Yoga • Philosophy • Practice
Explore the Path of Yoga
From your first contact with classical philosophy to guided Hatha Yoga practice — discover the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, the masters who shaped this age-old tradition, translated sacred texts, and the Sadhana app for your daily journey.
Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga — Limbs I & II
Yamas & Niyamas
The ethical foundations that transform exercise into Sadhana
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Asanas
From the body's movement to the awakening of consciousness
Explore →Ashtanga Yoga — Limb V
Pratyahara
The voluntary withdrawal of the senses toward inner stillness
Explore →Ashtanga Yoga — Limb VI
Dharana
Fixing the mind on a single point, the gateway to meditation
Explore →Ashtanga Yoga — Limb VII
Dhyana
The continuous, uninterrupted flow of attention, the meditation that prepares Samadhi
Explore →Ashtanga Yoga — Limb VIII
Samadhi
The complete fusion of subject and object, the pinnacle of the journey begun in Dharana
Explore →Great Masters
séc. II a.C.
Patanjali
Codified the Yoga Sutras, the foundational philosophical system of classical yoga with the eight-limbed path.
Read more →1888–1989
Sri T. Krishnamacharya
The "Father of Modern Yoga". Trained Iyengar, Jois and Indra Devi, shaping all global branches of contemporary yoga.
Read more →1918–2014
B.K.S. Iyengar
Creator of Iyengar Yoga, he revolutionised practice with the use of props and a focus on precise anatomical alignment.
Read more →1915–2009
K. Pattabhi Jois
"Guruji" created Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, the dynamic style that gave rise to modern Vinyasa and Power Yoga.
Read more →1899–2002
Indra Devi
The "First Lady of Yoga" — first Western woman disciple of Krishnamacharya, she brought yoga to Hollywood and Latin America.
Read more →1938–2016
T.K.V. Desikachar
Creator of the Viniyoga concept, he adapted yoga to the individual and founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) to preserve his father's teachings.
Read more →Library
Mahābhārata — séc. V–II a.C.
Bhagavad Gītā
भगवद्गीता
The 'Song of the Lord' — 18 chapters of dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna condensing the foundations of yoga, duty (dharma) and spiritual liberation.
Read →Patanjali — séc. II a.C.
Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali
महर्षि पतञ्जलि प्रणीतं योगदर्शनम्
196 aphorisms systematising Classical Yoga — from the cessation of mental fluctuations to the eight-limbed path (Ashtanga Yoga).
Read →Yogi Svātmārāma — séc. XV
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā
हठयोगप्रदीपिका
290 verses systematising classical Haṭha Yoga — from Āsanas and Prāṇāyāma to Mudrās, Bandhas and Samādhi.
Read →About the App
Yoga • Meditation • Movement
Sadhana App
Explore a complete catalog of 103 asanas, build custom sequences, practice with focus, and track your progress — all in one place, for free.
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