Integral yoga (Satchidananda) Satchidananda have developed successful applications of therapeutic Yoga based on the wellness foundations of Integral Yoga. One of the most well-researched applications is Dr. Dean Ornish's program for preventing and reversing heart disease. Programs such as Sonia Sumar's Yoga for the Special Child, Nischala Devi's Yoga for the Heart, Mala Cunningham's Cardiac Yoga, Jnani Chapman's Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness, and Jivana Heyman's Accessible Yoga are a few further examples of such therapeutic applications. Integral yoga (Satchidananda) Integral Yoga is a system of Yoga that synthesizes six branches of classical Yoga philosophy and practice: Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma,
Bhakti has been a common form of religious activity in world religions throughout human history. It is found in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Judaism. Bhakti (called "bhatti" in Pali language) has been a common aspect of Buddhism, where offerings and group prayers are made to images such the images of the Buddha and the "Bodhisattvas", or to deities such as wrathful deities. Karel Werner notes that Bhakti has been a significant practice in Theravada Buddhism, and states, "there can be no doubt that deep devotion or "bhakti / bhatti" does exist in Buddhism and that it had its beginnings in the