BEST YOGA SITES

Dear friends,
We hear about it, see it and know smotheing on it - Yes it is YOGA I'm talking about. It is the "In-Thing" in today's world. An art which is as old as mankind and has taken various forms and shapes across the globe and is now seen as a essential part of life.

The net provides a lot of details on Yoga forms, schools and a host of related topics. To make it easier, I'm listing out some of the top sites with thier proposals. Happy Life - Take to Yoga

Top Yoga Sites

www.theholisticcare.com

A site, which invites one to be a part of Yoga Movement. Created not just to talk about the practice of yoga but to discuss the whole movement toward starting, understanding, and progressing along the inner journey. They claim “we don’t own a yoga center or produce a line of yoga products. we simply went to a yoga class one day and became hooked.”

www.yogasite.com

This useful site is packed with information: articles about yoga and health; directories of teachers, organizations, and training; yoga products, books, and videos for shoppers; and step-by-step yoga postures and meditations. The beginner will get a heady taste of yoga here dished up in a concise and easy-to-understand style. There is a delightful down-to-earth air about this site

www.meditationsociety.com
This is the official site of the Meditation Society of America, headquartered in Philadelphia. The philosophy of this site is that no one meditation technique is right for everyone, so it is dedicated to sharing meditation techniques and concepts from all traditions. Eventually, you will find detailed, step-by-step explanations of 108 meditation techniques listed here. Not all are online yet, but there are a sufficient number to get you started. Check out “This Week’s Meditation” and the beginner's section, where you will find an illustrated article on “What Is Meditation?” You can download a free issue of the society’s newsletter, add to your inventory of meditation techniques, or ponder a few “Words of Wisdom” at this way station on your inner journey.

www.yogajillian.com
Jillian Pransky is a teacher at New York's Yoga Zone as well as founder of several yoga programs including Yoga at Work. She is also a guest instructor for Self-magazine. This well-designed site is crafted in warm welcoming colors and is easy to navigate. You'll find information about Jillian's classes and retreats as well as articles on meditation and asanas. Be sure to check out her Yogalicious newsletter (current issue and archives). The September 2001 issue, for example, offers ideas for healing, coping, and rebuilding after the September 11 tragedy.


www.sivananda.org
Sivananda is one of the world’s largest schools of yoga. Go to the “Teachings” section of this site. You’ll find good definitions of the four paths of yoga as well as information on the five principles of yoga: proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet, and meditation. Twelve postures or asanas are detailed on the exercise page. Vegetarian recipes ranging from baked tofu to Sivananda oatmeal cookies are available.
www.santosha.com
This site has some of the best posture displays that we’ve seen on the Net. Postures are catalogued in a helpful index and offer step-by-step instructions, animated illustrations, difficulty level, and buttons to print out the posture or e-mail it to a friend. This inviting site also features essays on meditation and random sutras (wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual insights from both the East and West) for quote lovers.
www.yogajournal.com
Yoga Journal magazine has been spreading the word about yoga since 1975, and at its new site, you can tap into that massive amount of yoga information. We were particularly impressed with its poses section, where you can search for dozens of poses by name, the part of the anatomy you want to focus on, or specific health problems. It also contains in-depth information on yoga history and philosophy; the latest medical research on how yoga affects health and healing; interviews with well-known teachers and celebrity practitioners; a travel section, with details on where to study yoga in the United States and abroad; and a food section, complete with recipes, on how eating wisely can enhance your health as well as your yoga practice. The site is difficult to use, however. Tiny type on shaded backgrounds makes it difficult to read and links are tough to locate.

www.doyoga.com
The home page of this site is a bit scary — it opens with yoga teacher Doug Keller performing some Houdini contortionist pose. Do not be afraid. That is not your typical yoga stuff. In fact, Keller includes at his site detailed descriptions of poses (including refinements if you feel pain while performing them). He also offers articles on hatha yoga, meditation, and breathing. Keller is based in Washington, DC, but he also provides a directory to “find a teacher” in your location. There’s a page on inspirational quotes as well. Keller describes yoga “as a high expression of the very best in your heart.”

www.yogaworld.org
A World of Yoga is based on yoga and meditation teacher Graham Ledgerwood’s book, Keys to Higher Consciousness. You will find here discussions of various types of yoga meditation and techniques. The site has a Hallmark card/hippy happy feel with photos of flowers and sunsets illustrating the text. The small page text format is a pain to navigate, but the information might inspire you to give meditation a try.

www.yogameditationcenter.com
This easy-to-use site provides a good directory of asanas in its Teaching Notes section. It also offers information on Primordial Sound Meditation, a mantra meditation technique revived by Deepak Chopra, M.D., and David Simon, M.D.

www.yogananda-srf.org
This site is your direct route to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, considered one of the greatest spiritual figures of the 20th century by authorities in various religions. Yogananda founded the society in 1920 to spread the principles of kriya yoga. Here you can find information about SRF and its retreats and centers around the world, a calendar of lecture tours and retreat programs, and news about SRF’s international work. Yogananda’s teachings, including his yoga methods, are available in books and home-study lessons. Two of our favorite spots on this site are “Insights and Inspirations” and “Worldwide Prayer Circle,” where you will find step-by-step meditation techniques for healing. Whenever you read anything by Yogananda, you will find he has the gift to make complex concepts quite understandable. We recommend Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi because it offers great insight into the world of meditation