Yoga, meditation

Yoga coming from esoteric practices that are thousands of years old. It has developed several branches to accommodate different personality styles.

The major yogas are Bhakti (a devotional approach that opens the heart, it is best for those who are primarily emotionally-oriented), Jnana (an intellectual approach that leads to wisdom, it is best for those who are primarily mentally-oriented), Karma (an active, service-oriented approach, it is best for those who are more extroverted and who find meaning mostly through relationship), and Raja (a meditational approach, it is best for those who are primarily oriented to the practical aspects of a situation).

In India, Yoga is considered one of the six branches of classical philosophy and is referred to throughout the Vedas - ancient Indian scriptures and amongst the oldest texts in existence.The Upanishads are also broadly philosophical treatises which postdate the Vedas and deal with the nature of the "soul" and universe.

However, the origins of yoga are believed to be much older than that, stemming from the oral traditions of Yogis, where knowledge of Yoga was handed down from Guru (spiritual teacher) to Sisya (spiritual student) all the way back to the originators of Yoga, "the Rishis," who first began investigation into the nature of reality and man's inner world.

http://www.bksiyengar.com/       - Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar web site

http://www.iyengar-yoga.com/iyengaryoga/       - Iyengar method of Yoga

http://www.yoga.com/       - Web about Yoga

http://www.turiyayoga.com/       - offering 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Goa, India

http://www.gaudiya-repercussions.com/       - transform your body with shapeshifter youga

http://www.yogabasics.com/practice/yoga-postures/       - Yoga positions

http://www.hathayoga-meditation.com/       - Yoga Vidha

http://www.yogamandir.com/       - Atma yoga from Atmananda das

http://www.ashtanga.com/       - Articles and information on hatha-yoga

http://doyoga.com/       - Articles, instructions on basic poses, links and inspirational readings

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~greg.c/yoga.html       - Raja-yoga, tantric-yoga and hatha-yoga

http://www.wailana.com/       - The world's most watched yoga TV series

http://www.kriya.org/       - Articles and information about kriya-yoga

http://www.sriatirudram.org/       - Information on kriya-yoga (inc. history, fundamentals and practice)

http://www.tantrapm.com/       - Group and private instruction in tantra and tantric kriya-yoga

http://thehomefoundation.com/       - Information on kriya-yoga and related practices

http://yogaclass.com/central.html       - Site uses RealAudio to offer learning experience of Yoga

http://www.self-realization.com/       - Extensive site on kriya-yoga philosophy, masters and practices

http://www.cit-sakti.com/       - Articles, glossary, teachers and  story about kundalini

http://www.kundalinireiki.com/       - Articles on reiki and kundalini

http://www.guruswamig.com/index.php/kundalini/kundalini-support       - Forum for discussion about kundalini (inc. a survival guide)

http://yogapetals.com/       - Instruction in classic tantric, kundalini, and hatha-yoga

http://www.himalayaninstitute.org/       - Himalayan international institute of yoga science and philosophy.

http://www.extensionyoga.com/       - Extension and recovery yoga - how to maximize benefit

http://www.lifepositive.com/       - Yoga for family (inc. info on acupressure, acupuncture)

http://yogasite.com/       - Many articles and links to yoga sites

http://www.yogadirectory.com/        - Books and Publications  about yoga

http://www.yogatherapycenter.org/       - Yoga therapy center