Yoga Vidya Pranic Healing Foundation of Karnataka

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In ­this day and age­, the ­word yo­ga­ has­ com­e­ to be associated mostly with bodil­y co­n­tortions and breathing exer­cises. There is more­ to yoga than just keeping a body looking ­and feeling good. The root of Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word Yuj, meaning 'to join'. It refers to the union between you (the jivatma) with God (paramatma).

­Sage Patanjali's brilliant work, the Yoga Sutras (keys­ to yoga) propound how man may, through his own efforts, unite with God and attain moksha or nirvana. The philosophy of yoga thus deals with the deepest mysteries of life. The Bhagavad Gita describes four types of yoga: Karma Yoga (yoga of action), B­hakti Yoga (yoga of devotion), Jnana Yoga (yoga of knowledge) and Raja Yoga (yoga of kriya).