Chronology of Yoga

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In India exact dates are extremely difficult to pinpoint when looking at Yoga’s ancient history as many teachings were orally transmitted. The dates below form a rough guide:

The Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali

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by Himanshu Joshi: Around the second century of the Common Era, the yoga Sutras were composed by Patanjali. Patanjali means “fallen angel”…

Is Chair Yoga Right For You?

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Look around the room at one of YogaToday teacher Adi Amar’s chair-specific classes at her Jackson, Wyoming based studio, Teton Yoga Shala…

Modern Yoga

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by Himanshu Joshi: The movement of yoga from East to West began in earnest with Swami Vivekananda in 1893…

The Five Koshas

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by Himanshu Joshi: A Kosha is a layer or a sheath. One of the teachings of the Upanishads is that there are five sheaths surroundings the self, the individual Consciousness…

The Eight Limbs Of Ashtanga

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by Himanshu Joshi: Patanjali’s  Classical Yoga refers to the “Eight-Limbed Path” of yoga practice…

Where’s Your Head?

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A series to examine how Yoga can help us to show up more fully in life on & off the mat…