For many the question of “Why bother to pray?” is a valid one. For too many the process of prayer is a cloudy and mysterious one. There is a question of whether it is of any use. If God has not heard all the prayers offered up over the millennia to end...
Next week we celebrate Guru Poornima, a festival where devotees honor and express gratitude to their spiritual teachers. Although Sri Gurudev Swami Satchidananda is no longer in the body, his wisdom lives on through his Integral Yoga teachings. But what is a guru—and...
My father died of heart disease in his late 60s. He lived what he considered “a very good life,” but his lifestyle wasn’t exactly ideal for his heart. He smoked. He drank. He ate as he wished and always with gusto. He rarely exercised. When I think of the triple...
“Knowing the true Self is what is meant by spirituality. All that we know nowadays is something other than the spirit. You want to know how the electricity works, how the car moves, how the plant grows. You want to know something outside of you, but you never...
If you’ve eaten at Yogaville in the past few months, you may have experienced the pleasure of enjoying a meal prepared by Satima. A well-seasoned cook, Satima weaves a tapestry of perfectly balanced spices into her dishes. Her recent Callaloo Soup had us clamoring for...
