Question: I completely understand the philosophy and aim of yoga. I wonder why is it that in order to get the most out of our life we need to set aside time for meditation, when instead we could practice embracing life as a gift of being human and not …

Question: What was the first lesson you learned from Swami Vishnudevananda? Answer: The first lesson I learned from Swami Vishnudevananda? This is the little story. I met Swami Vishnudevananda in two steps. First step: I went to a bookstore, looking fo …

On May 14, 1969, Swami Vishnudevananda was quoted in a Bahamas newspaper: “Down there,” he says, pointing to the distant white sand beach, “they stand on their feet and gamble, and we stand on our heads and meditate. They let their bodies get stiff and …

In these days of mindfulness, positive psychology and the science of happiness, the yogic lifestyle is the ideal approach to health and well-being. Why? Because much of what we may think of as new has actually been taught in the yoga tradition for mill …