…driven process. Asanas are powerful. People come to our classes from sedentary lives and we need to be able to prepare our students for the full benefits of Yoga. I…
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Staying Balanced in the Midst of Pain
…is suffering in you or in others. Learn to lovingly embrace pain when it comes rather than being afraid of it, pushing it away, or avoiding others when they are…
The Light that Shines Through the Ages
…and grace. They come to rouse us from our slumber, set us on the path, and awaken us to our true nature, the divine presence within. The Guru comes to…
Tender Recollections of My Guru
…then he took the machine and left. We never heard from again. We never received any literature from his company in the mail. I’m not sure if a company even…
Listening to the Sound Within
…it doesn’t come, that’s also good. Simply be a witness to that. Have a witness attitude, sakshi twam. Sound may come, sight may come, darkness may come, brilliant suns may…
If You Have Complete Faith, Nothing is Impossible
…in Charlottesville, I looked up at the sky, took a deep breath and let my face bathe in the warmth of the sun. One year ago, I had come to…
Living From the Inside Out
…come to receive? What do I come to learn? What do I come to heal? What have I come to know? What have I come to release? IYM: How does…
Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief: Starts March 9th
…skills for handling stress and tension. Yoga Nidra is based on Yoga teachings and backed by contemporary science. Yoga Nidra is fundamental to a complete Hatha Yoga session and can…
Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Common Boundaries–Interview with Michael Lee Phoenix Rising: An Interview with Michael Lee
Sample from the Winter 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Common Boundaries Phoenix Rising: An Interview with Michael Lee By Laura Sevika Douglass Michael Lee is the…
Self-Effort and Grace
…will comes the way comes. Once the will and the way are there, and through your practice the mind becomes steady and clear, then that grace—or the light within—will shine…
The Key to Spiritual Liberation
…things or acquiring friends, acquiring power, acquiring positions doesn’t seem to last long. And, it comes with the fear of losing. If happiness comes to you from somewhere, then it…
Yoga and Buddhism’s Common Boundaries
…the body and which simultaneously awakens the heart and mind—as well as Patanjali’s Yoga model that offers an 8-limbed path that begins and ends with ethics. The word Yoga comes…
Sadhana: The Effort Toward Self-realization
…the traditional sense, is primarily a sadhana. IYM: Why does Samadhi Pada come first in the Yoga Sutras? DF: Samadhi Pada comes first for those who can directly enter into…
When Yoga Meets Zen Meditation
…Des Moines Area Community College. He is grateful to be a member of the Pure Land of Iowa community in Clive, Iowa, where he also offers meditation retreats. …
The Yoga of Giving Back
…no nonprofit organization in the Yoga community that focused on giving back to India to express our gratitude. This was how Yoga Gives Back was born from one local Yoga…
The Name of God
…able to draw the force, capacity and everything from the cosmic world. That is what is really meant by communion. Communion is possible only when we raise ourselves to a…
Everything Can Be Karma Yoga
…comes, just let it come. Don’t always compare the amount of money you are getting with how much you should be giving, because then it is no longer service. It’s…
A Meditation on Grief
…bring to mind the loss or pain you are grieving. Let the story, the images, the feelings comes naturally. Hold them gently. Take your time. Let the feelings come layer…
Really Living Yoga
…Francisco Integral Yoga Institute, and Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev) was coming to California for the celebration of his jayanti (birthday) in San Francisco, and then he would be with us…
Embarking on a Spiritual Odyssey, Part 5: Guided by the Thirukkural
…an important component of their home life, and helped him prepare. Ramu practiced diligently, ensuring he could pronounce the complex name of the presiding swami, Subbiah Swamigal, correctly. Photo: The…