An interview Sukha Wong, owner and director of Lotus Palm, is an accomplished certified massage therapist and instructor who believes that Thai Yoga Massage is a deep and meaningful philosophy. Sukha Wong What is the difference between Thai Yoga Massage and Swedish...
An interview with Sharyn Hahn – Featured Practioner
Sharyn Hahn is a Yoga Therapist and Holistic Wellness Consultant who works with individual clients, couples, and small groups. In addition to receiving her 800-hour IYT certification through the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy, she holds two additional yoga...
The Power of Prayer
Prayer has the ability to transform the world. It can change so called reality. It can bring light and goodness into dark corners, into the world, and into our hearts." How do you eradicate darkness? Not by beating against it, but instead by bringing in the light....
The Benefits of a Daily Yoga Practice
People are passionate about and willingly commit to a lot of things. Yoga is a discipline and practice that many people connect with. I share this sentiment for the same reasons that others are so drawn to this ancient discipline that originated over 5,000 years ago...
Stress and the Power of Choice- June’s Yogic Teaching
Using the Sutras in Daily Life • Sutra 2.33: pratipaksha bhavan We all get those physical signs of stress and anxiety. We might feel tired or have random aches and pains and can’t pinpoint the source. We stretch, we breathe, and we feel rejuvenated right...
At the Front Desk
An interview with Liz Sostre Liz Sostre What skills do you bring to your job at the front desk at Integral Yoga? The skills I bring to my workplace at the front desk are warmth, loving-kindness, and ahimsa (nonviolence), the first limb of Patanjali’s eightfold path,...
In Memoriam
On May 11th, 2023, Shelly Lucky Stein, died at age 81. A quintessential Brooklyn boy, he was a devoted husband of 55 years, a salesman, spoken word poet, health food store owner, NYC tour guide, and beloved yoga teacher. In 1993, he opened "Lucky's Juice Joint" in...
The Upanishads
And interview with Swami Chidananda, a monastic and longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda, who leads study groups at the Integral Yoga Institute on the Upanishads. Swami Chidananda You’ve devoted many years of study to these sacred texts. Why do you find the...
Featured Counselor
Allison Dessimone Interview by Sarah McElwain What happens during a visit with an Ayurvedic Health Counselor? During an initial consultation, we will go over an extensive health history from the time of conception to the present day. While many...
IYINY in the news
Radha Metro-Midkiff, Executive Director of Integral Yoga NYC, is featured in two videos. A look inside the second oldest yoga studio in Manhattan - Integral Yoga https://parkbench.com/blog/integral-yoga-yoga-west-village-new-york-city-radha-metro-midkiff Celebrating...