Official Journal of Integral Yoga® International
Founded in December 1969, Integral Yoga Magazine is a free monthly eMagazine featuring “Weekly Words of Wisdom” and all the same great content
it has for over 50 years: inspiring articles, program info, the latest news—and videos
Introduction to Integral Yoga®
An inspiring introduction to Integral Yoga: the wisdom teachings, global community, and international organization
Featured Posts
Yoga Gives Back: Celebrates Empowering 3,000+ People
Now in its 18th year, Yoga Gives Back will hold it's annual gala weekend from November 15-16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. This is a weekend of inspiration, mindfulness, and celebration to come together and raise funds to support more than 3,000 women and children...
Transform Yourself, Transform the World: Integral Yoga New Year’s Yoga Retreat
Join Integral Yoga International® for our annual New Year’s Silent Retreat: "Transform Yourself, Transform the World" from December 29, 2025 - January 2, 2026. The retreat will be led by Integral Yoga master teachers Swami Karunananda, E-RYT 500, Swami Priyaananda,...
Little Lights of Yoga: Where Playfulness Meets Purpose
Nurture the next generation of yogis with heart, color, and consciousness. Our Integral Yoga Baby & Kids Collection brings timeless teachings to life through joyful designs and inspiring messages — perfect for tiny souls and growing hearts. Each piece celebrates...
Gratitude and Compassion in Action
Thanksgiving, a special time when we give thanks. It's the perfect time to reflect on how we can put gratitude and compassion into action. As we make our way through the month of November, we can return to the following practice as a tool to deepen your capacity for...
Ahimsa As a Gift
Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word that translates as “without injury” or “nonviolence” in English. It’s a principle in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist philosophy that involves causing the least amount of harm possible to all beings. It’s the first ethical principle given as a...
From Clouds to Clear Sky: Transformation Through Yoga
If you deny thoughts and emotions or try to get rid of them by suppressing them they will just reemerge. When negative thoughts come there are three things you can do. You can ignore them the same way that the blue sky ignores the gray clouds that appear in it. The...
An Affirmation: Caring, Useful, and Supportive
At the close of our morning meditation, the residents of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute reaffirm the intention we hold for our spiritual growth while living together in community. Last month, we chose a phrase from this affirmation as our focal practice:...
Living On Purpose
As we enter a new year, we can make good use of this landmark in time to reflect on the way we make decisions and choices in our lives. Is there an overarching purpose behind the way we use our time and energy, or are we “going with the flow?” Are we acting on the...
Opening the Heart: Recognizing and Releasing Subtle Prejudices
Prejudice exists not only in the world around us but also, often unconsciously, within us. Whether we see it or not, it shapes how open—or closed—our hearts are to others. Recognizing the subtle ways prejudice arises in us can be a powerful step toward living with...
What is the Buddha That We Need for Now?
In Switzerland I co-led a Zen retreat with Sensei Franziska Schneider at the most gorgeous retreat center I’ve been to (and I’ve been to several in Switzerland), two-thirds of the way up a tall mountain which she negotiated in her ancient Volvo through one hairpin...
Mahabharata: Designs of Dharma – A New Vision for an Ancient Epic
When an epic spans more than 100,000 verses, outdistancing Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey tenfold, its retelling is no small task. The Mahabharata, composed over 5,000 years ago and attributed to the sage Vyasa, is the longest poem in recorded history. It is at once...
The Recognition Sutras
The Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam is one of the most profound sacred texts that illuminates a tradition that teaches that every human being is lacking nothing but the recognition of their Divine essence-nature. Christopher Hareesh Wallis, PhD, one of the foremost...
Interested in Becoming a Yoga Teacher?
The Integral Yoga® Institute of New York is hosting a virtual info session on December 17, 2025 to help you learn more about the upcoming Integral Yoga Hatha Teacher Training Certification Programs. Choosing the right 200-hour Teacher Training is important, it is a...
Stress Management Yoga Teacher Training – Online March 2026
Integral Yoga International's Stress Management Yoga Teacher Training with Swami Vidyananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT and Swami Ramananda, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT will be held online from March 15 - May 17, 2026. In this online training, you will gain the essential skills and...
Online Integral Yoga Immersion – Spring 2026
The Integral Yoga Immersion Program opens the door to personal transformation and spiritual fulfillment. This comprehensive 9-week online course taught by Swami Ramananda and Raama Das runs from March 9–May 16, 2026 and is hosted by the Integral Yoga Institute of San...
Neuroscience, Yoga, and Psychology: Vagus Nerve Regulation for Healing and Peak Performance
Dr. Mala Cunningham's trailblazing book, Neuroscience, Yoga, and Psychology: Vagus Nerve Regulation for Healing and Peak Performance will be an incredibly valuable contribution to the Yoga Therapy/Medical Yoga field when it's published in Spring 2026. Stay tuned here...
The Privilege of Aging
Presenting “A clarion call to the aging to awaken before they die,” author Kamla K. Kapur explores how we can become warriors on the spiritual path in order to embrace and prepare for the truth of our mortality and the ultimate triumph of conscious living and dying....
Anger Management Through Yoga Therapy
On November 1, 2025 from 1-4pm (Pacific - USA), the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will host a hybrid workshop (online or in person) "Anger Management Through Yoga Therapy" with Anthony Sausys, MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT. Anger is a completely normal—and often...