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People often ask me to explain Integral Yoga. I tell them that if you keep certain things in mind, whatever you do becomes a yogic action. Even your eating and sleeping can be a Yoga practice if you do them in a way that creates health and harmony. Chew your food slowly and very well so that the food is digested properly. Keep all your things absolutely clean, neat and tidy. That is Yoga. Yoga is not limited to certain postures and breathing techniques. Just do everything with concentration... MORE
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It is true that we spend so much time seeking external validation, praise from friends, success through power and money, that we can end up feeling a bit hollow.... Being accountable to ourselves, our own values, our own higher purpose, even sometimes at the cost of earning praise from those around us is the source of true happiness and personal power. This is part of understanding our dharma. MORE
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Br. David Steindl-Rast is a Benedictine monk and founder of gratefulness.org. In this video, he reflects on the timeless themes of mysticism, joy, anxiety, aliveness, death, and gratefulness. Br. David and Swami Satchidananda were interfaith advocates and dear friends. In 1968, they helped co-found, along with Rabbi Joseph Gelberman, the Center for Spiritual Studies, along with many other interfaith initiatives. A longer version of this video can be found here.
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The State of Union (Yoga) Address is a groundbreaking six-part series created by Black and Brown Yoga teachers, as an act of conscious protest to uplift and amplify BIPOC and their voices within the Yoga community. Each episode in this six-part series centers around the voices and experiences of BIPOC as it relates to one of the six branches of Yoga: Hatha, Bhakti, Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Tantra (rituals). Our panelists and interviewees are social justice pioneers, thought leaders, elders and young changemakers who have been laying the groundwork for decades. More info here.
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In this conversation, Avi Gordon (Integral Yoga Teachers Association director) speaks with Margabandhu Martarano, Integral Yoga's longest serving center (Integral Yoga Institute of New Jersey) director. In addition to teaching Yoga, Margabandhu is a Certified Massage Therapist and a Master Herbalist, with almost 50 years of experience in holistic health and healing.
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On April 1st, 2020, on a beautiful Colorado spring day, following a day of ice storm, I ran out onto our deck to chase away a pigeon at our newly planted vegetable garden. I slipped and fell back, my head hitting hard onto the deck. It was pretty clear that I had a concussion, yet being in my 70s, I had to weigh going into the hospital for a CT scan or MRI and potentially being exposed to the Coronavirus.... Two months later, a second fall necessitated my hospitalization.... I would not have said this two months ago, but many blessings have come from this accident... MORE
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I continue to be inspired by how Integral Yoga works! The practices keep the body, mind, and spirit in harmony. This is my wife, Lalitha, who is 74 and to protect her neck she does her hatha practice on a 2-inch foam pad. She's a retired Doctor of Oriental Medicine and has been teaching Swami Satchidananda’s Integral Yoga for more than 40 years! (Report & photo by Jeff Ananda Kamen)
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Fun Meme of the Week
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