Yoga styles and traditions

Krishnamacharya: Who He Was and the Yoga Styles of His Lineage

Krishnamacharya: Who He Was and the Yoga Styles of His Lineage

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) was an Indian yoga teacher and scholar, often called "the father of modern yoga". Most of the posture-based yoga taught in studios today traces back to him through his students: Ashtanga Vinyasa (K. Pattabhi Jois), Iyengar Yoga (B.K.S. Iyengar), Viniyoga...
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What Is Pranayama? Meaning, Prana and How to Practise

What Is Pranayama? Meaning, Prana and How to Practise

Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम) is the yogic practice of working with the breath: slowing it, lengthening it, directing it through one nostril or the other, and at a later stage holding it. The word joins prana, breath or life force, with ayama, extension. It is the fourth of...
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