Dictionary - Nataraj: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Nataraj
Nataraj: (lit., king of the dance) A name of Shiva, referring to the dancing Shiva. The object of his dance is to free all souls from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arhatic Yoga: Encyclopedia - Arhatic Yoga
Arhatic Yoga is a form of Yoga, developed and taught by Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, that synthesizes in a single discipline all the other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paschimottanasana: Encyclopedia - Paschimottanasana
Paschimottanasana literally translated as "intense stretch of the west". A yoga position (or asana) where one sits on the floor with legs...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga - A Perfect Practical System Of Self-culture
Yoga - I Yoga is a perfect practical system of self-culture. Yoga is an exact science. It aims at the harmonious development of the body...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga As Exercise: Encyclopedia - Yoga As Exercise
While Yoga evolved as a spiritual practice, in the West it has grown popular as a form of purely physical exercise. Some Western practic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga In Daily Life: Encyclopedia - Yoga In Daily Life
Yoga in Daily Life by Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda is a comprehensive system of Yoga with a holistic approach to heal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naked Yoga: Encyclopedia - Naked Yoga
The short film 'Naked Yoga is an attempt to illustrate the practice of yoga in a natural setting. The purpose is to free the body and min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bihar Yoga Bharati: Encyclopedia - Bihar Yoga Bharati
Located near Munger, in India's Bihar State, Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB) is a yoga institute dedicated to the study of yoga in a gurukul env...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anusara Yoga: Encyclopedia - Anusara Yoga
Anusara yoga is a modern school of yoga started by John Friend in 1997; it is a hatha yoga with a Tantric philosophy. Friend continues to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jnana Yoga: Encyclopedia - Jnana Yoga
Jnana in Sanskrit means "knowledge", and is often interpreted to mean "knowledge of the true self". In the Vedanta school of the Hindu re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niyama: Encyclopedia - Niyama
The Niyamas are codified as "the observances" in numerous scriptures including the Shandilya and Varuha Upanishads, Hatha Yoga Pradipika ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyengar Yoga: Encyclopedia - Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga, created by B.K.S. Iyengar, is a form of yoga known for its use of props, such as belts and blocks, as aids in performing as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pratyahara: Encyclopedia - Pratyahara
Pratyahara is the fifth among the Eight steps of Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga. In it, the consciousness, or more specifically, the neural cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhujangasana: Encyclopedia - Bhujangasana
Bhujangasana (cobra position) is a hatha yoga position which strengthens the spine; stretches chest and lungs, shoulders, and abdomen; fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Piracy: Encyclopedia - Yoga Piracy
Yoga piracy is the appropriation of postures and techniques that are found in ancient and traditional yoga treatises belonging to Hinduis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharana: Encyclopedia - Dharana
Dharana is the sixth of the eight steps of Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga. Dharana can be translated as "holding steady", and it is the initia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra: Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra, which literally means "sleep of the yogis", is used to prepare both mentally and physically prior to seeking deeper levels of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga: Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga
Sahaja Yoga (Sahaja meaning born with and Yoga meaning union) is a type of meditation and yoga. It is "a unique method of meditation base...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kriya Yoga: Encyclopedia - Kriya Yoga
Kriya yoga is a system of Indian yoga that was first popularized in the West by Paramahansa Yogananda. The system consists of a number of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viniyoga: Encyclopedia - Viniyoga
Viniyoga is a word originally used to distinguish the yoga style of T. K. V. Desikachar (in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya). Desikacha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Encyclopedia - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
This article is about the style of yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. This article is about the Ashtanga Yoga style of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bikram Yoga: Encyclopedia - Bikram Yoga
Bikram Yoga was developed by Bikram Choudhury. He claims that his method is the only true hatha yoga practiced in the West. This claim is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bihar School Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - Bihar School Of Yoga
The Bihar School of Yoga is an entity founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 and is located in Munger (Bihar, India). It publishes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga: Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini yoga is a meditative discipline, comprising a set of simple techniques that uses the mind, senses and body to create a communic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anahata Yoga: Encyclopedia - Anahata Yoga
Anahata Yoga is a meditative hatha yoga developed by Ana Costa. It was registered with the Yoga Alliance in 2002. More than 60 teachers h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumo: Encyclopedia - Tumo
Tumo (also spelled Tummo, or Tum-mo ) is a Tibetan term for an advanced type of meditation practiced by those wishing to attain enlighten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asana: Encyclopedia - Asana
Asana is Sanskrit for "seat". It is no accident that this word be chosen to describe the "posture" of Yoga. The idea of the "seat" in thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga: Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga
Siddha Yoga is a spiritual group teaching traditional Hindu or yogic practices both in India and in the West. The group has an organizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raja Yoga: Encyclopedia - Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga is one of the four major Yogic paths of Hinduism, the others being Karma yoga, Jnana yoga and Bhakti yoga. Raj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Alternative Medicine: Encyclopedia - Yoga Alternative Medicine
Yoga when used as a form of alternative medicine is a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation, practiced f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kriya: Encyclopedia - Kriya
A kriya (from the Sanskrit, "deed, operation, effort") is a technique or practice within a yoga discipline, or more generally any practic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga
Integral yoga or purna yoga (Full or complete yoga) refers in Sri Aurobindo's teachings to the union of all the parts of one's being with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia - Yoga
Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pranayama: Encyclopedia - Pranayama
Pranayama is the fourth limb of Raja Yoga expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Prana is the source of which energy evolves from. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga: Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga
Karma yoga, or the "discipline of action" is based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a holy scripture of Hinduism. One of the four p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Synthesis Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - The Synthesis Of Yoga
Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yantra: Encyclopedia - Yantra
The word Yantra can refer to: Yantra a river in Bulgaria. Yantra a yoga technique. Other related archivesBulgaria, Yantra, yoga    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga
The history of Yoga spans from four to eight thousand years ago to the current day. From hints of it's practice in pre-vedic times, the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga, pronounced /ˈhʌtə/ or /ˈhæθə/, is also known as Hatha vidya. It is a particular system of Yoga propagated by Swami Swa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patañjali: Encyclopedia - Patañjali
Patañjali (Devanāgarī पतञ्जलि) is the compiler of the Yoga Sutra, a major work containing aphorisms on the practical and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga International: Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga International
Vishwa Nirmala Dharma or Sahaja Yoga International is a nonprofit organization and new religious movement established in 1970 by Shri Mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bikram Choudhury: Encyclopedia - Bikram Choudhury
Bikram Choudhury (born 1946) is the founder of Bikram Yoga, a copyrighted series of 26 hatha yoga postures that are performed in a hot (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogi: Encyclopedia - Yogi
Main articles: Yoga, and List of yoga schools, and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttanasana: Encyclopedia - Uttanasana
Uttanasana (forward bend) is a hatha yoga posture, one of the most 'popular', utilized in most hatha yoga classes. The posture consists o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - B.k.s. Iyengar: Encyclopedia - B.k.s. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar, (aka Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar) born Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, December 14, 1918, in India, is founder of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samadhi: Encyclopedia - Samadhi
Samadhi is a term used in Hindu and Buddhist yogic meditation. Samadhi is also the Hindi word for a cenotaph, a structure commemorating t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Collaboration Journal: Encyclopedia - Collaboration Journal
Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharshi Jaimini: Encyclopedia - Maharshi Jaimini
Maharshi Jaimini is a student on Vyasa Maharishi. He is believed to have been born (or to have lived) sometime in the 32nd century BC, at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogic Enlightenment: Encyclopedia - Yogic Enlightenment
Enlightenment by means of yoga is said by some of its adherents to include the following elements: 1. A shift into Samadhi meditation con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia - Yama
Yama (Sanskrit: यम) is the lord of death, whose first recorded appearance is in the Vedas. He is one of the most ancient beings in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Diversity Of Yoga
Over the long history of yoga, different schools have emerged, and there are numerous examples of subdivisions and synthesis. It is commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Religion
In the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain traditions, the spiritual goals of yoga are seen as inseparable from the religions of which yoga f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Buddhist Yoga
Within the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism yoga likewise holds a central place, though not in the form presented by Patanjali or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Hindu Yoga
Yoga - Bhagavad Gita. Main article: Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita famously distinguishes several types of "yoga", corresponding to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Etymology
Hatha yoga, pronounced "ha-tuh", is also known as hatha vidya or the "science of hatha" yoga. The word Hatha comes from combining the two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Origins
Images of a meditating yogi from the Indus Valley Civilization are thought to be 6 to 7 thousand years old. The earliest written accounts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - The Word Yoga
The word "yoga" - from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") - is generally translated as "union" or "integration." This may be understood as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Health Benefits Ascribed To Yogasana Practice
Different asanas are recommeded by practioners to cure or prevent problems ranging from constipation to cancer. It is known to reduce str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asana: Encyclopedia Ii - Asana - Yoga Asana Poses Or Postures
"There are an infinite number of Yoga asana." (Sri Dharma Mittra). In 1975, as a offering of devotion to his guru, Swami Kailashananda Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Bhagavad Gita
The protracted discussions of the ultimate, infinite Self, or Atman, and realization of Brahman, are the true legacy of the Upanishads, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga Practice And Intention
Modern yoga practice often includes traditional elements inherited from Hinduism, such as moral and ethical principles, postures designed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Self-realization: Encyclopedia Ii - Self-realization - Self-realization In Sahaja Yoga
According to Sahaja Yoga, self-realization is a process of kundalini awakening. ... See also:Self-realization, Self-realization - Self...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Nidra - History
Paramyogeshwar Sri Devpuriji developed Yoga Nidra and passed it on to Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji and it was taught to his disciples si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Hatha Yoga Pradipika 1350 - 1400 Ce
Main article: Hatha Yoga Pradipika In the West, outside of Hindu culture, "yoga" is usually understood to refer to "hatha yoga." Hatha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Tantra
Yoga is often mentioned in company with Tantra. While the two have deep similarities, most traditions distinguish them from one another. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Common Themes
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Common to most forms of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Asanas Postures
Asanas are contemplative in nature and were originally intuited by yogis during meditation; the Kundalini naturally brings forth these po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Integral Yoga - Other Integral Yogas
Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga is not to be confused with the Integral yoga of Swami Satchidananda, although the Satchidananda is thought ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Notable Yogis
History is replete with Yogis that have inspired people for many generations. Yogini Meera from the Bhakti tradition, Shankaracharya from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Classical - Patanjali's 'yoga Sutras' Ca. 200 Ce
{main|Yoga Sutras of Patanjali} After the Bhagavad Gita, the next seminal work on Yoga is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Yoga Sutras a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - The Yoga Of Synthesis
Sri Aurobindo describes the nature and practice of integral yoga in his opus The Synthesis of Yoga. As the title of that work indicates, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Philosophical Roots And Influences
The Yoga Sutras are built on a foundation of Samkhya philosophy and the Bhagavad Gita. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Yoga-bhasya 450 - 850 Ce
The Yoga-bhasya, Veda Vyasa's commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali could have been written as early as 450 CE. Professor J. H. Wood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Origins
The most fundamental and oldest surviving text of Hatha Yoga is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, a Sanskrit classic written by Swami Swatamarama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Today
In the West, hatha yoga has become wildly popular as a purely physical exercise regimen divorced of its original purpose. Currently, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Upanishadic Ca. 800-100 Bce
Explicit examples of the concept and terminology of yoga appear in the Upanishads (primarily thirteen principal texts of the Vedanta, tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Vedic Ca. 2000-1500 Bce
Yoga was first clearly expounded in the Vedic shastras (Hindu religious texts). Those that estimate Yoga's age to be four thousand years ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Integral Yoga - The Yoga Of Synthesis
Sri Aurobindo describes the nature and practice of integral yoga in his opus The Synthesis of Yoga. As the title of that work indicates, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karma Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Karma Yoga - Concept
The Bhagavad Gita is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna just before the battle of Mahabharata, a war between the virtuous Panda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhyana: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhyana - Dhyāna In Hinduism
According to the Hindu Yoga Sutra dhyana is one of the eight methods of Yoga, (the other seven methods are Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kundalini Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Kundalini Yoga - Kundalini Yoga Practice
The practice of kundalini yoga consists of a number bodily postures, expressive movements and utterances, characterological cultivations,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaja Yoga - Criticism
Critics of the Sahaja Yoga movement and of its founder claim that it is a dangerous cult engaged in brainwashing, tight control of its me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Concept
Traditional Hatha Yoga is a holistic yogic path, including moral disciplines, physical exercises (e.g., asanas (postures) and Pranayama (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Other Integral Yogas
Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga is not to be confused with the Integral yoga of Swami Satchidananda, although the Satchidananda is thought ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Introduction
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are one of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Pre-vedic Ca. 6000 - 3000 Bce [?]
Older findings are believed by some to show that "yoga" existed in some form well before the establishment of vedas in the Indian subcont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasya: Encyclopedia Ii - Tapasya - Yoga And Vows
Yoga is closely linked with tapasya. The disciplined and concentrated practice of yogic arts and exercises may be considered tapasya by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Self-realization: Encyclopedia Ii - Self-realization - Self-realization According To Paramhansa Yogananda
“Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sahaja Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Sahaja Yoga - Beliefs
This non-profit organization claims to offer an experience by which individuals can spontaneously become aware of their subtle system thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Method
The main difference of this style of Yoga to other styles is the focus on vinyasa, which is the union of movement and breath. The student...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raja Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Raja Yoga - Eight Limbs Of Raja Yoga
The term Ashtanga means eight limbs, thus Raja Yoga is also known as Ashtanga Yoga which refers to the eight limbs of yoga. The eight lim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Hinduism
In some types of Hinduism, Saṃsāra is seen as ignorance of the True Self, Brahman, and thus the soul is led to believe in the reality ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Yama
Yama is a "restraint" or rule for living virtuously. Ten yamas are codified in numerous scriptures, including the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bikram Choudhury: Encyclopedia Ii - Bikram Choudhury - Quotations
"I have balls like atom bombs, two of them, 201 megatons each, nobody fucks with me." - Bikram Choudhury in Business 2.0 Magazine "It's r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Integral Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - The Aim Of Integral Yoga
Most yogas only develop a single aspect of the being, and have as their aim a state of liberation or transcendence. But the aim of integr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Alternative Medicine Dictionary Ii On Yoga
Yoga: This is a system that integrates breathing, movement, energy and diet for optimum health. Yoga promotes the mind/body connection...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kriya Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Kriya Yoga - Other Lineages
There are several organizations that teach kriya yoga as taught by Yogananda. A few are: Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Yoganand...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Topic Pages I - 10
This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article