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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)

 

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

May  

Psychology & Spirituality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by YogaratnaYogyananda)

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 - formerly known as Kusuma)

 
March  

Other People by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 
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 - formerly known as Kusuma)

 
March  

Elevate Your State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 
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 - formerly known as Kusuma)

 
July  

Think of a Great Being by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 
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 - formerly known as Kusuma)

 
November  

The Inner Sky by Gurudevi Nirmalananda (hear it read by by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 
December  

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

 

 

2018                                                                                                                           

January  

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

 
February  

Just Don't by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda - formerly known as Kusuma)

 
March   Transcendent Morality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)  
April   Making Spiritual Progress in Life by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  
May   The Ultimate Pose by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda - formerly known as Kusuma)  
June   Breath & Beyond by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  
July   Delving Inward by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Vidyadevi (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)  
August   Use Your Mind Differently by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) (hear it read by Aanandi Ross)  
September   Flow State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  
October   Diving Deep Within by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) (hear it read by Swami Sahajananda - formerly known as Kusuma)  
November   The Ultimate State by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) (hear it read by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)  
December   Instant Enlightenment by Gurudevi Nirmalananda , by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) (hear it read by Yogyananda Fountain)  

 

2017

January  

Mapping Your Dimensionality by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)

February  

It's All for You! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

March  

Healing is a Multidimensional Process by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)      

April  

All You Need Is... by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

May  

Aliveness in Technicolor by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

June  

Physical, Prana, Mind & More... by Gurudevi Nirmalananda  & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) 

July  

The Ultimate Map by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi) 

August   Nirmala: Without Malas By Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) 
September   Chakras & Nadis by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi
October   Human Condition, Human Capacity - Contemplation Article by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)
November   Time & Timeless - November Contemplation Article by Swami Gurudevi & Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)
December   You Are the Light You Celebrate - December Contemplations Article by Gurudevi Nirmalananda & Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 

2016

January  

Uplift Your Aspirations

February  

Setting Yogic Goals

March   Following a Path
April   Asana, Mind & Grace
May  

In the Midst of Life

June  

Fully Alive! by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) 

July  

The Power of Manifesting by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)

August  

Inspired by Great Beings by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini) 

September  

Being a Role Model by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)

 October  

Becoming a Great Being by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Rukmini

 November   Be Here, Now by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and Swami Shrutananda - formerly known as Vidyadevi)
December  

Celebrating Light by Gurudevi Nirmalananda and by Swami Samvidaananda - formerly known as Rukmini)

 

2015

January

 

Dharma: Life Purpose

February

 

Wealth: Abundance and More 

March

 

Feeling Good

April

  Yoga Promises Freedom 

May 

  Lifes Four Stages 

June

  Being a Grownup 

July

  A Beautiful Life 

August

  Creativity and More 
November   Grace is Amazing 

 

2014

January

 

Relaxation & More 

February

 

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

August

 

Yoga for Every Body 

September

 

Deceptively Easy - Amazing 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

 

Svaroopa Yoga Difference

May

 

Your Spine

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

March

 

Svadhyaya

April

 

Surrender to God

May

 

The Ultimate Practice

June

 

The Yoga of Grace

July

 

Upliftment

August/September

 

Precision with Compassion

October

 

The Tough Stuff

 November

 

(no article)

December

 

Sensory Impressions

 

2011

January

 

Clarity, Integrity & Transparancy

March

 

Ahimsa

April

 

Satya

May

 

Asteya

June

 

Brahmacharya

July

 

Aparigraha

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/October

 

The Pairs of Opposites

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 Yourself in Yourself

 

2008

January

 

Tortise & Hare

March

 

Cultivating Awareness

April

 

What are the Differences

May

 

Deprogramming and Reprogramming

June

 

When do I do my Yoga

July

 

Stages of Bliss

August

 

Transformation

September

 

Conciousness Becomes You

October

 

Facing Uncertainty

November

 

Unconditional Love

December

 

Divinely Human

 

2007

January

 

Choosing to Change

February

 

The Magic & Mystery of Ujjayi Pranamaya

March

 

Quiet Mind

April

 

Healing, Transformation & Illumination

May

 

Illumination and it's Source

June-July

 

Cooperating with the Process

August

 

Experiencing the Experience

September

 

Sailing Through Life

October

 

Free Will

November-December

 

Connections

 

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

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

 

Peace that Passeth Understanding

 

2000

January

 

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 the Past Illusion

November

 

Family (article missing)

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-Frebruary

 

Creating Concious Communuty

March

 

Action (article missing)

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 Experience

November-December

 

Discovering This as a Continuing Experience

 

1996
 

January-March

  (no articles)

April

 

Awakening

May

 

Communuity

June

 

The Path

July

 

The Goal

August

 

Cause and 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 and 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 and 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

 

 

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

February

 

Vision Magazine: Addictions

 

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: 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