In the summer of 1969, I had just turned 24. My ex-husband, Chris (Yoga name, Mahesh) and I had been married for just over a year and we were living at Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY. The guru in residence, at the time, was our yoga instructor, Swami Satchidananda. We...
New Book Release! The Woodstock Guru
Integral Yoga Publications is pleased to announce the release of The Woodstock Guru. This new book was published in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, which was opened by Swami Satchidananda in August 1969. When he first arrived in the West...
“Back to the Garden”: Swami Satchidananda Featured on New Massive Boxed Set of Woodstock 1969 Audio
"As the cliché goes: 'If you can remember the 1960s, you weren't there.' BACK TO THE GARDEN provides a way for people who weren't there to remember them. And for anyone who was there, perhaps this will jog their memory," according to Rhino Entertainment, who just...
Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary News!
News about plans for this year's 50th anniversary (August 16–18, 2019) of this legendary music and peace festival is starting to flow! There are two large events planned. One, near the original Bethel Woods site of 1969 festival and another in Watkins Glen, New York....