“Sit still and you get monkeys in your head!” –K. Pattabhi Jois
Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois was born in a priest family of Kowshika village near Hassan in Karnataka. His father was not only a priest but also an astrologer who was the family priest of several families in the village. Like other Hindu boys of […]
Bikram Yoga
Bikram Yoga is a variety of “Hatha” yoga. Its founder and propagator Bikram Choudhury, has studied yoga with Bishnu Ghosh, the brother of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Bikram yoga or “Hot” yoga as it is usually know as, is performed in a room where the temperature is maintained at 105degrees Farenheit/ 37 degree celsius. It is a […]
Bihar School of Yoga
“Yoga is not mere asana, Yoga is not mere meditation. Yoga is a philosophy” - Swami Niranjananda
Yoga was previously done by the yogis who lived a solitary life away from the society and practiced yoga. The efforts of various people to make yoga a part of the daily life of […]
BKS Iyengar is credited with making yoga reach out to the masses. His school of yoga also known as the Iyengar Yoga, is widely known for the use of different props as belts, blocks etc. to help in taking the various postures (asanas). Like the other forms of yoga, Iyengar yoga too follows the basic […]