In this interview, we talk to two of the leading teacher trainers—the founders of the Jivamukti Yoga Method—Sharon Gannon and David Life. They discuss the role of the Yoga teacher and the special qualities needed to be a modern day Yoga teacher. Integral Yoga Magazine...
Integral Yoga Magazine (IYM): You’ve been training Yoga teachers for fifty years now. What type of evolution have you seen over the years? Rama Jyoti Vernon (RJV): Many years ago, Nancy Ford-Kohne, Nischala Devi, and I met with Swami Satchidananda (Gurudev) to talk to...
The focus of an Integral Yoga Hatha class isn’t on obtaining a buff body, but in some ways it can be a harder workout. Integral Yoga teachers aren’t interested in their students working up a sweat, but instead create an environment in which students can disengage from...
An Interview with David Life and Sharon Gannon In 1984 Sharon Gannon and David Life created the Jivamukti Yoga Method, which is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. They are pioneers in teaching Yoga as spiritual activism/activation. The...
Sample from the Winter 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine An Interview with Rama Jyothi Vernon Rama Jyothi Vernon was instrumental in bringing some of the great Yoga Masters to America from India in the early 1960s. She helped found the first Yoga teachers...
Sample from the Fall 2006 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Beyond “Instant” Yoga By Prudence B. Kestner Prue Kestner first met Sri Gurudev in England in 1976. This began a long association during which she invited Sri Gurudev to become an advisor to the Mid-Atlantic...
When Sri Swami Satchidananda designed the Integral Yoga Hatha class, he formulated a clear methodology for his system. The Integral Yoga Hatha method was designed to draw the practitioner into a physical and mental stillness that leads to an experience of one’s true...
When I made the jump to full time Yoga teacher I was in India standing on the balcony of a concrete building overlooking the Ganges River. I hadn’t slept for nights but I had watched several magnificent sunrises from the roof of this same building. At that time I...