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How a Yoga Teacher is Saving First Responders Across America from Depression
Police officers and firefighters across America are coping with the stress of life on the front lines by slipping into a downward dog. The nonprofit group Yoga For First Responders is teaching these emergency workers a better way to handle the demands of their...
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...
Snatam Kaur, Mantra Singer and Sacred Chant Artist, To Perform At 2019 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Snatam Kaur, who has received her first Grammy nomination in the New Age category for her album Beloved in this year's 61st Grammy Awards, will be performing at the 2019 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony. You can watch from...
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...
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...
Securing the Future of the Parliament of the World’s Religions: How You Can Help!
From its opening in 1893, the Parliament of the World's Religions has been recognized as the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. During this Parliament, Swami Vivekananda addressed 5,000 assembled delegates, greeting them with the words, “Sisters and...
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...
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...
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...
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...