Links
Yoga Centred Yoga Organisations
Here are some yoga websites from all over the English-speaking world that you may enjoy visiting. Websites are included if they contain a significant amount of information about yoga. Please e-mail me if you come across any interesting sites not listed here (newest additions are at the top of the list).
Kneeling Salutation to the Moon
A photo sequence
A sequence requested by members of the Staffordshire Yoga fellowship
http://debbiecooper.yogarob.com
Complementary Therapist Debbie Cooper (RGN, DN) Traditional Aromatherapy Massage; Indian Head Massage, Reflexology TreatmentA really fine website with lots of examples and sections including the asanas, mantras, sutras, philosophy, styles. A real inspiration!
http://www.healthandyoga.com/html/preg.html
Click on the links! Plenty of really good suggestions here, and easy-to-follow instructions.
Hatha Yoga in Newcastle-under-Lyme with AnnWilks
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1153_partner-yoga.htm
Some nice videos and demonstrations of poses, working with a partner
http://www.yogacards.com/Yoga-postures.html
Lots of clear yoga positions with many different angles, with information and tips to help your practice
www.yogasite.com/greatsalute.htm
The Great Salutation - showing how to do it, with short explanations, too.
www.bodymindresources.com/doorways.htm
A full free series of nine classes "Heal Thyself" designed to train you in the systematic release of every part of your body. An excellent series.
www.yogafont.co.uk
Yogafont contains 98 graphic images of common yoga postures (asanas). By putting these in a font, they can be reproduced accurately over a wide range of sizes to suit different applications. Suitable for Windows PCs and Macs. This font is freeware.
You can produce your asana of the week at point size 720, or you can produce a 2 hour long sequence on a single sheet. Anyone who has struggled with the Sanskrit names, stick figure representation, or who does not want to wear spectacles when following a yoga lesson, this is for you. The "Keyboard" button shows what is available. See the Salute to the Sun demonstration in "Yoga Lessons".
Important
You cannot learn about yoga from this font. Go to a teacher or read a book, if you want to learn how to do these postures. These symbols are designed to be an aide-memoire only.
www.yogauk.com
This website is run by YogaUK and is dedicated to the practice of yoga in the UK. On the resources page, you can download a particularly good yoga font for your computer.
www.extensionyoga.com
Title: "ExTENSION & RECOVERY YOGA - How to Maximize Benefit and Minimize Risk - A Free Educational Resource for Teachers and Students by Sam Dworkis".
A detailed and comprehensive site.
www.sivasakti.com
Contains pictures and descriptions of many hatha yoga techniques.
Contains an extensive section on tantra and sex.
www.specialyoga.com
This wonderful site in America specialises in yoga for children with special needs, like Downs Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. There are lovely pictures of children doing yoga and details about suitable programmes of asanas and becoming a teacher in this area.
www.healthandyoga.com
An interesting Indian site with lots of information about yoga and health. There are sections on food, naturopathy, pregnancy and meditation. There's also a good section on the kriyas.
www.kym.org
This is the website of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, the yoga centre in Madras where Desikachar is based. Contains information about their Yoga Research and publications.
www.yogasite.com
An interesting US site with many postures and some sequences illustrated and described.
www.will-harris.com/yoga
Yoga from your office chair! Animated graphics with instructions on how to stretch and relax at work.
www.yogananda-srf.org
Have you read Autobiography of a Yogi? Two main organisations were set up in memory of Paramhansa Yogananda. This is the website of the more official of the two organisations which was set up by him in 1920. Includes information about the life of Yogananda and some selections from his writings.
www.ananda.org
This is the other Yogananda organisation run by Kriyananda. Includes information about kriya yoga.
www.yogaworld.org
The website of Graham Ledgerwood (Ramakrishna Ananda), gives an overview of the main types of yoga and meditation techniques.
www.sivananda.org
The website of the Sivananda worldwide organisation founded by Swami Vishnu-Devananda. Includes pages on the principles and paths of yoga, according to the teachings of Sivananda. 12 basic postures are pictured and described.
www.santosha.com
The website of the Yoga Anand Ashram, founded by Gurani Anjali. A substantial site giving information on all aspects of yoga. Includes inspirational readings by Gurani Anjali. Gives illustrated step-by-step instruction on 30 yoga postures.
www.yogajournal.com
The website of the US magazine Yoga Journal. Contains lots of interesting yoga articles.
www.yimag.com
The website of the US magazine Yoga International. Gives an outline of the contents of the current issue, and has useful reprints of past articles.
www.kriya.org
An organisation dedicated to the practice of kriya yoga. On-line journal of kriya yoga called Soul Culture, with articles by Paramahansa Hariharananda and others.
www.iyta.org.au
The website of the International Yoga Teachers Association, based in Australia.
www.yrec.org
The website of the Yoga Research and Education Centre, containing many interesting articles about yoga.
www.quotations.co.uk
Includes all kinds of quotations from the great and the good (and not so good!). Useful for yoga teachers and writers.
www.mantra-yoga.com
The website of Muz Murray - information about his life and work. Includes an interesting article on mantra.