In 1970, after the popularity of the legendary Woodstock Festival, CBS-TV decided to learn more about the Swami who opened that Festival and set a tone of peace and hope for the nearly 500,000 young people attending it. CBS produced a documentary on this new movement...
Raising Yogic Kids
It’s very, very hard to bring up children nowadays, particularly with all the things that they see, watch, read, and hear. Children don’t know what is right and what is wrong, what should be done or what should not be done, so certain things must be taught. It takes...
Beyond the Breath
Pranayama, often described as yogic breathing, is one of the most powerful, yet subtle practices in Yoga. Certainly, we use yogic breathing techniques to practice pranayama—but if we mistake these techniques for the intent, we cut ourselves off from the full scope of...
Bringing Yoga Therapy into Hospitals and Academia (Online Program)
Bringing Yoga Therapy into Hospitals and Academia is a new program offered by Dr. Mala Cunningham and hosted by Yogaville Online and the Integral Yoga Therapy Certification Program. The program will be conducted online from February 11 - 15, 2021 If you are a Yoga...
Announcing Integral Yoga TV
Integral Yoga Media, in collaboration with Yogaville Online, is happy to announce the launch of Integral Yoga TV (IYTV), which joins the Integral Yoga Video Library and Integral Yoga Virtual Studio to bring you a full range of online offerings. Find online classes,...
Enlightenment, Dreaming, and the Greatness of Yoga
In this podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) and Rev. Paraman Barsel discuss a range of inspiring spiritual topics. Rev. Paraman has been a student of Swami Satchidananda since 1970 and is a senior Integral Yoga teacher, renowned...
How to Be a Portal of Grace
No matter who wins the election in the USA, and no matter where you live in the world, we have a tough chapter ahead. Our communities are polarized, our people are angry and fearful, and as of today two hundred people are dying every hour from the virus. Plus, Mother...
Many Paths to Wisdom
The main purpose of spiritual life is to recognize our spiritual oneness. Living a spiritual life means living in harmony; caring and sharing for one another. There’s no room for any exploitation or corruption in spirituality. This also means to feel and show...
Ayurveda and Yoga Recovery Tools
Durga Leela is the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body, and spirit. In this podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) talks with her about...
Enlightenment or Escapism?
Are you looking for true enlightenment, or do you just want to escape from reality? In this video, Integral Yoga teacher and Yoga therapist Nalanie Chellaram talks about the dangers of drugs and ayahuasca, both of which are seen as shortcuts to enlightenment. She also...
Sacred Mantra Series: Newly Remastered
During the 1980s, Swami Satchidananda recorded a series of mantras, and then several more in the 1990s. These recordings became the "Sacred Mantra Series" CDs. Integral Yoga Media has now remastered this series for digital download. These are now available on the...
Inside Patanjali’s Words: New Book Release from Integral Yoga Publications
Inside Patanjali's Words is the latest release from Integral Yoga Publications. This new book is by Rev. Jaganath Carrera (author of the acclaimed book, Inside the Yoga Sutras) and is a unique study guide for all who are interested in a deeper dive into the Yoga...
We Need Good Stewards in the World
In 1975, Swami Satchidananda was asked a question about how to avoid getting so caught up in spiritual bliss, that we forget about the social and ecological problems in our world. The person asking the question really wanted Sri Swamiji’s advice on how we best can...
California Gold: The 50th Anniversary of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute
The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute (IYI). It is also a time to remember and honor all the IYIs that were founded and flourished in California in those early days, and all the pioneers, devotees and students that made...
Coy Sterling: The Yogi Lawyer
During a recent Integral Yoga podcast, Avi Gordon (director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association) interviewed Cory Sterling, (lawyer, small business owner and Yoga teacher) who is the author of the new book, The Yoga Law Book. Avi and Cory discuss the spiritual...
Launching a Global Yoga Revolution
Integral Yoga Media just released a new documentary, "The Launching of a Global Yoga Revolution," in honor of “Integral Yoga Day” 2020 and the 50th Anniversaries of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York (on 13th Street) and San Francisco (on Dolores Street). In...