Integral Yoga, founded in 1966 by Sri Swami Satchidananda, is a worldwide Yoga organization dedicated to the principles of peace, healthful and balanced living, and selfless service.
About Integral Yoga
Integral Yoga® is the complete Yoga, which integrates all aspects of life and maintains our natural condition of an easeful body, a peaceful mind, and a useful life.
It combines various methods of Yoga, including:
- physical postures, breathing practices, and relaxation techniques (Hatha Yoga)
- selfless service (Karma Yoga)
- devotion and prayer (Bhakti Yoga)
- meditation techniques (Raja Yoga)
- mantra repetition (Japa Yoga)
- self-inquiry (Jnana Yoga).
The practices and principles of Integral Yoga® are the foundation of Dr. Dean Ornish's landmark work in reversing heart disease and Dr. Michael Lerner's noted Commonweal Cancer Help program.
A Message from the President
Sri Swami Satchidananda (Sri Gurudev), our spiritual teacher, has often remarked that all people share a common desire—to be happy—but attempt to fulfill that desire in myriad ways. One way of expressing that goal from a spiritual point of view would be that we want to be at peace with ourselves and the world around us. Such a profound goal seems to require great effort. Many of us pursue our spiritual happiness with the same “just do it” mentality with which we’ve learned to pursue school, jobs and recreation. We end up struggling with ourselves and trying to force change,…
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