A Surgical Mission A Doctor Won’t Forget

My relationship with Swami Satchidananda began with meeting Dr. Sandra (Amrita) McLanahan, at a conference in Tarrytown, New York where she was one of the speakers. She was a student of the Swami, and she was young, energetic, and spoke of Yoga, spirituality, and...

A Swami’s Ode to Joy

Swami Hamsananda shares this “Ode to Joy.” Joy, humor and childlike wonder characterize one of Integral Yoga’s most senior and beloved swamis! Ode to This Glorious Day! I am filled with so much happiness right now that I am writing this to pass it...

Remembering Sundaram Gross (1948–2021)

On the afternoon of Saturday June 5, 2021, Sundaram Gross, Integral Yogi and our beloved spiritual brother, passed away. Yogaville sangha members, who were at his bedside, had just read him the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita where Sri Krishna says to Arjuna:...

Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville Spring 2021 Update

Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, headquarters for Integral Yoga International, has been closed to the public since the beginning of the global pandemic. The Ashram is host to thousands of guests per year, who come to this peaceful abode in the beautiful countryside of...

A Spiritual Love Story

Like thousands before me, I fell for her on first encounter. Dressed in the orange clothing of an Integral Yoga sannyasin (monk), she was also wrapped in a palpable aura of no-nonsense compassion and something else I would soon identify: humor. She walked to where I...