Category: Yoga

  • Yoga Classes

    Private Classes Therapy: One on one session  Yoga therapy is derived from the Yoga tradition and refers to the application of Yoga techniques and practice to help individuals facing health challenges and manage their condition, reduce symptoms, restore balance in their bodies.  The objective of the Private Yoga sessions is to provide therapy focusing on…

  • Introduction to Yoga

    Yoga comes from the root word Yuj meaning to unite or union. It means to unite the Jivātma with the Paramātma – in other words the individual consciousness with the supreme consciousness. The union of the individual consciousness with the supreme consciousness could be achieved through various paths as suited to the practitioner or Sadhaka. The different paths of Yoga are Jnāna (the path…

  • Hatḥa Yoga

    Introduction: Hatḥa Yoga is a form of the Indian Serology which aims at salvation; liberation; to achieve freedom for its practioners. Ha and Tḥa are the combination of two Beeja mantras. In Hatḥa Yoga, Ha means he Prāṇa and Tḥa means the mind. Hence, Hatḥa Yoga means the union of the Prāṇic and the mental…

  • Aṣtānga Yoga Part 3

    In the previous article on Aṣtānga Yoga, the importance of Ᾱsanas was understood. Prāṇāyāma is like the leaves in a tree, which nourishes the tree; Prāṇāyāma nourishes the cells, organs, intelligence and even consciousness. Prāṇa: It is very difficult to define or describe Prāṇa. It can only be understood by the Sādhaka. It is the…

  • Aṣtānga Yoga Part 2

    In a tree, roots and the trunk form the foundation. Similarly, in the path of Yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas form the foundation. Further, the trunk divides itself into branches, likewise in the Aṣtānga Yoga, Asana is the branches. Ᾱsana: Ᾱsana simply means posture. A posture becomes a āsana when one is comfortable, stable and…

  • Aṣtānga Yoga Part 1

    The Aṣtānga Yoga is written by the great sage Patanjali in the form of 196 aphorisms or sutras and is one of the Śat Darṣanas. It is called so because it involves 8 limbs or steps to attain the union with the supreme consciousness. Patanjali defines the first five steps of Aṣtānga Yoga in the…