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Nabhi in Ayurveda and Yoga | Navel or Umbilicus
In India, the navel — the umbilicus or belly button — is called Nabhi. The Sanskrit word Nabhi translates as “wheel,” “c [ ... ]

Pratyahara | Yoga and Withdrawal of the Senses
Pratyahara, or Withdrawal of the Senses, is the fifth step in classical Ashtanga Yoga (Sutras of Patanjali). This step (technique or limb) in Patanjal [ ... ]

Satyananda Yoga | Philosophy, Aims, and Practices
Satyananda Yoga, also known as Bihar Yoga, was founded by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964. It’s a holistic and gentle Yoga system, not fi [ ... ]

Combining Yoga and Ayurveda | Aims and Health Benefits
Yoga and Ayurveda are Indian traditional Self-Care and healing systems, often considered “sister sciences,” and both systems aim at achieving a co [ ... ]

Yoga as Therapy | Aims, Techniques, and Health Benefits
Yoga as Therapy — or Therapeutic Yoga — emerged as a specific form of Yoga as Exercise. While Yoga as Exercise is rather aimed at maintain [ ... ]

Kemetic Yoga | An Egyptian Yoga System
Kemetic Yoga is an Egyptian based Yoga system created by Dr. Asar Hapi and Master Yirser Ra Hotep during the 1970s. It involves a combination of physi [ ... ]

What Is Laughter Yoga? | Hasya Yoga
Laughter Yoga (Hasya Yoga) is a Yoga modality that involves continued, deliberate laughter. Laughter Yoga was spread by Madan Kataria, an Indian docto [ ... ]

Yamuna® Body Logic and Body Rolling
Body Logic, also called Yamuna® Body Logic (YBL®) and named after the creator Yamuna Zake, is a hands-on massage therapy developed over 30 years ago [ ... ]

Yoga Types, Styles, and Classification | An Overview
Over time, there have been many endeavors to categorize Yoga in types and styles, but until today there’s no authoritative classification, and proba [ ... ]

Yoga Props | Purpose, Applications, and Benefits
A prop is a device or tool used as a temporary support, or to keep something in position. The props used in Yoga include a whole range of objects, suc [ ... ]