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
How Yoga Enlightens
A Journey Through the Eight-Limbed Path
Interest in Hatha Yoga has grown tremendously in the last few years. Students find powerful benefits ranging from simply feeling healthier to feeling a deep inner connection with Spirit. For many practitioners, Hatha Yoga is a purely physical practice and that is enough.
But those who look deeper can learn that Hatha Yoga originally evolved as part of an eight-limbed path to experience enlightenment, or the realization of our true nature. This greater context for Hatha practice is methodically presented in the Yoga Sutras of…
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