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AskSwami.org Ever have questions about Yoga? The meaning of life? What is maya? Other burning questions? Now there’s a new website, Ask Swami (askswami.org), where you can ask those questions in real time and get your questions answered!  The answers are sourced from the Integral Yoga teachings of Swami Satchidananda utilizing the latest technology. We will be continually expanding the database of teachings and improving the website functioning. So, visit askswami.org now and keep coming back! Watch the promo video here   The post New Interactive Website: Ask Swami appeared first o ..read more

Join Integral Yoga Hatha Lead Teacher Trainer Marc Morozumi, E-RYT 500, CMT for a one-month 200-hour Integral Yoga Hatha Teacher Training being held at Satchidananda Ashram – Yogaville (Buckingham, Virginia) from October 27 – November 24, 2024. Gain a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development, a space for nurturing your own Yoga practice, and the skills necessary to become a knowledgeable Integral Yoga Hatha teacher. This comprehensive Yoga teacher certification is a month-long residential program consisting of over 200 class hours. You will learn to teach each portion of the I ..read more

The Integral Yoga Institute of New York will offer a hybrid (online and in-person options) for participation in Module 2 of 200-hour Integral Yoga Hatha Teacher Training from Sunday, September 08 2024. The pre-requisite for joining this module is successful completion of Integral Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training Module 1: Yoga Immersion Program. A written entrance exam covering the material learned in Module 1 will demonstrate applicant’s readiness to continue with Module 2. Teachers who have already completed a 200-hour teacher training are welcome to audit Module 2 without the requirement to c ..read more

Photo: Swami Satchidananda teaching, Monroe, New York, early 1970s. In this short, self-directed, free online course, “Introduction to The Essential Teachings of Swami Satchidananda,” you will be able to watch Swami Satchidananda sharing some of his core teachings in his fun, loving, and inspirational manner. He also reflects on how he himself has dealt with life’s biggest questions. All the teachings and practices of Integral Yoga help us to regain the health and happiness that is our essential nature. They enable us to can cultivate equanimity and self-mastery in the face of life’s many c ..read more

Photo: Arulmigu Patteeswaraswami Temple, Perur, South India. When asked to reflect upon his life, Swami Satchidananda once said, “It’s hard to summarize a long life in a few words. But I can just say I am fortunate, in a way, to be born in a family of pious parents. They were my first Gurus. They instilled faith in God in my heart. And somehow from then on, I never worried about anything. Everything just fell into it proper places. Even while I was a little student, I always felt that God was guiding me. From school, I went into business. There, again, one after the other, I got my hands in ..read more

Photo: Sri Ramana (seated, center) with devotees, Thiruvanamalai, India, 1930s. A dialogue between Sri Ramana Maharshi and a disciple, as recounted in Maharshi’s Gospel: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, 1939. Devotee: How is the Guru found? Maharshi: God, who is immanent manifests, through Grace, according to the devotee’s development. The devotee thinks that the Guru is a person and expects a relationship, as between two physical bodies. But the Guru, who is God or the Self incarnate, works from within, helps the person to see the error of their ways and guides them in the right path u ..read more

America’s First Guru, by director Raja Choudhury, premiered on PBS in May 2024. The film is the compelling story of how a young charismatic Indian monk named Swami Vivekananda came to America for the first World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893 and went on to share the profound wisdom of Yoga and Vedanta in the USA for 8 years. He became America’s first Guru, forever changing American spiritual culture. He established the first Vedanta Society in New York City, which grew to 21 active centers around the USA over the years. The post “America’s First Guru” appeared first on Integral Yoga Magazi ..read more

Screenshot Swami Karunananda, senior monastic disciple of Swami Satchidananda and Integral Yoga master teacher was recently featured on “Here’s to Your Health” with Joshua Lane, a popular podcast and radio show. Swami Karunananda addressed the want behind all other wants is happiness, how can we calm and clean the mental lake so we can experience inner peace and joy, among other topics. Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts and on Transformation Talk Radio. The post Swami Karunananda on “Here’s to Your Health” with Joshua Lane appeared first on Integral Yoga Magazine ..read more

From one of the central figures in Buddhism’s introduction to the West and the founder of Tricycle magazine comes Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America by Helen Tworkov, a brilliant memoir of forging one’s own path that Pico Iyer calls “unflinching” and “indispensable.” The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. Her life was forever changed when she saw the iconic photo of Thich Quang Duc, the Vietnamese monk who, seate ..read more