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Integral Yoga InternationAL®
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News
United Nations Declares December 21st as “World Meditation Day”
The United Nations General Assembly has set a powerful intention for global harmony by unanimously declaring December 21st as World Meditation Day. This landmark resolution on December 6, 2024, invites the world to pause, reflect, and embrace the transformative...
New Year’s Silent Retreat: December 27, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Step into a journey of profound self-discovery and rejuvenation at the transformative New Year’s Silent Retreat hosted at the serene Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville. Nestled in the tranquil foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this retreat offers an unparalleled...
YogaU Reviews “Practicing the Yoga Sutras”
YogaUOnline.com just posted an inspiring review of Integral Yoga Publications' latest release, Practicing the Yoga Sutras by Carroll Ann (Prashanti) Friedmann. Yoga U founder Sarah Bell shared that what was particularly helpful in her reading of the text, was how...
Practice
The Essential Quality for Spiritual Growth
A few years ago, I read an article titled “Humility, The Virtue No One Wants.” It was a good title, I thought, because humility is maybe just a little too close to the word humiliation for comfort, a bit like shame, the sort of thing we think we’d like to get away...
When Yoga Meets Zen Meditation
Many of us come to meditation for the first time to still our mind. We recognize that the source of suffering has something to do with the way our minds work (or don’t work) and we believe that by sitting still and taming our mind we will become calm and peaceful. One...
Breath: The Subtle Connection
Often in life, we overlook the value of the simple and familiar: a kind word, a helping hand, a timely smile. Such everyday gestures impart meaning and a sense of connectedness as we wend our way through time and space. Similarly, the breath is our constant companion,...
Lifestyle
Compassionate Communication
If we pay attention to the world news, I think we can agree that our world is in dire need of more mindfulness, justice, and compassion. On an individual level, a deeply- entrenched sense of separation—and the resulting insecurity—has given rise to so much mistrust...
“Lotus Girl”
From one of the central figures in Buddhism’s introduction to the West and the founder of Tricycle magazine comes Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America by Helen Tworkov, a brilliant memoir of forging one’s own path that Pico Iyer calls...
Christian Mysticism Meets Integral Yoga
Everyone seeks happiness, but happiness seems never to be stable. Something always happens to disturb our happiness. Religions were born to show a path to happiness that never dies. The mystical aspect of most faiths are particularly focused on this quest. Integral...
Philosophy
VedantaWorks: The Teachings of Swami Vivekananda
VedantaWorks recently released their third podcast series: The Raja Yoga classes of Swami Vivekananda. VedantaWorks is dedicated to the teachings of Vedanta, the basic philosophy of Hinduism as expressed through Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was an...
The Path to Spiritual Awakening
The Cosmic Guru is the only Guru. All the rest is just comic. The real Guru is everywhere. Within, without. The Guru is above all the qualities, at the same time you see every kind of quality there. Sometimes the Guru is all sattvic, sometimes very rajasic, sometimes...
Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 9: Sri Ramakrishna–All Paths Lead to God
In Part 8 of this series, we explored how Ramaswamy (Swami Satchidananda’s birth name) delved deeply into his spiritual yearnings, engaging with sacred texts and absorbing the wisdom of saints. Another profound influence during this formative period was the life and...
Education
200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training – Spring 2024
The 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Training will take place from April 14 - May 12, 2024 at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville (Virginia) with Swami Divyananda Ma, E-RYT 500. Gain a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own...
Yoga Immersion Program – Spring 2024 Online
The Integral Yoga Immersion Program will run from April 23–June 23, 2024. The program provides a strong foundation from which one can choose to become a Yoga teacher. This is regarded as a Module 1 of the Integral Yoga 2-part format of 200-hour teacher training....
Yoga and Unity: Ripples for Change
In life, many of us find ourselves navigating the world based on societal constructs and internalized beliefs. We may view ourselves as limited beings bound within the temporal and spatial confines of the body and mind. The passing of time may drive us, making us feel...
Health
The Health Benefits of Yoga with the Yoga MD
In this inspiring and informative video, Integral Yoga's renowned Yoga MD, Dr. Sandra Amrita McLanahan, gives an overview of the health benefits of Yoga. She goes through each of the body's physiological systems to highlight these benefits. Citing the latest research,...
The TMJ Handbook: Relieve Jaw Pain with Yoga
In The TMJ Handbook: A Therapeutic Guide to Relieving Jaw Tension and Pain with Yoga and Mindfulness, Cator Shachoy explains the anatomy and physiology of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)—what we commonly refer to as "TMJ." She unpacks the physical,...
“The Centered Heart” – Ancient Wisdom + Modern Science
In The Centered Heart, Susi Amendola, C-IAYT, 500-ERYT, Yoga therapist, stress management expert and senior trainer for Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, navigates the intricate relationship between stress management and overall health. She invites readers into...
