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What is Ananda Yoga?

What is Ananda Yoga?
Ananda Yoga bestows physical strength, relaxation, inner peace, and clarity of mind. Our meditative and individual approach makes Ananda Yoga inwardly directed toward self-awareness and inner joy. Additionally, Ananda Yoga is gentle for beginning students and becomes gradually more challenging as the student gains experience and chooses to expand his or her boundaries. Because of this Ananda Yoga is not competitive or forced.

Ananda Yoga Includes:
* Asanas (classic yoga postures)
* Pranayama (traditional breathing and energy-control techniques)
* Effective centering techniques, including use of affirmations
* Mindfulness and awakening of calm feeling

What makes us different from other studios?
- No mirrors: While the teacher guides students to anatomical safety, you won't find mirrors in our space.
- No intense heat: Our room is kept at a comfortable 70 degrees.
- No judgments: All body types, all levels, and all people are welcome.
- Takes yoga back to the original essence.
- Emphasis on alignment and safety.
- No fashion shows here! Wear clothes you feel comfortable moving in, without fear of being "underdressed" or out of place.

Ananda Yoga classes emphasize:

* Safety and correct alignment
* Relaxation, even during effort
* Working with the body’s energy for harmony and balance
* Using the postures to refine self-awareness and experience inner peace and joy
* Modifying each yoga posture to fit the needs of each student

What Makes Ananda Yoga Unique?

* Energization Exercises– The Energization Exercises were developed by Paramhansa Yogananda. Their effect is both immediate and long-term, for their purpose is to increase the amount of vitality and energy drawn into the body by concentration and will power, sensitively applied. Their benefits are numerous and include enhanced health, accelerated healing, emotional balance, concentration and self-control, positive attitude, and will power. They serve as excellent warm-ups for hatha yoga and for meditation.

What is the lineage and history of Ananda Yoga?
