About Yoga Bharati, Bangalore Chapter

Yoga Bharati welcomes you to discover the treasures of Yoga. Yoga Bharati is working for the promotion of Yoga and allied sciences, all over the world.

Yoga Bharati's mission is to conduct yoga classes and camps, organize demonstrations and lecture sessions, support Yoga Instructor Training Courses, create yoga awareness, spread the ancient Indian philosophy relevant to the entire humanity and to build a team of motivated volunteers.

Yoga Bharati is active in Bangalore, Seattle, SF Bay area, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit.

New! - Discovering Roots with Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

New! - Yoga classes by Sri Raghavendra Shenoy

What is Yoga?
Developed in India, Yoga is a psycho-physical discipline with roots going back to about 5,000 years. These days Yoga seems to mean physical postures called asanas, breathing exercises called pranayama, and meditation. However, there's more to it than just that! The deeper you go the richer and more diverse the tradition is. The word Yoga, coming from Sanskrit dhatu(root) yuj, means union. Traditionally, the goal of Yoga is union with the Absolute, known as Brahman, or with Atman, the true self. These days the focus is often on the more down-to-earth benefits of Yoga, including improved physical fitness, mental clarity, greater self-understanding, stress control and general well-being. Spirituality, however, is a strong underlying theme to most practices. The beauty of Yoga is in its versatility, allowing practitioners to focus on the physical, psychological or spiritual, or a combination of all three.

Yoga Bharati strives to spread this holistic view of Yoga.

Yoga Bharati, Bangalore chapter uses a moderated email list to communicate with its members about the upcoming events. Please send an email to yogabharati_blr-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and be part of this email group. Your email is kept strictly confidential. Access the email archives at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yogabharati_blr