zinal, Switzerland. This tradition continued for 15 years, when each September, Swamiji would give many...
Yoga Therapy Today: Two Integral Yogis Featured
Integral Yoga teachers and therapists Taravati Tania Turcinovic and Srimati Nicole Leo-Randazzo, from the Integral Yoga Institute of New York and its Wellness Spa, are featured on the cover (front center) of the summer issue of Yoga Therapy Today, a publication of the...
Integral Yoga India — New Website!
Integral Yoga India has a beautiful, newly revised and designed website. With it's web address of yogaindia.org, the new website features the wonderful programs and facilities of the Integral Yoga Institute of Coimbatore (South India). Photos on the homepage gallery...
Integral Yoga Meditation Retreat in Thiruvannamalai, India: December 28, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Thiruvannamalai is where Sri Ramana Maharshi settled to do his sadhana and the ashram he founded was where Sri Swami Satchidananda sat at the holy feet of this great sage in the 1940s. In Thiruvannamalai, mantras vibrate subliminally in the air, and the spiritual...
New Integral Yoga Inspired Children’s Books in Italian
Alessandra Premashakti Zancocchia—an Integral Yoga teacher at the Integral Yoga Centre of Teramo, Italy—contributed to two children's Yoga books in Italian that bring out the teachings of Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga. The books' titles translated are: "A...
Yoga Environmental Solutions: National Solar Tour
Yogaville (Integral Yoga headquarters in Central Virginia) and Yogaville Environmental Solutions (the Integral Yoga environmental advocacy group) are honored to have been selected to be part of the 2018 National Solar Tour. Both Sivananda Hall (now fully solar) and...
Second Generation Integral Yogas Making Their Mark!
There are so many first generation Integral Yogis doing wonderful service all over the globe. For example, this week, Rev. Jivana Heyman (Accessible Yoga founder) was named by Yoga Journal as one of 10 leaders in Yoga service. Now, second generation kids are all grown...
Announcing the 2019 Accessible Yoga Conference: St. Louis
Accessible Yoga is an international grassroots organization dedicated to sharing Yoga with everyone. Founded by Integral Yoga teacher trainer, Rev. Jivana Heyman, AY is a non-profit organization made up of volunteer teammates on seven teams. These teams plan and...
Shakticom.org — New Website!
Shakticom is the audio/video department of Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. It is owned and operated by Satchidananda Ashram, the headquarters of Integral Yoga International. Shakticom is also the retail hub of the Integral Yoga online store, with 100% of Shakticom...