Yoga in India

Hatha yoga in India

Hatha Yoga Yoga has become one of the best alternative medicines in this fast-paced world. There are various kinds of yoga that are practiced today in India. One of them is known as Hatha Yoga a.k.a Hatha Vidya. This form of yoga was initiated by a Yogi Swatmarama in the 15th century in India. According to him, Hatha yoga meant an introductory stage of physical purification that the human body practices for meditation. This is the reason why Hindu yogis practiced asanas and pranayama to guide their...

Yoga in India -- popular yoga forms

Yoga is a fitness buzzword these days in India. Yoga classes and Yoga schools have mushroomed everywhere. Plenty of TV channel dedicate their significant time slots on Yoga shows and Live Yoga from the camps organized all over India and outside. Yoga Gurus like Baba Ramdev, Bikram Choudhury have been catalyst in spreading awareness about Yoga and its benefits beyond the select few. This has significantly helped Indians adopt this ancient Indian practice and their quest on this subject is constantly...

India's best and most popular teachers

On this Teacher's Day week, we bring you the best and the most popular teachers and trainers from across the fields in India. Here are just few. Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev is well known as Indian face of Yoga in the world. He probably has largest following of any kind of classes or training in the world. His Yoga camps are attende by thousands of people and over 100 million people follow his yoga lessions via TV channels, his trainers, books and video. Baba Ramdev was born in Haryana and only studied...

Best Places to Learn Yoga in India - The Santhi School,...

Teacherji initiated a survey and reached out to several Yoga institutes in the country with an intent to find best places to learn Yoga Schools in India. We are featuring all the Yoga institutes that responded to our Survey questionnaire. In second of this series, We're featuring School of Santhi, Yoga School, Trivandrum. YOGA Institute: School of Santhi, Yoga School, Trivandrum, Kerala 1. Who founded your Yoga institute and when? Swami Santhiprasad in 1998 2. How big is your facility for...

Bikram yoga founded by Bikram Choudhury

Bikram Yoga You might be familiar with the name of Bikram yoga if you are an ardent follower of yoga overall. It won t be an exaggeration to maintain that not many other schools of yoga has attained much acclaim and respect among the yoga followers throughout the world. Initiated as a regional form of practice, Guru Bikram Choudhury has taken his mantra to the remote parts of the world. Now people, irrespective of generations, throng to his yoga classes for attaining the magical benefits. Bikram...

Learning Yoga in Bangalore

Looking at today s desk-bound work routine it has become essential that the body be given some kind of physical exertion in the form of exercise and yoga, to avoid impending health problems. Yoga is a buzzword among young urban professionals, models, teens and senior citizens alike, because yoga can be sequenced and tailored according to the age group and the person particular needs. It is a gentle yet effective way to keep the mind and body in harmony and synchronization. It involves restoring...