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Iyengar Yoga | Props, Sequencing, Precision, and Alignment
Iyengar Yoga is a modern Yoga modality developed by B. K. S. Iyengar (1918 – 2014), emphasizing precision and alignment in the performance of Asanas [ ... ]

Vinyasa Yoga | Benefits, History and Concepts
Vinyasa Yoga, also known as Vinyasa Krama Yoga, is a high-energy practice in which the Asanas (Yoga poses) are connected by transitions or flowing seq [ ... ]

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga | History, Concepts, and Benefits
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a style of Yoga as Exercise founded by Krishna Pattabhi Jois (1915 – 2009), often seen as a modern-day form of classical In [ ... ]

Ashtanga Yoga and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Ashtanga Yoga is Maharishi Patanjali’s classification of classical Yoga. Its philosophical basis can be found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, w [ ... ]

What is Aerial Yoga? | Goals and Health Benefits
Aerial Yoga is a practice that uses a low-hanging hammock (also known as a Yoga swing or aerial hammock) to support the weight of the body while doing [ ... ]

Sahaja Yoga | Meditation and Self-Realization
Sahaja Yoga is a movement, sometimes considered a religion or a cult, founded in 1970 by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923 – 2011). The word ‘Sah [ ... ]

Yoga Techniques | Visualizations, Chants, and Incantations
In Yoga, practitioners may use chants, prayers, songs, mantras, visualizations, and/or incantations before, during, and/or after a session. The motive [ ... ]

Yomassage® | Combining Massage and Yoga
Combining Yoga and Massage is an ancient, traditional practice, perhaps Thai Yoga Massage being the best known example of a treatment that integrates [ ... ]

Yogassage | Combining Massage Therapy and Yoga
The origins of modern Yogassage are unclear, but rather similar modalities are not uncommon. Think, for instance, of massage therapies such as Thai Yo [ ... ]

Yoga | India’s Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Exercise Practices
Yoga is an ancient Indian practice of movement, breathing, mental and spiritual exercises, and well-known around the world. There are many types of Yo [ ... ]