Category: Integral Yoga Teachings

Truth is One, Paths are Many

A sand mandala of the Integral Yoga Yantra Truth Is One, Paths Are Many Excerpted from To Know Your Self, by Sri Swami Satchidananda Any religion that…

The Power of Prayer

Excerpted from To Know Your Self, by Sri Swami Satchidananda Prayers transform themselves into actions. Actions offered up are prayers. In time every action is a prayer,…

The Search for Happiness

The Search for HappinessAn excerpt from To Know Yourself, by Sri Swami Satchidananda The universe is full of life. You can see the life force constantly. Everything…

Celebrating Integral Yoga Day

An Interview with Rev. Prem Anjali, Ph.D. Each year on October 7th, Integral Yoga International celebrates “Integral Yoga Day”—the day that the first Integral Yoga center was…

Stress Management at Its Best

Integral Yoga brings a deep wisdom to our experience of stress and suffering. Through Yoga, we understand that stress begins in the mind with how we interpret…

A Journey into Yoga: Destiny of Divine Grace

An Interview with Nalanie Chellaram There are some Yoga teachers who are so inspired, so motivated, and so dedicated that their lives warrant some study and reflection.…

Meditation with a Master

In any pursuit, the advice of a master is incredibly valuable for advancing one’s craft and avoiding common mistakes. Yoga master Swami Satchidananda shares practical teachings…

Yama and Niyama: The Foundation of Spiritual Life

Helpful Hints for the Practice of Yama and Niyama By Swami Karunananda The first two limbs of Raja Yoga are called yama and niyama. They consist of…

Recognizing the Self in All

In 1967, Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda was one among the new immigrants whose exotic garb, customs, and cuisines would add color and spice to the diversity, the…

How I Became a Disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda

An Interview with Swami Asokananda Originally published in Namaste (The New York IYI Teachers Newsletter), October, 2012. Namaste: How did you first come into contact with Gurudev? Swami…