Integral Yoga News
Hatha Yoga: Caring for the Human Temple
The human body is a temple. Keep it strong and supple. Treat it gently. Never ignore the body, because it's the most important instrument. Whatever you do, you need a body. That's why the ancient Yoga teachings always emphasized taking good care of the body. Babies'...
Integral Yoga 50th Anniversary
Join us for a year of celebration throughout 2016 of 50 years of Integral Yoga since Sri Swami Satchidananda's arrival in the West in 1966. Jai! Please share on our IY50 Facebook Page your stories about the early days, photos, programs & other events you are...
Winter 2016 Integral Yoga Magazine – Yoga for Grief and Loss
Integral Yoga’s 50th Anniversary Facing Death and Loss—Sri Swami Satchidananda What is Real Life? What is Real Death?—Sri Swami Sivananda Dying is Absolutely Safe—Ram Dass Inhabiting Both Sides of a Paradox—Mark Nepo Yogic Preparation for Death—Swami Sarvaananda...
Inhabiting *Both* Sides of a Paradox
By Mark Nepo It is no accident that those who survive being broken and who make a home for the terrible knowledge are, in turn, at the threshold of enlightened living. Often, in our one-sided logic, we try to theorize that suffering is a prerequisite to deep living....
Transforming Ourselves, Transforming Our Workplaces
By Sevika Laura Douglass, Ph.D. Turn on the radio or television and it becomes clear that those of us who live in North America are encouraged to be fearful. Advertisements, websites, articles, and relatives warn us to fear fat, illness, refugees, terrorists, identity...
The Wholeness of Grief: Yoga for Grief and Loss
By Karla Dharmini Helbert When he was three months old, my firstborn child was diagnosed with a rare, highly aggressive brain tumor. Two weeks and three surgeries later, he endured his first chemotherapy treatment. Three days later, a CT scan revealed that his brain...
Yogic Preparation for Death
By Swami Sarvaananda Ph.D., B.C.C. Recently, we received a request from an Integral Yoga teacher to address yogic practices, traditions, and advice on preparing for death. Here are some tips, from our own expert in the field, that may be helpful in preparing for your...
Access Your feelings Without Getting Stuck in Them
By Amy Weintraub, M.F.A., E-RYT 500 Every March, for the past ten years, I’ve led practices on and off the mat at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, a mind-expanding four days of workshops, keynotes, dancing, and schmoozing with old friends in Washington, D.C....
Taravati’s Teaching Tips
By Tania Taravati Turcinovic Think about a great Yoga class that you attended. What made that class great? It could have been as simple as where your own body and mind were on that particular day. Or it might have been the space, or the other students. For most...
Song of the Heart: The Essence of Nada Yoga
By Rajesh David Music is an integral part of my life. My being born into a family of singers and growing up in a musical atmosphere led naturally to my being trained in Indian classical vocal music. My first encounter with the concept of Nada Brahma was my teacher’s...