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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 [ ... ]

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 [ ... ]