Many westerners are first introduced to Yoga through asana, the practice of the yogic postures. As one’s practice deepens, it can lead to an interest in further exploring aspects of Yoga. In this interview, we talk with Dr. David Frawley—considered to be an acharya, a...
Sadhana: What I learned from Doing it the “Wrong” Way
In this article, Laura Sevika Douglass shares the insights she’s gained from her own sadhana practice in the hope that readers can benefit from her experience and avoid some of the many challenges everyone encounters when trying to establish a regular practice Since...
The Aim of Spiritual Practice
The aim of all spiritual practice is to know your real Self, to know the Knower. Spiritual practices are done, essentially, to help clean your mind so that you can realize your spiritual truth—to realize the divine in you. Only when you have a clean mind can you...
Sadhana: A Lifelong Process
Sadhana is a lifelong process. Every day, every hour, every minute, is an onward march. Obstacles are innumerable in this great voyage. But, so long as you hold God as thy guide, there is nothing to worry about. You are sure to reach the other shore. You must have...
Japa Yoga Sadhana
INTRODUCTION Sadhana is purifying and steadying the mind and fixing it on the Lord. Without Sadhana you cannot attain the Sadhya or the object of meditation i.e., the Supreme Being, the abode of Immortality and Bliss. Japa is an important Sadhana. Make a resolve "I...
For the Love of Practice
By Reverends Lakshmi and Paraman Barsel Two of Integral Yoga’s most humorous, lively and insightful speakers, Paraman and Lakshmi Barsel have taught all aspects of Yoga for decades. In addition to teaching and designing Yoga workshops and training programs, they both...
Sadhana: The Effort Toward Self-realization
An Interview with Acharya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Many westerners are first introduced to Yoga through asana, the practice of the yogic postures. As one’s practice deepens, it can lead to an interest in further exploring aspects of Yoga. In this...
Elevating Your Practice
An Interview with Charlotte Bell A longtime Yoga teacher and Buddhist meditation practitioner, Charlotte Bell has applied the teachings of the Yoga Sutras and the Buddha’s heed for mindfulness to her sadhana practice. In this interview, she discusses how the journey...
Elevating Your Practice
An Interview with Charlotte Bell A longtime Yoga teacher and Buddhist meditation practitioner, Charlotte Bell has applied the teachings of the Yoga Sutras and the Buddha’s heed for mindfulness to her sadhana practice. In this interview, she discusses how the journey...
Sadhana: Means to Spiritual Perfection
When we want to achieve any goal, we must have a means or method for reaching that goal. This necessity of a “means” is true in the material as well as in the spiritual world. To reach anywhere, there must be a way of getting there. Means in itself, however, does not...