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Sivananda Yoga
Religious origins: Hinduism
Regional origins: Rishikesh, India
Founding Guru: Swami Vishnu-devananda the Disciple of Swami Sivananda
Mainstream popularity: Growing from the 1960s
Practice emphases: Proper breathing (pranayama)

Exercise (asanas) Relaxation (savasana) Diet (vegetarian) Positive thinking and meditation (vedanta and dhyana). Hinduism (Sanskrit - Sanātana (eternal) Dharma also known as Vaidika (Vedic) Dharma) is a religion or philosophy that originated from the Indian subcontinent and nearby surrounding areas. ... Rishikesh (also spelt Hrishikesh, another name for Lord Vishnu), in the state of Uttaranchal, is a holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. ... Guru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Founder of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, Swami Vishnu-devananda, was a world authority on Hatha and Raja Yoga. ... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ... Pranayama (Devanagari: प्राणायाम, prāNāyāma) is the fourth limb of Raja Yoga or Astanga Yoga expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. ... A drawing of a girl in lotus pose Students taking a yoga class A woman in the Lotus position A yoga instructor performing an asana Asana is a Sanskrit word that literally means a seat but in the practise of yoga refers to a pose or posture. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Vedanta (Vedānta, वेदान्त, pronounced as ) means the anta or culmination or essence of the Vedas. ...

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Related schools
Iyengar Yoga

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Iyengar Yoga, created by B.K.S. Iyengar, is a form of yoga known for its use of props, such as belts and blocks, as aids in performing asanas. ... The term ashtanga means eight limbs. ...

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Sivananda Yoga is a non-proprietary form of hatha yoga. Sivananda Yoga teachers are all graduates of the internationally recognised Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course, an intensive month long immersion course. Hatha Yoga posture performed at a Hindu temple. ...


Five points of Yoga

Sivananda Yoga classes emphasize proper breathing (pranayama), exercise (asanas), relaxation (savasana), diet (vegetarian) and positive thinking and meditation (vedanta and dhyana). Pranayama (Devanagari: प्राणायाम, prāNāyāma) is the fourth limb of Raja Yoga or Astanga Yoga expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. ... A drawing of a girl in lotus pose Students taking a yoga class A woman in the Lotus position A yoga instructor performing an asana Asana is a Sanskrit word that literally means a seat but in the practise of yoga refers to a pose or posture. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Vedanta (Vedānta, वेदान्त, pronounced as ) means the anta or culmination or essence of the Vedas. ...


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  • Five points of Yoga


 

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