Yoga News
Yoga Teaching Essentials Online – Starts April 24, 2022
The Yoga Teaching Essentials course is being offered by the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco starting April 24, 2022. This online course provides a thorough training in developing the skills necessary to become a confident, knowledgeable Yoga instructor....
Keeping Your Peace in a Changing World
Swami Karunananda, one of Integral Yoga's master teachers, answered questions during a recent Q&A session on the theme of how to keep one's inner compass on the balance point amid so many challenges in our world. Her sage wisdom and practical advice has provided a...
BOOK: The Be-Attitudes
New from Integral Yoga Publications: The Be-Attitudes In this new book, Swami Satchidananda unpacks each of the Beatitudes from the "Sermon on the Mount" from a yogic perspective. With a foreword by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB, this new addition to the "Peter Max...
Unearthing the Roots of Suffering – IY eMagazine 275
Pine Bows: How a Blizzard Taught Me to Let Go
The path was obscured with pine trees that bowed under heavy snow and ice. We could push forward and risk damaging them, or we could turn back. For the past two days a blizzard had clenched Three Dog Farm in an icy fist. My dog, Ranger, and I had headed out to take...
A Nondual Approach to the Niyamas
Retaining what we’ve learned about the yamas, we now train our attention on the niyamas which occur in sutra 2.32. When prefixed to a noun “ni” can be a negation. It also means “down, back, in, into, within.” Thus, niyama is traditionally rendered “observances”...
Unearthing the Roots of Suffering
Many of us live in a culture that resists a quiet inward orientation. Our senses are constantly lured outward with flashy images, sound bites and all manner of entertainment, expressly designed to capture and keep our attention. It’s intoxicating and another example...
The Art of Yoga
God created this world with the good intention of making all living beings lead a happy and peaceful life. All living beings seem to have the same intention. We don’t see any living being who doesn’t want to be happy. People work hard to have a long life of good...
Compassionate Activism: March 19, 2022 Online
On March 19, 2022, the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco will host a satsang from 5 – 6 pm Pacific (8 – 9 pm Eastern) on the topic: Compassionate Activism. Encountering others who have perspectives on racial or social justice that are very different from our...
“The Bhagavad Gita: A Study” – New Video Series
"The Bhagavad Gita: A Study" is a series of weekly free talks given by Nalanie Harilela Chellaram in which she takes an in-depth look at this ancient Hindu scripture and its application and relevance to the world of today. Utilizing the book, The Living Gita: The...