Sivananda Yoga

Sivananda Yoga, which was named after the teaching of Swami Sivananda, is a form of hatha yoga. The training focuses on preserving the wellness and health of the practitioner.

People who teach this style of yoga must all be graduates of the training course in Sivananda Yoga. The students who take this Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course vary widely in age and their degrees of ability.

Unlike Ashtanga Vinyasa, which is yoga’s more athletic program, Sivananda training centers around frequent relaxation as well as emphasizing full, yogic breathing.

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Raja Yoga

Raja means kingly or royal. This form of meditation is based on bringing the mind and emotions into balance or harmony so that your attention may be easily directed on the object of your meditation or on the Lord directly.

Life force is generally a movement up and down the spine so that it becomes balanced and the emotions as well as the mind are serenely content.

Awareness is then directed to move forward into a point that is located in the center of one’s lower forehead. This meditation point, which is also called the ajna, or third eye, is located about 1 half inches above where the eyebrows meet. Read more