Category Yoga Styles

KARMA YOGA It is defined as the path of selfless action. The sanskrit word ‘Karma’ is derived from the root word ‘kru’ which translates as ‘work, deed or action.’The foundation of karma yoga was laid in one of the first…

Maharishi Patanjali laid out the fundamentals of yogi philosophy and practice in his classic text, the yoga sutras. He describes eight limbs or steps to reach the goal of the practice. ‘Ashta’ means eight and ‘Anga’ refers to the body…

BHAKTI YOGA It is known as the path of devotion. This path contains the various practices to unite the Bhakta with the divine. The deeply spiritual practice for the emotional and devotional people which draws heavily on the hindu pantheon…

JNANA YOGA Jnana is sanskrit word for ‘knowledge or wisdom’. It is the path of attaining knowledge of the true nature of reality through the practice of meditation, self-inquiry and contemplation. It is defined as ‘awareness of absolute consciousness’ and…

RAJA YOGA In sanskrit, word ‘Raja’ translates as king, chief or royal. The Raja yoga is viewed as the supreme or ‘royal path’ to attain enlightenment. Raja yoga proposes to start from the internal world, to study internal nature and…

In sanskrit ‘chakra’ means ‘wheel or circle’. In yogic context, it refers to a ‘vertex’ or ‘whirlpool’. Chakras are the vortices of pranic energy at specific areas in the body which controls the circulation of prana in the entire human…

HATHA YOGA The Sanskrit word ‘Hatha’ can be translated as the active path of yoga – as ‘ha’ is the ‘sun’ and ‘tha’ is the ‘moon’. Hatha is known as the yoga of balance of Ida and pingala nadi in…