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

The Light of Infinite Consciousness

All there is, is Infinite Consciousness. There is neither the perceiver nor the perceived. This is the great silence. This is the birthless and deathless state. All that we call unconscious, subconscious, conscious, and superconscious are the different states of...

A Radiant Light of Peace: Honoring the 90th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

As the world celebrates the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in July 2025, we pause to offer our deepest gratitude and reverence for a life that has become a beacon of compassion, wisdom, and spiritual courage. For nine decades, His Holiness has...

The Tiny Chef Full of Yogic Spirit

Sometimes, the light of Yoga shines through in the most unexpected places. Meet The Tiny Chef—a hand-crafted, herbivore chef with a big heart, a love for nature, and an infectious giggle that has captured the hearts of millions. Though just a few inches tall, Cheffy...

One Among 650 Million – My Experience at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela

On one fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow.”  As a chronically over-working PhD student, my connection to my Indian Hindu roots was limited to saying a quick...

Parable of the Sower: A Devotional Tribute

From the stillness of dawn to the farthest corners of the heart, the legacy of Sri Swami Satchidananda continues to inspire and uplift. One beautiful expression of this devotion comes from Lakshmi Harilela, an Integral Yoga teacher in Hong Kong and a gifted creative...

See and Emulate: The Power of a Living Master

Throughout history, seekers have turned to spiritual masters for guidance. While scriptures and saints of the past offer enduring wisdom, there is something uniquely powerful about the presence of a living master—a person who embodies spiritual truth in the here and...

The Spiritual Power of Good Company

The purpose of Yogaville is to live together to help ourselves and each other find the peace and ease. As individuals, we may find it hard to achieve that end; so, collectively, we are helping each other. That is the goal. Like-minded people living together, helping...
Featured News
Integral Yoga Global Reunion:  August 21 – 25, 2025

Integral Yoga Global Reunion: August 21 – 25, 2025

Inspired by Integral Yoga Europe's reunions, the Integral Yoga Global Network is in the process of organizing an Integral Yoga Global Reunion in the USA. The reunion will take place from August 21 – 25, 2025 at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville. This reunion is sure to...

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Special LOTUS Renewal Weekend – August 2025

Special LOTUS Renewal Weekend – August 2025

We cordially invite you to join us at Satchidananda Ashram—Yogaville to celebrate “LOTUS Renewal: Glory to the Light,” August 29 - 31, 2025. The Light Of Truth Universal Shrine (LOTUS) renovation is complete and the Shrine looks beautiful, welcoming all to the inner...

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Carry the Light of Yoga with You!

Carry the Light of Yoga with You!

The Integral Yoga Shop is now carrying canvas tote bags, which are not only practical but are soulful companions for your daily journey. Each design features inspiring art, uplifting imagery, and symbols of peace and unity. Made from durable cotton, these totes are...

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Explore Practice
Serving a Higher Will

Serving a Higher Will

When we strive to see ourselves as instruments of a Higher Will—the hands of God at work in the world—we access and allow ourselves to be guided by a concern for the well-being of everyone. We more easily let go of our personal desires without force or denial and find...

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Ahimsa As a Gift

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...

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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Video Series

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Video Series

Join Integral Yoga Master Teacher Nalanie Chellaram as she teaches the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The series begins with an overview of the text and why it is such an inspiration to so many. Utilizing the commentaries by Swami Satchidananda, along with insights from...

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Explore Lifestyle
Living Yoga Training Program

Living Yoga Training Program

The Living Yoga Training Program at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is an opportunity to experience inner peace, achieve spiritual growth by living the life of an Integral Yogi for 28-days in spiritual community. The Living Yoga Training (LYT) program offers a...

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Make Hay While the Sun Shines!

Make Hay While the Sun Shines!

In this recent Integral Yoga Podcast, Avi Gordon (director, Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with Ram Wiener about forgiveness, the experience of finding a Guru, and allowing the universe to shape us into someone we like. Ram (vice-president of business at...

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Explore Philosophy
The Light of Infinite Consciousness

The Light of Infinite Consciousness

All there is, is Infinite Consciousness. There is neither the perceiver nor the perceived. This is the great silence. This is the birthless and deathless state. All that we call unconscious, subconscious, conscious, and superconscious are the different states of...

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The Infinite Vision of the Self

The Infinite Vision of the Self

If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern. -William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell What does it mean to see the world as...

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Awakening the Heart: Exploring the Yogic Texts

Awakening the Heart: Exploring the Yogic Texts

This weekend workshop at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville from July 25 - 27, 2025 will focus on "The Yoga of Love." Led by Graham Schweig, PhD (Garuda Das), sessions will focus on the purification and awakening of the heart, the divine call to transcendence through...

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Explore Education
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Part 1: September 2025

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Part 1: September 2025

Learn to teach Restorative Yoga through the Integral Yoga Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Part 1 will be held September 18 - 23, 2025 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, Virginia. The training will be taught by Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT.  Restorative Yoga...

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Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Part 2

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training – Part 2

Part 2 of the Restorative Yoga Teacher Training led by Satya Greenstone, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT will take place September 24 - 28, 2025 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in Virginia. Completion of Integral Yoga Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Part 1 or equivalent is a...

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Explore Health
Remembering John Robbins: A Life of Compassionate Conviction

Remembering John Robbins: A Life of Compassionate Conviction

The world lost a gentle yet powerful voice for compassion and conscious living with the passing of John Robbins in June 2025. Best known for his groundbreaking books like Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution, Robbins was more than a bestselling author—he was...

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Understanding Yogic Concepts of Health and Disease

Understanding Yogic Concepts of Health and Disease

Introduction Yoga is a spiritual science for the integrated and holistic development of our physical, mental and moral-spiritual aspects of being. The philosophy of Yoga is practical and applicable in our day-to-day living. Yoga has been documented to normalise...

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