On August 27, 2024 a special kirtan service in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Swamini Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda was held at the Integral Yoga Institute of New York. Special highlights of the program included special guest, Sita Michelle...
Harmony of the Soul: Alice Coltrane and the 1971 Benefit Concert for Integral Yoga
In March 2024, Impulse! Records (whose parent company is Universal Music Group), released the live recording of Alice Coltrane (Swamini A.C. Turiyasangitananda) that was part a benefit concert held in 1971 for the Integral Yoga Institute of New York. This new album...
Newly Discovered Video: Alice Coltrane (Swamini Turiyasangitananda)
Newly discovered video of the late great Jazz virtuoso, musician and composer, Alice Coltrane (Swami Turiyasangitananda) recorded live at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in 1993. Swamini performed live for her beloved Guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda and the Yogaville...
Five Essential Albums of 1971: Journey in Satchidananda
By 1971, Alice Coltrane had gained a reputation as a major music innovator and was developing her own musical language. On Journey in Satchidananda, she still made use of the compositional structures of her previous acclaimed Impulse! albums. However, this LP was also...
Art, Coltrane & Yoga
In mid-April 2019, Rev. Vimala Pozzi, (director, Integral Yoga Center of Richmond), was invited to speak at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Richmond, Virginia). ICA was hosting an exhibit by artist Cauleen Smith, who had taken inspiration from Swamini...
Divine Music: The Spiritual Journey of Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane (Swamini Turiyasangitananda) is the widow of jazz legend John Coltrane. After her husband’s passing she continued their shared exploration of Eastern music and spirituality. In 1970 she recorded Journey in Satchidananda and explained: “Direct...
Yoga: The Art of Living
Sample from the Winter 2012 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Yoga: The Art of Living A 1971 Interview with Sri Gurudev, Alice Coltrane and Felix Cavaliere In the early 1970s, Sri Gurudev often was interviewed on New York radio shows. This transcript is from one such...
Spiritual Wealth
Sample from the Fall 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Alice Coltrane Alice Coltrane (Swami Turiyasangitananda) is the widow of jazz legend John Coltrane. After her husband’s passing she continued their shared exploration of Eastern music and...
Music of the Soul: The Next Generation
Sample from the Winter 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Ravi Coltrane In the Fall issue of Integral Yoga Magazine we had an interview with Swami Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane) and in this issue we’re delighted to include an interview with...
Music of the Soul: Remembrances of Swami Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane)
Sample from the Spring 2007 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Music of the Soul: Remembrances of Swami Turiyasangitananda (Alice Coltrane) By Gopala Pozzi On December 31st, 2006, just two weeks before she left the body, Gopala Pozzi visited Swami Turiyasangitanandaji at...