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Category: Wisdom

The Benefits of Obedience

Learning Obedience By Swami Vidyananda In most monastic traditions, the monks take vows of obedience (along with poverty and celibacy). You obey the rule of your monastic…

Racing Against Time: Preservation and Digitization of the Integral Yoga Archives

Rev. Prem Anjali, Ph.D. has dedicated her life to the service of Sri Swami Satchidananda. Not surprisingly, she has made it her mission to preserve the history…

The Four Glorious Goals of Life: The Purusharthas of Ayurveda

The Four Glorious Goals of Life By Katie Silcox When our digestion is good, our sleep is deep, and our emotions and sexuality are being channeled properly,…

Yoga as a Peace Practice: A Curriculum for Our Times

Yoga as a Peace Practice: A Curriculum for Our Times By Jana Long, E-RYT, C-IAYT, Executive Director & Co-founder of Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, Inc. Yoga as…

Nourish Your Soul: Q&A with Marni Sclaroff

Sometimes, a sense of disconnection with who we really are sends us searching—for depth, for meaning, for reconnection. “Who am I?” is a question that has been…

Embracing Empowerment: Releasing Victim Mentality

The stories we tell ourselves about our lives help us understand the world and our role in it. But when those internal narratives become negative, blameful, and…

Non-Greed (Aparigraha): The Folly of Craving

If you’ve ever taken a class with Swami Karunananda, you know that she is a Raja Yoga master and a fantastic storyteller. That’s why we couldn’t miss…

Go with the Flow

Go with the Flow By Trace Sahaja Bonner of Holy Cow Yoga “Go with the flow!” We hear this phrase often as advice when we are struggling…

The Power of Sanskrit: A Vlog with Gita Zember

As a Yoga student and practitioner, you may have heard about kirtan, mantras, and the Sanskrit language. But you may still be wondering, “What’s it all about,…

Exchange Blame for Bliss with Ahimsa

By Bhavani Marcia Miller Ahimsa, often translated as nonviolence, is the first Yama (ethical guideline or precept) of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. It is one of the foundations…