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2024

January

  Embodied Consciousness by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

February

  Aura by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

March

  Duality is Reality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

April

  Three Ways to Get Enlightened by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

May

  The Formless Being Form by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

June

  God's Grace by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

July

  The Blue Pearl by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

August

  Doorways Inside by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

September

  The Power of Your Senses by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

October

  Intuition & Insight by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Gurudevi Nirmalananda)

November

  Words Matter by Gurudevi Nirmalananda

 

2023

January

  Being a Yogi in the World by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

February

  Choosing Your State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

March

  Making a Difference by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda Fountain)

April

  Changing Your Future by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

May

  What Kind of Karma? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

June

  Your Mind's True Capacity by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

July

  Where Are You Going? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda Fountain)

August

  A Juicy Life by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

September

  Pleasure, Happiness & Bliss by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

October

  Just Do It  by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

November

  Why Do You Do What You Do? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda Fountain)

December 

  Sharing Your Happiness by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

 

2022

January

  One by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)

February

  Two in One by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

March

  The Bliss of Consciousness by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

April

  Yoga & Worldly Life by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

May

  Psychology & Spirituality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda)

June

  Breakthrough! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

July

  Freedom by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

August

  No More Negativity by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda)

September

  Perception & Action by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

October

  Consciousness Imprints by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Prajñananda)

November

  A Living Temple by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogaratna Yogyananda Fountain)

December

  Wholeness by Gurudevi Nirmalananda  (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

 

2021

January

  Who am I?  by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)

February

  Why Am I Here? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)

March

  Do I have Free Will? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

April

  What is Love? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

May

  Where Can I Find Happiness? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)

June

  Why is My Mind So Crazy? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)

July

  Is All This Real? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

August

  What is Consciousness? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

September

  What is Death? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)

October

  What is Life? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)

November

  Wherefrom & Why? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)

December

  Who or What is God? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)

 

2020

January

  You're on Your Way by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

February

  Slow or Fast? Hard or Easy? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

March

  Other People by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

April

  Pathways to Bliss by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

May

  Living in Bliss by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

June

  Equanimity & Enlightenment by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

July

  Enlightenment & Devotion by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

August

  Desire, Pain & Freedom by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

September

  Seeing & Being by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

October

  The Easy Path by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

November

  Breakthrough by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

December

  Love is An Answer by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

 

2019

January

  Want to Feel Better? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

February

  Assess Your Condition by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

March

  Elevate Your State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

April

  A New Normal by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

May

  The Inner Threshold by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

June

  Serene & Luminous Experiences by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

July

  Think of a Great Being by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

August

  Who Sees Your Dreams? by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

September

  Meditate As you Like by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

October

  The Experience & Experiencer by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

November

  The Inner Sky by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by by Swami Samvidaananda)  

December

  It's all Divine by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

 

2018

January

  Self-Effort & Grace by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

February

  Just Don't by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

March

  Transcendent Morality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

April

  Making Spiritual Progress in Life by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

May

  The Ultimate Pose by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

June

  Breath & Beyond by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda) (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

July

  Delving Inward by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Vidyadevi (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

August

  Use Your Mind Differently! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda) (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  

September

  Flow State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

October

  Diving Deep Within by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda)  

November

  The Ultimate State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda)  

December

  Instant Enlightenment by Gurudevi Nirmalananda , by Swami Samvidaananda) & Swami Shrutananda) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

 

2017

January

  Mapping Your Dimensionality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

February

  It's All for You! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

March

  Healing is a Multidimensional Process by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

April

  All You Need Is... by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

May

  Aliveness in Technicolor by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

June

  Physical, Prana, Mind & More... by Gurudevi Nirmalananda  & Swami Shrutananda

July

  The Ultimate Map by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

August

  Nirmala: Without Malas by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

September

  Chakras & Nadis by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

October

  Human Condition, Human Capacity by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

November

  Time & Timeless by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

December

  You Are the Light You Celebrate by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

 

2016

January

  Uplift Your Aspirations by Gurudevi Nirmalanda & Swami Shrutananda

February

  Setting Yogic Goals by Gurudevi Nirmalanda & Swami Samvidaananda

March

  Following a Path by Gurudevi Nirmalanda & Swami Shrutananda

April

  Asana, Mind & Grace by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda

May

  In the Midst of Life by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda

June

  Fully Alive! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Samvidaananda

July

  The Power of Manifesting by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda

August

  Inspired by Great Beings by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Samvidaananda

September

  Being a Role Model by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda 

October

  Becoming a Great Being by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Samvidaananda

November

  Be Here, Now by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda

December

  Celebrating Light by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and by Swami Samvidaananda

 

2015

January

  Dharma: Life Purpose

February

  Wealth: Abundance & More 

March

  Feeling Good

April

  Yoga Promises Freedom 

May

  Life's Four Stages 

June

  Being a Grownup 

July

  A Beautiful Life 

August

  Creativity & More

September

  Maintenance & Destruction

October

  Maayaa's Worldly Dance

November

  Grace is Amazing 

December

  (no article)

 

2014

January

  Relaxation & More 

February

  Exploring Your Own Heart 

March

  Your Body is a Temple 

April

  Infinity in a Body 

May

  Embodied Reality 

June

  A Yogic Body 

July

  From the Inside-Out

August

  Yoga for Every Body 

September

  Deceptively Easy - Amazingly Powerful 

October

  Unraveling: Tail-to-Top 

November

  More Alive, More Joyous, More You! 

 

2013

January

  Alignment with Grace

February

  It All Begins at Your Tailbone

March

  Where do You Wear Your Head?

April

  The Svaroopa® Yoga Difference

May

  Your Spine: Anatomy, Energy  
& Consciousness 

June

  Revelation

July

  A Bolt from the Blue

August

  Forever Young

September

  (no article)

October

  Finding Self in Your Self 

November

  Your Yoga Community

December

  Yoga: For a Good Life

 

2012

January

  Tapas: The Hard Stuff

March

  Svadhyaya: Chanting Yoga Texts

April

  Surrender to God

May

  The Ultimate Practice

June

  The Yoga of Grace

July

  Upliftment: Yoga's Guarantee 

August -

September

  Precision with Compassion

October

  The Tough Stuff

November

  (no article)

December

  Sensory Impressions

 

2011

January

  Clarity, Integrity & Transparancy

March

  Ahimsa: Non-Harming

April

  Satya: Truthfulness 

May

  Asteya: Non-Stealing

June

  Brahmacharya: Celibacy 

July

  Aparigraha: Non-Greediness

August

  The Great Vow

September

  Cultivate the Opposite

November

  Pure, Purity, Purification

December

  Practice Contentment



 

2010

January

  Strengths & Weaknesses

February

  Innate Yearning

March

  Satisfaction

April

  Living in Shavasana

May

  Go WIth the Flow

June

  Creative Power

July

  Being Human

August

  Was It an Accident? (Report of Gurudevi Nirmalananda's Injury)

September

  The Pairs of Opposites

October -

November

  Pain, Pleasure & Bliss

December

  Dark & Light

 

The Yoga of Money - click for a series of articles in 2010

2009

January

  Empowering Perception

February-March

  Free of Limitations

April

  Formless and Form

May

  Hi, How Are You?

June-July

  Practice & Purpose

August

  Joy

September

  Cultivating Community

October

  The Masquerade

November

  Family Relationships

December

  Find Your Self in Yourself

 

2008

January

  Tortoise & Hare

March

  Cultivating Awareness

April

  What Are the Differences?

May

  Deprogramming & Reprogramming

June

  When Do I Do my Yoga?

July

  Stages of Bliss

August

  Transformation is a Process

September

  Conciousness Becomes You

October

  Facing Uncertainty

November

  Unconditional Love

December

  Divinely Human

 

2007

January

  Choosing to Change

February

  The Magic & Mystery of Ujjayi Pranayama

March

  Quiet Mind

April

  Healing, Transformation & Illumination

May

  Illumination and Its Source

June-July

  Cooperating with the Process

August

  Experiencing Your Experience

September

  Sailing Through Life

October

  Free Will

November-December

  Connection

 

2006

January

  The Fire of Yoga

February

  Physics, Anatomy & Yoga

March

  Naming the Experience

April-May

  Describing the Difference

June

  I Want To Be Happy!

July-August

  Generosity & Abundance

September

  Do More Yoga

October

  Your Mind Needs Yoga

November-December

  (no articles)

 

2005
 

January

  Just One Word

February

  The Inner Drive Toward...

March

  Relationships: Pets & People

April

  Yoga is About Relationship

May

  Relationship, Desire, Detachment (Part 1)

June

  Relationship, Desire, Detachment (Part 2)

July

  Desire & Destiny

August

  The Power of Choice

September

  Yoga - The Discipline of Independent Bliss

October

  You Are Always Choosing

November

  Practice and Discovery

December

  'Tis The Season...


2004

January

  How Much Yoga is Enough - For You?

February

  Opening Into Love

March

  Opening Into Life

April

  Shavasana

May

  Living in Shavasana

June

  The Mystery of the Human Body

July

  Attaining Inner Freedom

August

  Patterns

September

  Mental & Emotional Patterns

October

  Having Experiences

November

  Embracing Life Fully

December

  (no article)

 

2003

January

  Svaroopa® yoga: The Process & Purpose

February

  An Open Heart

March

  Letting Go Gracefully

April

  Persona, Personality & Self

May-June

  Choice

July

  Inner Experience

August

  Feelings

September

  Steady State

October

  Continuity Amidst Change

November

  Who Do You Feel Yourself to Be?

December

  Everything is a Reminder

 

2002

January

  Process & Goal

February

  Integration: Yoga's Key to Relationship 

March

  Pleasure & Pain

April

  Anxiety

May

  Old & New

June

  Let Yoga Change You

July

  (no article)

August

  Yoga Changes Everything

September

  A Perfect World

October

  Inside Out

November

  Compassion

December

  Relationship

 

2001

January

  The Power of Language

February

  Namaste

March

  Vegetarian?

April

  Self-Effort & Grace

May

  Change

June

  Support

July

  Who Am I?

August

  How Am I?

September

  Reunion

October

  Seeing Beyond the Illusion

November

  Bittersweet

December

  The Peace That Passeth Understanding

 

2000

January

  The Future is Now

February

  Path with a Heart

March

  Capacity

April

  Yoga is Skill in Action

May

  Commitment

June

  Finding Happiness

July

  Balance

August

  Vitality

September

  Renewal

October

  Seeing Past the Illusion

November

  Family

December

  The Season of Giving

 

1999

January

  Change & the Changeless

February

  The Changeless

March

  Wisdom

April

  Action & Motivation

May

  Ego

June

  Sense of Purpose

July

  Inspiration

August

  Grace

September

  Teaching

October

  Breathing

November

  Motivation

December

  Light

 

1998

January-February

  Creating Concious Communuty & Offering Service

March

  Action

April

  Karma

May

  Joyfulness

June

  Vairagya

July

  Abhyasa

August

  Choices

September-October

  Quiet Mind

November-December

  Gratitude

 

1997

January

  The Power of Habit

February

  Addictions

March

  Service

April

  Joy

May

  Greatness

June-July

  Discipline

August

  Freedom

September

  Longing for Liberation

October

  Creating Personal Experiences of the Inner Truth

November-December

  Discovering This as a Continuing Experience in our Lives

 

1996
 

January-March

  (no articles)

April

 

Awakening

May

 

Communuity

June

 

The Path

July

 

The Goal

August

 

Cause & Effect

September

 

The Luminous Flame of Being

October

 

Contentment

November

 

Gratitude

December

 

The Bliss of Pure Being

 

1995

January

 

How Good Can it Get?

Feb-Dec

  (no article)

 

1994

January

 

The Power of Yoga

April

 

What Kind of Yoga?

June

 

Svaroopa® Yoga #1

July

 

Svaroopa® Yoga #2

August

 

Svaroopa® Yoga #3

September

 

Svaroopa® Yoga #4

November

 

The Yoga of Self-Inquiry

December

 

Receiving the Gift

 

1993

June

 

The Changeless Principle

October

 

How Does it Work?

 

1992

May

 

The Yoga of Relationship

September

 

Discipline

December

 

Formless & Form

 

Articles published in other publications
~ 1994 ~ 1995 ~ 1996 ~ 1997 ~ 1998 ~ 1999 ~ 2000 ~ 2001 ~ 2014 ~ 2018

2018

April

 

Yoga Living: India Again...

2014

January/February

 

Yoga Alliance: Yoga, Sweat and Mysticism

 

2001

July

 

Vision Magazine: Passion & Dispassion

August

 

Vision Magazine: Reincarnation

September

 

Vision Magazine: Make Your Life Spiritual

September

 

Master Yoga Academy: A Yogi in the Real World

November

 

Vision Magazine: Pilgrimage

 

2000

April

 

Vision Magazine: The Body's Wisdom

 

1999

January

 

Vision Magazine: Getting Ready For Change

Spring/Summer

 

Inside Ayerveda Magazine: Yoga In Today's World (Adpated from "Yoga and Ayurveda in the Material World")

 

1998

September

 

Vision Magazine: The Face of God

October

 

Vision Magazine: Relationship

 

1997

February

 

Vision Magazine: Addictions

December

 

"I Will Not Fly"  from Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul

 

1996

January

 

Vision Magazine: Sacred Body

June

 

Vision Magazine: Creating a Sacred Space

October

 

Vision Magazine: Your Health is Your Karma

December

 

Vision Magazine: I Am Not A Sinner

 

1995

January

  Vision Magazine: BQ – Bliss Quotient

September

 

Vision Magazine: Hatha Yoga Is a Spiritual Path

 

1994

January

 

Vision Magazine: Clean Up Your Inner Act

April

 

Vision Magazine: The Yoga of Earth