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    Integral yoga, sometimes also called supramental yoga, is the yoga-based philosophy and practice of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother (Mirra Alfassa). Central...
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  • Supermind, in Sri Aurobindo's philosophy of integral yoga, is the dynamic manifestation of the Absolute, and the intermediary between Spirit and the manifest...
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  • Integral Yoga is a system of yoga that claims to synthesize six branches of classical Yoga philosophy and practice: Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma, Jnana,...
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    Swami Satchidananda Saraswati (category Indian yoga gurus)
    Satchidananda, was an Indian yoga guru and religious teacher, who gained following in the West. He founded his own brand of Integral Yoga, and its Yogaville headquarters...
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    the philosophical aspect of Integral Yoga; Synthesis of Yoga, which deals with the principles and methods of Integral Yoga; and Savitri: A Legend and a...
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    the Bengali sage Sri Aurobindo. The term "Integral", in the school's name, refers to Aurobindo's Integral Yoga (purnayoga), here interpreted as the integration...
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    established the town of Auroville; she was influential on the subject of Integral Yoga. Mirra Alfassa (Mother) was born in Paris in 1878 to a Sephardi Jewish...
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    The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (IAST: Patañjali yoga-sūtras) is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga – 195 sutras...
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    forms of yoga, with some controversies, that make use of Haṭha yoga include Anusara Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Integral Yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Kripalu...
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    Mère) is an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga, in the centre of Auroville established by the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo...
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    self-realization.' Some other yoga organizations follow Sivananda's teachings, including the Divine Life Society, Bihar School of Yoga, Integral Yoga (Satchidananda)...
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  • Saguna brahman (section Yoga)
     45) conveys his estimation of the historical synthesis of the School of Yoga (one of the six Āstika schools of Hinduism) which he holds introduces the...
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    Kundalini yoga (kuṇḍalinī-yoga) derives from kundalini, defined in tantra as energy that lies within the body, frequently at the navel or the base of the...
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  • on perceived analogies between disparate theories (Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga, stage theories of psychological development, and Gebser's theory of...
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    Sri Aurobindo Ashram (category Integral thought)
    Aurobindo The complete method of Integral Yoga aims to transform human life into a divine life. In Sri Aurobindo's yoga, the highest aim is the state of...
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  • Venkatesananda, Swami (1974), Swami Venkatesananda in Albany, 1974, Integral Yoga Association of W.A, retrieved 28 February 2022 Jyoti (1983), A few precious...
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  • Yogananda 1921: Integral Yoga - Sri Aurobindo, The Synthesis of Yoga 1948: Divine Life Society - Swami Sivananda 1950s: Satyananda Yoga - Swami Satyananda...
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    Aurobindo, the Indian poet, philosopher, nationalist and developer of Integral yoga, was nominated unsuccessfully for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943...
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    Yoga as exercise is a physical activity consisting mainly of postures, often connected by flowing sequences, sometimes accompanied by breathing exercises...
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  • Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol (category Integral thought)
    practices and especially the path of integral yoga. While the First Part (Books I-III) mainly focusses on the Yoga of King Aswapati, the Second and Third...
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    Yoga mats are specially fabricated mats used to prevent hands and feet slipping during asana practice in modern yoga as exercise. An early variety made...
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    also flourished, including Transcendental Meditation and Integral Yoga. Despite this, American yoga has largely detached from its religious roots, becoming...
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  • mental-spiritual enlightenment (Jnana yoga). It contrasts with Saguna Brahman which is a state of loving awareness (Bhakti yoga). Advaita Vedanta non-dualistically...
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    Debashish Banerji (category Integral thought)
    Banerji is a Bengali scholar. He writes in English and specializes in Integral Yoga, Indian Philosophy and Psychology, Art History and Cultural Theory....
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  • central tenet of Karma Yoga path to liberation. Its modern advocates press upon achieving success following the principles of Yoga, and stepping beyond...
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  • Samkhya (redirect from Samkhya yoga)
    pramanas ('proofs') as the only reliable means of gaining knowledge, as does yoga. These are pratyakṣa ('perception'), anumāṇa ('inference') and śabda (āptavacana...
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  • Karma.", a point well reiterated by sage Vasistha in his classical work Yoga Vasistha, wherein, when Lord Rama asks sage Vasistha about the way to transcend...
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    which yoga is an integral part. The first references to hatha yoga are in eighth-century Buddhist works. The earliest definition of hatha yoga is in the...
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    Modern yoga gurus are people widely acknowledged to be gurus of modern yoga in any of its forms, whether religious or not. The role implies being well-known...
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    Kundalini (category Yoga concepts)
    systems of yoga focus on awakening kuṇḍalinī through: meditation; pranayama breathing; the practice of asana and chanting of mantras. Kundalini yoga is influenced...
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