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How to Choose the Right Yoga Class, Teacher, or Style?
Today, Yoga training is widely available around the world, in the form of drop-in and punctual in-person classes or (live) online, intensive courses, [ ... ]

Kirtan Yoga | Chanting with Indian Musical Instruments
Kirtan is a Hindu Sanskrit word derived from Kirtana and means “telling,” “narrating,” “praising,” “recital,” or “celebrating.” It [ ... ]

Therapeutic Yoga Practices for Mental Health Problems
Yoga is increasingly applied as an aid in fighting mental health problems, such as anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, and depression, but also more spe [ ... ]

Laya Yoga and Dissolution of the Ego
In the Shiva Samhita, a Hindu Sanskrit text on Yoga (thought to be written somewhere between the 14th and 17th century CE), Laya Yoga is considered on [ ... ]

Mantra Yoga | Divine Sound and Vibrations
Mantra Yoga and Japa Yoga are often used as synonyms, although there’s a subtle difference in meaning: doing Japa is the act of repeating Mantras. M [ ... ]

Ayurveda Yoga | Integration of Ayurvedic Principles in the Yoga Practice
Although Ayurveda and Yoga are both ancient Indian healing systems, the explicit combination (or integration) of Ayurveda and Yoga into a distinct Yog [ ... ]

Yoga and Lifestyle | Ethical and Spiritual Development
Traditionally, Yoga in India was foremost a lifestyle, a way of life, one that aimed at a balanced, ethical and spiritual personal development, and fi [ ... ]

Yoga Sequencing | Flow and Order of Yoga Poses and Exercises
Yoga Sequencing involves the way, art, or order in which Yoga poses (also called Yoga Asanas) and exercises are carried out. The idea behind sequencin [ ... ]

Japa Yoga | Reciting Chants, Mantras, and Divine Names
Japa is an Indian Sanskrit word literally meaning “muttering” or “whispering,” but is typically used in the religious or spiritual sense of mu [ ... ]

Yamas and Niyamas | Yoga Restraints and Observances
In Yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas are often talked about in one breath because they are closely related to each other. Simply said, Yamas are the things [ ... ]