Tantra Yoga is a holistic approach to the study of the universal from the point of view of the individual: the study of the macrocosm through the study of the microcosm. Tantra Yoga draws on all the sciences – astronomy, physiognomy, physics, chemistry, alchemy, Ayurveda (the traditional medicine of India),Continue Reading
Kriya Yoga is described by its practitioners as the ancient Yoga system revived in modern times by Mahavatar Babaji through his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya, c. 1861. It was brought into popular awareness through Paramahansa Yogananda’s book Autobiography of a Yogi and through Yogananda’s introductions of the practice since 1920. TheContinue Reading
Nāda yoga is an ancient Indian metaphysical system. It is both a philosophical system, a medicine, and- as the name suggests- a form of yoga. The system’s theoretical and practical aspects are based on the premise that the entire cosmos and all that exists in the cosmos, including human beings,Continue Reading
Karma yoga (Sanskrit: कर्म योग), or the “discipline of action” is a form of yoga based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Sanskrit scripture of Hinduism. Of the four paths to realization, karma yoga is the process of achieving perfection in action. Karma yoga is an intrinsicContinue Reading
Bhakti yoga (Devanāgarī: भक्ति योग) is a spiritual path described in Hindu philosophy as efficacious for fostering a love of, faith in, and surrender to God. It is a means to realize God and is the easiest way for the common person because it doesn’t involve extensive yogic practices. TheContinue Reading
As per Eastern philosophies and culture and Yogic practices, ‘Mudras’ are systematic hand gestures. Literally, Mudra in Sanskrit means a posture/seal. More deeply, “closed electrical circuits” of the subtle channels in physical and etheric bodies are also known as ‘Mudras’. Some Western writers have defined ‘Mudra’ as mystic hand gesturesContinue Reading
Over 5000 years ago in the ancient Sanskrit texts of India, the Chakras were first documented. Today spiritual teachers of the East and the West both still refer to them as being key to spiritual development. All spiritual practices, either directly or indirectly, will awaken the Chakras and eventually theContinue Reading
Nadis are subtle cylindrical pipes that branch out from centers in the physical and astral bodies and transmit psychic currents to different areas. Through these Nadis the fundamental power of life (Prana) surges. They are composed of delicate astral substance and are undetectable. These Nadis are not the nerves orContinue Reading