Yoga
The living science of inner mastery, refined over millennia by the great siddhas and teachers of Bhārata. From the breath-work of Prāṇāyāma to the stillness of Dhyāna, each practice is a precise tool for purifying the body, steadying the mind, and revealing the awareness that underlies all experience.
10 practices
Nāḍī Śodhana
Nāḍī Śodhana
Alternate nostril breathing — a gentle, balancing prāṇāyāma that purifies the 72,000 energy channels (nāḍīs) of the subtle body, calming the nervous system and bringing the left and right hemispheres of the brain into harmonious balance.
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Kapālabhāti
Skull-shining breath — a dynamic, energising prāṇāyāma using rhythmic, forceful exhalations to purify the respiratory tract, stimulate the digestive organs, and clear mental fog, leaving the mind bright and awake.
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Bhastrikā
Bellows breath — a powerful prāṇāyāma of rapid, equal inhalations and exhalations that fans the inner fire (agni), rapidly increases prāṇa, clears the nāḍīs, and generates intense inner heat and energy.
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Ujjāyī
Victorious breath — a gentle, throat-constricting prāṇāyāma that produces a soft ocean-like sound, warms the breath, calms the mind, and builds prāṇic pressure, making it the ideal breath for sustained āsana practice and meditation.
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Bhrāmarī
Humming bee breath — a deeply soothing prāṇāyāma in which the exhale is made as a continuous humming sound, creating powerful vibrations that calm the mind, relieve anxiety and stress, and prepare the practitioner for deep meditation.
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Sūrya Namaskār
Sun Salutation — a flowing sequence of twelve postures performed in reverence to Bhagavān Sūrya (the Sun), the source of all life, warming and energising the entire body while synchronising movement with breath in a moving meditation.
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Tāḍāsana
Mountain Pose — the foundational standing posture of all Haṭha Yoga, teaching the practitioner to stand in complete alignment, stillness, and dignity — grounded like a mountain, yet light and fully alive in every part of the body.
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Jñāna Mudrā
The gesture of knowledge — formed by touching the tip of the index finger to the tip of the thumb, this mudrā seals the circuit of prāṇa in the hands, symbolises the union of the individual self (jīvātman) with the universal consciousness (Paramātman), and deepens meditative focus.
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Mūlabandha
Root lock — the conscious engagement of the muscles at the base of the pelvic floor, sealing the downward-moving energy (apāna) and redirecting it upward, awakening dormant prāṇic energy at the base of the spine.
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So-Ham Dhyāna
So-Ham meditation — a natural mantra meditation in which the practitioner mentally synchronises the sound 'So' with the inhalation and 'Ham' with the exhalation, gradually dissolving the sense of separation in the repeated affirmation 'I am That.'
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In Hindu philosophy, Yoga (from Sanskrit yuj, meaning to unite or yoke) is a comprehensive science of consciousness aimed at the union of the individual self (Atman) with the universal self (Brahman). It is far broader than physical exercise. The Bhagavad Gita describes three principal paths of Yoga: Jnana Yoga (the path of knowledge and discernment), Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion and love), and Karma Yoga (the path of selfless action). The Yoga Sutras of Maharishi Patanjali codified Raja Yoga, the eight-limbed path (Ashtanga), which includes ethical precepts, posture, breath control, and meditation.
Maharishi Patanjali's Yoga Sutras describe eight progressive limbs: Yama (ethical restraints such as non-violence, truthfulness, and non-possessiveness), Niyama (personal observances such as purity, contentment, and self-study), Asana (stable and comfortable posture), Pranayama (regulation of the breath and vital energy), Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), Dharana (focused concentration), Dhyana (sustained meditation), and Samadhi (complete absorption in pure awareness). The first four limbs prepare the outer being; the last four refine the inner instrument of the mind.
Hatha Yoga emerged as a systematic practice for purifying and strengthening the physical and energetic body to make it a fit vehicle for deeper meditation. It developed primarily through texts such as the Hatha Yoga Pradipika (15th century CE) and the Gheranda Samhita. The word Hatha combines Ha (sun, the solar energy) and Tha (moon, the lunar energy), pointing to the balancing of opposing energies in the body. Physical postures (Asana), breath work (Pranayama), energy locks (Bandha), and cleansing practices (Shatkarma) are its primary tools.
Kundalini (from Sanskrit, meaning coiled energy) refers to a dormant primal energy described in Tantric and yogic traditions as residing at the base of the spine. Through sustained spiritual practice — including Pranayama, meditation, mantra, and specific Hatha Yoga techniques — this energy is said to ascend through the central channel (Sushumna) and seven energy centres (Chakras), culminating in a state of expanded awareness at the crown. This process is described in texts such as the Sat Chakra Nirupana and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
A prayer is generally an expression of devotion, gratitude, or a petition addressed to the divine in ordinary language. A mantra is a precise sound formula in Sanskrit, traditionally received from a Guru or Shastra, whose power lies not only in its meaning but in its vibrational quality when correctly pronounced. Mantras such as the Gayatri Mantra, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, and Om Namah Shivaya are understood to carry transformative energy that purifies the mind and raises consciousness over time through repeated practice (Japa).