Sutras for Self-Realization

Sutras for Self-Realization

When Yoga practitioners want to expand their understanding of Yoga philosophy and explore the depths of the Self, they often turn to the Yoga Sutras. In the following commentary, excerpted from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Gurudev offers readers an introduction to...
Teaching Meditation by Kidding Around

Teaching Meditation by Kidding Around

Though it may sound like no small feat to teach Yoga and meditation to little ones, Haris Harini Lender has been teaching kids and developing unique methods and forms of teaching children’s Yoga since 2000. With years of experience in running the children’s summer...
Self-Care: The Key to Selfless Service

Self-Care: The Key to Selfless Service

As a lifelong caregiver who has devotedly served her patients and community, Susan Turnage, RN, CYN, RYT 500, knows about burnout. Susan suffered from stress and fatigue before finding Yoga and experiencing the benefits that regular practice brought her. Inspired to...
Joy Through Relationships

Joy Through Relationships

Valentine’s Day is a special time to celebrate love and to put energy into personal relationships. Bhagavan and Bhavani Metro, longtime devotees of Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Ministers, and a happily married couple with decades of relationship wisdom and...
Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth

With the interest in Yoga and other mindfulness disciplines such as meditation steadily growing among Westerners, many find themselves curious about visiting an ashram but don’t know what to expect. What is an ashram? Traditional to India, ashrams have now spread...