Integral Yoga is a system of yoga that claims to synthesize six branches of classical Yoga and practice: Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma, Jnana, and Japa yoga. It was brought to the West by Swami Satchidan
A swami leads an Integral Yoga hatha course at the Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville.
Swami Satchidananda opening the Woodstock Music and Art Festival
The LOTUS Shrine in Yogaville, VA at the Satchidananda Ashram—the headquarters of Integral Yoga
Ardha Chandrasana Yoga Asana Nina Mel
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a compilation "from a variety of sources" of Sanskrit sutras on the practice of yoga – 195 sutras and 196 sutras. The Yoga Sutras were compiled in India in the early ce
Integral Yoga (Satchidananda)
…disease, so prevention and restoration are the hallmarks of Integral Yoga practices. Integral Yoga states that its teachings are rooted in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Foundational teachings include moral and ethical precepts (yama and niyama), which include non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, moderation…
Some pages from a historic Yogasutra manuscript (Sanskrit, Devanagari). The verses are highlighted and are embedded inside the bhasya (commentary).
Statue of Patañjali, its traditional snake form indicating kundalini or an incarnation of Shesha