Yoga News
Kris Carr: My Yoga & Wellness Journey
In 2003, actress and photographer Kris Carr was diagnosed with a rare and incurable stage four cancer. When the doctors told her that there was no medical treatment options, Kris began filming her story. Her healing path included Yoga, meditation, detox regimens and...
The Stages of Samadhi
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali speaks of the different stages of samadhi. The mere understanding of these different states is very little compared to the experience, but still, for the sake of understanding, Patanjali describes them. The first stage of samadhi is the...
Integral Yoga Day, Yoga and the Dharma – IY eMagazine 107
The Heart of Concentration According to Patanjali
The aim of Patanjali’s Yoga system is to keep the mind one-pointed on any object or idea which would remind you of a higher idea that will broaden your outlook, elevate your mental attitude and, ultimately, your life. He encourages the student to take up any object...
Yoga, Meditation & Compassion – IY eMagazine 106
How to Face Any Problem in Life
Sometimes we talk a lot about God, about faith. We say we have faith, but our own life should prove that. If you have complete, absolute faith you will always be happy and joyful—even under severe suffering and severe handicaps. One of the four well-known Saiva saints...
Int’l Peace Day: Finding Peace & Healing – IY eMagazine 105
What Does it Mean to Be a Witness and How to Cultivate that Awareness?
Swami Satchidananda: We all have a witness in our own system. That’s what you call the Self. It is a constant witness. What is it witnessing? It witnesses the play of the mind. The mind constantly creates drama. When you go to a movie theater, what do you do? You sit...
Remembering Swami Sivananda & the Sages of India – IY eMagazine 104
Swami Satchidananda Remembers: “My Guru, Sri Swami Sivanandaji”
At one time, there were four great holy sages who were living in different parts of India. They must have had some sort of communication between themselves because they all said goodbye, one after the other, within the same period. Swami Ramdas, who was a great Bhakti...