How to Practice Yoga – IYO Blog

How to Practice Yoga Knowing how to practice yoga involves more than knowing how to do the postures. You won’t be able to relax very easily in scratchy, stiff clothing that doesn’t allow you to move freely. Likewise, the attitude you “wear” can hinder your practice. Learning to suspend your doubts, worries, and fears during your yoga practice is important for progress in your yoga journey. So is understanding when you are pushing yourself too […]

Starting Your Yoga Practice

Starting Your Yoga Practice Here’s your comprehensive guide to getting started. You’ll learn how to find a yoga class and a good teacher, how to practice on your own at home, what to wear, when to practice, and how to fit yoga into your busy schedule. You’ll also find tips for changing the way you think about exercise, from banishing the “no pain, no gain” adage from your mentality to learning how your breath can […]

Tantra, Mantra, and Kundalini Yoga

Tantra, Mantra, and Kundalini Yoga Tantra, Mantra, and Kundalini Yoga are grouped together here because they are all somewhat different than the other types of yoga. Although they share many practices and ideas, Tantra, Mantra, and Kundalini Yoga are more esoteric than other forms of yoga. Tantra Yoga involves the study of sacred writings and rituals. Mantra Yoga is the study of sacred sounds. Kundalini Yoga is the study of kundalini (energy) movement along the […]

Bhakti Yoga: Open Your Heart & Jnana Yoga: Sagacious You

Bhakti Yoga: Open Your Heart & Jnana Yoga: Sagacious You Bhakti Yoga: Open Your Heart Bhakti Yoga places sincere, heartfelt devotion to the divine ahead of all else. Bhakti Yoga involves reverence, devotion, and perpetual remembrance of whatever divine presence is meaningful to you. Unsettled minds, intellectual concerns, the material world—all fall away as love takes over and the heart is enveloped in thoughts of the divine. The heart is Bhakti Yoga’s focus and is […]

Hatha Yoga Raja Yoga & Kriya Yoga and Karma Yoga

Hatha Yoga Raja Yoga & Kriya Yoga and Karma Yoga Hatha Yoga: Know Your Body, Know Your Mind As we’ve mentioned before, Hatha Yoga works under the assumption that supreme control over the body, or the physical self, is one path to enlightenment. Hatha Yoga is a sort of spiritual fitness plan in which balance is a key. Attention to the physical is foremost in Hatha Yoga; this particular type of yoga involves cleansing rituals […]