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News
Yoga Immersion Program Announced for Jan. 2024
The Integral Yoga Institute of New York will be hosting their first Yoga Immersion Program. This is geared to those who are seeking a true classical Yoga immersion and/or those who will utilize this program as a pre-requisite for certification as a Yoga teacher. For...
Christmas Message 2023 from Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
+ Dear Family and Friends, The days are growing short. Winter daylight is fading early, as I’m watching the chickadees quickly snatching a few last sunflower seeds from the bird feeder. From my armchair by the window i can enjoy their antics all day long, as i look...
New Year’s Silent Retreat: December 28th–January 1, 2024
Reflect deeply, renew your inspiration, and restore yourself in the sanctuary and solace of the Integral Yoga community during the annual New Year’s Silent Retreat. Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is a perfect setting for an inner journey. The retreat takes place from...
Practice
A Yogic Approach to Spring Cleaning
In North America, the Spring season will soon be behind us giving way to the Summer Solstice in June. Spring has long been a time of transition, when the dark and barren days of winter give way to light, warmth and new growth. Before summer is upon us, this month’s...
How Pranayama Works
The word pranayama is not a single word but rather a combination of two Sanskrit words: prana and ayama. Prana could be translated as vital energy or the cosmic energy that causes any kind of movement. Even the movement of the electrons around the nucleus within an...
My Spiritual Journey with Karma Yoga
I don’t know about you, but the spirit of sacrifice and service has never come easy for me. In the early days of my spiritual journey, due to my self-absorption in “taking care of Number 1,” I used to cringe whenever Swami Satchidananda (Gurudev) talked about Karma...
Lifestyle
The Meat & Dairy Farmers Going Vegan
Recently, BBC News reported that after one UK dairy farmer lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. "It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings," says...
Voting as an Antidote to Despair
Sharon Salzberg, the popular meditation teacher and co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, recently wrote an article for Tricycle magazine on voting, meditation, and how to counteract despair through changing the system. During these challenging times, Tricycle...
The Impulse to Love and Serve
As we celebrate Black History Month in the U.S., and reflect on the actual meaning of Valentine’s Day, let us be inspired to answer the call to serve those in need. Saint Valentine’s life is just one enduring example of selfless service. Roses and chocolates aside,...
Philosophy
The Power of Recognition
In this discussion between Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Christopher Wallis, they discuss the nature of Consciousness and how we know anything that we know. And, as Swami Satchidananda always taught, enlightenment is nothing you need to "get" from outside or "achieve."...
Swami Vivekananda: The Power & the Glory of Vedanta
On January 13th, the Vedanta Society celebrated the birth anniversary of the great sage Swami Vivekananda. In this video, Swami Sarvapriyananda, spiritual director of the New York branch, pays homage to Swami Vivekananda for his contributions to Indian society and the...
Be As You Are—The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
David Godman (his family’s actual surname!) read a book in 1974 about the great sage and jnani, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and two years later traveled to his ashram in India. Since then, he has lived almost continuously in Tiruvannamalai, the town where Sri Ramana spent...
Education
Yoga for the Special Child: Teaching Asanas, Adjustments & Sequences
The Integral Yoga Affiliate program "Yoga for the Special Child" is offering a continuing professional development workshop focusing on teaching asanas, adjustments, and sequences. The workshop will be taught by Renata Sumar Gaertner C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RCYT from...
Healing Relationships Online Teacher Training
Join Sandra Susheela Gilbert, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT from Nov. 30–Dec. 17, 2022 in this "Healing Relationships" Teacher Training, part of the Integral Yoga Therapist Certification program and sponsored by the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco. More information and...
Raja Yoga Teacher Training Online with Swamis Ramananda, Divyananda, Vidyananda
Integral Yoga International is hosting an online Raja Yoga Teacher Training program from September 1 – November 21, 2022. The training is for Yoga teachers, Yoga Therapists and trainees, and health professionals. It will be taught by three of Integral Yoga's master...
Health
Five Simple Ayurvedic Practices for Optimal Health
As more people embrace a holistic approach to a healthy, conscious lifestyle, it’s no surprise that ancient Ayurvedic practices are finding their way into our modern lives. Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine that originated in India over 5000 years ago,...
The Benefits of a Yogic Lifestyle
The idea of Cosmic Consciousness is spoken of in both scriptures and in scientific journals. If we only quote the scriptures some may not accept this idea of a universal, all-pervading Consciousness. If we quote a scientist, all are ready to accept it! Modern science...
Yoga for Men’s Mental Health
The practice of Yoga is more popular than ever. But despite universal benefits, a plethora of techniques which vary greatly in form and intensity, and teachers up and down the country eager to pass on their yogic knowledge, Yoga is still more often practiced by women...
