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The Dalai Lama Pens Op-Ed for The Washington Post

The Dalai Lama Pens Op-Ed for The Washington Post

Recently, His Holiness the Dalaia Lama wrote an opinion editorial in The Washington Post, in collaboration with Arthur C. Brooks, Post columnist and president of the American Enterprise Institute. Here is an excerpt of this article on breaking the cycle of hatred in...

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Passages: John Welwood, Trailblazing Buddhist Psychologist

Passages: John Welwood, Trailblazing Buddhist Psychologist

John Welwood, a pioneer in the field of East–West psychology, has died at age 75 on January 20, 2019. Lion's Roar reported that: Welwood was the former director of the East–West Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and...

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2018 G20 Summit and Yoga?

2018 G20 Summit and Yoga?

December 2018:  It was the thirteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20) world leaders and the first G20 summit to be hosted in South America. But there was something else notable about this summit: In the middle of the summit, a "Yoga for Peace" mass rally was held at...

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In Memoriam: Bernie Glassman, Roshi

In Memoriam: Bernie Glassman, Roshi

On November 4th, Zen master Bernie Glassman, Roshi, a great interfaith pioneer and humanitarian, passed away. Roshi Bernie was a longtime LOTUS Honorary Advisory Council member and one of Swami Satchidananda's close interfaith collaborators—together they shared many...

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Cop To Yoga Peace Force

Cop To Yoga Peace Force

Tiffany Seybert founded Cop To Yoga Peace Force as a community-based peace initiative. Seybert’s program unites volunteer Yoga teachers with their local Chicago Police districts to provide evidence-based breath work meditation tools as a way to neutralize stress in...

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Announcing the 2019 Accessible Yoga Conference: St. Louis

Announcing the 2019 Accessible Yoga Conference: St. Louis

Accessible Yoga is an international grassroots organization dedicated to sharing Yoga with everyone. Founded by Integral Yoga teacher trainer, Rev. Jivana Heyman, AY is a non-profit organization made up of volunteer teammates on seven teams. These teams plan and...

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This Airline Wants to Help You Meditate at 30,000 Feet

This Airline Wants to Help You Meditate at 30,000 Feet

Take a deep breath at 23,000 feet, and breath out turbulence. Or at least your fear of turbulence. That's the goal of Virgin Australia, which is introducing meditation as part of its focus on well-being for travelers who are stressed out by flying. "Integrating...

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