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The Yoga of Giving Back
Sixteen years ago, I founded Yoga Gives Back (YGB). When anyone asks me, “What inspired you to found Yoga Gives Back,” I usually reply: “Hope for the future.” I founded YGB out of a Yoga classroom in Los Angeles where, as a beginning Yoga student, I was getting so...
Integral Yoga & Kung Fu
In this Integral Yoga Podcast episode, Mia Velez and Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) discuss Yoga and Kung Fu, both of which are integrated into her daily life as a mother, preschool teacher, and advocate for gender, race and class...
Yogaville Environmental Activist Honored by Sierra Club
Yogaville community resident and environmental activist Heidi Dhivya Berthoud was honored with the 2023 Sierra Club's Earth Flag, in recognition of the extraordinary work she has been doing to protect Yogaville and other communities from fracked gas pipelines and...
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...
You Can Create a Better World
In order to have a better world we must learn to think of the globe as a whole. Our world leaders need to be more selfless and sacrificing. Only by having a universal and spiritual vision can we bring positive change into the political field. A person who is really...
Practical Spirituality & Current Climate Emergence: August 13th Event
The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI), an affiliate of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, is hosting an online event on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The program will run from 11:30 – 1:00 pm PDT. We live in times of tremendous transformation, and how things...
Compassionate Activism: March 19, 2022 Online
On March 19, 2022, the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will host a satsang from 5 – 6 pm Pacific (8 – 9 pm Eastern) on the topic: Compassionate Activism. Encountering others who have perspectives on racial or social justice that are very different from our...
BIPOC 2022 Teacher Training & Scholarship Program
The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco is hosting the 2nd year of its Integral Yoga Teacher Training for Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). This 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) provides a great foundation for practicing, teaching and understanding...
Racial Equity Training for Integral Yoga Teachers & Staff – Feb 26, 2022
Kelley Palmer will offer an introductory workshop for all of the board members, staff, and teachers of the Integral Yoga Institutes of New York, New Jersey and San Francisco to support us in considering the influence that systems of oppression have over our personal...
“Women-in-Yoga Empowerment Conference” Online March 6, 2022
A Day of Inspiring Dialogue & Classes ~ Celebrating International Women’s Day ~ Sunday, March 6, 2022 8a.m. PST/11a.m. EST/ 4 p.m. The Second Annual "Women-in-Yoga Empowerment Conference" will unite global, like-minded women leaders for a discussion on gender...
BOOK: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet is a new Book by the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn. He says, “When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real...
Integral Yoga Class to Benefit the Wonder Farm Animal Sanctuary
Join Integral Yoga teacher Stephen McFarland for his annual "Thanksgiving Day Gratitude" Hatha Yoga class. This year's online class donations will benefit the Wonder Farm Animal Sanctuary & Hospice. In such a challenging time in the world Stephen's hope is that we...