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The best way to take care of your heart is to not disturb it. Originally, the Creator programmed it to be a beautiful place for physical, spiritual, and emotional growth. But we don’t keep it that way; we disturb it. We don’t have to do anything to make the heart good. As long as we keep our hands off the heart, it is pure because it comes with total unconditional love. But somehow, we inject our ego and then we spoil the whole thing. As you know, the first thing babies do when they are born is to cry. MORE
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The Dalai Lama's recent "Call to Unite" is read by his dear friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In it, His Holiness addresses the coronavirus crisis: “This crisis and its consequences serve as a warning, that only by coming together in a coordinated, global response, will we meet the unprecedented magnitude of the challenges we’ll face.”
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I've found myself feeling weird amid the crisis. I use this vague and understated label “weird” because I’ve yet to find a more specific adjective to properly encompass what’s happening internally. As a yogi, I’m supposed to be all zen during a crisis, right? Wrong. That’s why I practice Yoga. It’s my toolbox for dealing with and improving upon my inherent lack of zen.... Every slight inconvenience transforms into a life-altering crisis. I’m trigger happy. Why, though, when I was essentially set up for success? MORE
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How many times and how much do we invest in holding up the veils that obscure the truth and the opportunities for enlightenment? A Guru can aid a student in navigating the path, gaining mastery over the obstacles, cracking open the egg shell, and reaching the summit. In this new book, Bhaktan offers a view of his spiritual path and the teaching events that, as a disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda, changed the course of his life. Read this new book here free. Read an excerpt here.
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In this recent talk hosted by Integral Yoga Europe, Nischala Devi (founder of the Integral Yoga affiliate program "Yoga of the Heart") speaks about the healing power of our hearts, leads a guided visualization practice, and answers questions from viewers.
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In our last issue, we reprinted a November 1977, Prevention magazine article about Integral Health Services—a groundbreaking integrative medicine clinic in Connecticut. Possibly the first health center of its kind in North America, it was based on the teachings and practices of Integral Yoga. In part 2 of the feature (in the December 1977 issue), Dr. McLanahan and others discuss the medical and wellness benefits of the Yoga practices. Read the original article here.
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Find online events for Integral Yoga centers worldwide via the Integral Yoga Virtual Studio calendar. Click on the links to get more info and easily register for programs & trainings. You can also find a daily schedule on the Integral Yoga Global Facebook page. A few upcoming program highlights include: Teacher Training programs and Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing (New York IYI) and Swami Divyananda's "The Sacred Mystery of Mantra" (San Francisco IYI).
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A behind the scenes view of a satsang with Mataji that was hosted by Integral Yoga Europe and the IYTA. Here, in one of the several "studios," where the Yogaville Online programs are broadcast—this one is the Satsang Hall in Sivananda Hall—we see how the wonderful tech team has set up a large screen so Mataji is able to more easily see, and thus interact with, her audience. (photo: Bill Geoghegan.)
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Inspiring Meme of the Week
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