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One Among 650 Million – My Experience at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela

On one fateful Wednesday night in January, I texted a friend words I never thought I would say: “I just decided to go to Maha Kumbh. I’m leaving tomorrow.”  As a chronically over-working PhD student, my connection to my Indian Hindu roots was limited to saying a quick...

How Yoga Transformed a Brooklyn Kid into a Global Spiritual Leader

In this heartfelt and reflective conversation led by host Avi Gordon (director of Integral Yoga Teachers Association), Swami Asokananda (president of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York)  shares his incredible life journey—from his Brooklyn upbringing in a...

Virtual Fundraiser for Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville – May 15 & 17, 2025

Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is hosting a Virtual Fundraiser on May 15th and then again on May 17. Please JOIN THE RENEWAL! Join for a heartwarming 30-minute virtual fundraiser to uplift and support our beloved Ashram—a sanctuary of peace, service and spiritual...

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Sri R. Sharath Jois 1971 – 2024

Sri R. Sharath Jois 1971 – 2024

Sri R. Sharath Jois, Paramaguru (lineage holder) for the Ashtanga Yoga tradition passed away on Monday, November 12, 2024 in Charlottesville, Virginia where he was teaching a course for Ashtanga teachers. Prashanti Carroll Friedmann, a disciple of Swami Satchidananda...

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How God Came Into My Life

How God Came Into My Life

It would be easy to dismiss the question by saying: "Yes, after a prolonged period of intense austerities and meditation while I was living in Swarg Ashram, during which I had the darshan of a number of maharishis and their blessings, the Lord appeared before me in...

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