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Angamardana

Angamardana

A series of 31 dynamic processes, rooted in yoga, to invigorate the body and reach peak physical and mental health. Angamardana means gaining complete mastery over the limbs, organs and other parts of the body. Needs no fitness equipment — uses only the body and floor exercises.

Bhakti Sadhana

Bhakti Sadhana

Conceived as a powerful process to make devotion a living experience in day-to-day life. Yoga of Devotion establishes an inherent sense of trust and love within you, opening the way to genuine altruism and humility.

Bhastrika Kriya

Bhastrika Kriya

A powerful kriya that purifies the blood and increases lung capacity. A Kriya is an inner energy process that utilizes the breath. The breath can be used as a tool to do many things with the body and mind.

Bhuta Shuddhi

Bhuta Shuddhi

Bhuta Shuddhi means purification of the five elements — earth, water, fire, air and space. The basis for all creation including the physical body is these five elements. The wellbeing of the body and mind can be established by purifying these five elements within the human system.

Children's Surya Shakti

Children's Surya Shakti

Surya Shakti specially adapted for children aged 7–13. The teaching methodology and instructions are specifically designed for children, making it engaging and appropriate for their stage of development.

Corporate Programs

Specially designed Isha Hatha Yoga programs for corporate environments. Combines physical practices, breathing techniques and meditations suitable for working professionals. Can be offered as standalone sessions or multi-week programs.

Eye Care Practices

Eye Care Practices

A natural way through yogic practices to improve vision-related issues. Our eyes are constantly exposed to screens and restricted to limited movements. These practices help correct anomalies, stop further deterioration of eyesight and provide relaxation to tired eyes.

Isha Upa-yoga

Isha Upa-yoga

A simple yet powerful set of practices that activate the joints, muscles and energy system, bringing ease to the whole system. Upa-Yoga means "sub-yoga" or "pre-yoga." Within the human system, the energy flows along 72,000 pathways called nadis. At the joints, the nadis meet and form nodes, making the joints storehouses of energy.

Pavanamuktasana

Pavanamuktasana

A powerful yogic asana practiced after Surya Kriya. Pavanamuktasana means the pose that releases gas/wind from the body. It works deeply on the abdominal region and spine.

Programs for Wellbeing

Customized yoga programs designed to address specific health and wellbeing needs. Combines appropriate practices from the Isha Hatha Yoga system based on participants' requirements.

Shanmukhi Mudra

Shanmukhi Mudra

Shanmukhi Mudra is a simple but subtle practice that brightens and rejuvenates the face and eyes and brings about a state of balance leading toward increased awareness and meditativeness. Nadi Shuddhi and AUM are mandatory preparatory practices.

Surya Kriya

Surya Kriya

A potent 21-step yogic practice of tremendous antiquity, designed as a holistic process for health, wellness and complete inner wellbeing. Surya Kriya activates the solar plexus to raise the samat prana, or solar heat, in the system. It also balances the left and right energy channels, leading to stability of body and stillness of mind.

Surya Shakti

Surya Shakti

Surya means Sun and Shakti means Energy. Surya Shakti is a dynamic form of the Sun Salutation — an ancient yogic practice with a powerful sequence of 18 postures. It builds the physical body by making the sinews and ligaments strong. If you do 108 cycles, it will make you fit and you will not need any other form of exercise.

Thoppukarnam

Thoppukarnam

An ancient practice with proven neurological benefits. Combines physical movement with mental engagement, activating both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously. Can be done in standing, sitting or lying down positions.

Treatment Programs

Specialized Isha Hatha Yoga programs designed for specific health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, back pain, attention and memory issues, and jet lag recovery.

Yogasanas

Yogasanas

The word asana literally means a posture. Out of innumerable asanas a body can assume, 84 have been identified as Yogasanas through which one can transform the body and mind into a possibility for ultimate wellbeing. Yogasanas are not exercises but subtle processes to manipulate one's energy in a particular direction.

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Chit Shakti Meditation

Chit Shakti Meditation

Everything that human beings have created on this planet was first created in the mind. Using the power of the mind to create what one wants in life is called Chit Shakti. These guided meditations help manifest love, health, peace and success.

Directional Movement of Arms

A set of Upa-yoga practices focusing on the arms and upper body. Activates the joints, muscles and energy nodes in the arms and shoulders, creating alertness and liveliness.

Food for Wellbeing

Based on Sadhguru's insights on gastronomics, this session covers classification of different foods, their nourishment value and their role in digestion, along with simple and highly nutritious recipes.

Isha Kriya

Isha Kriya

A simple yet potent meditative process rooted in the timeless wisdom of the yogic sciences. Offered by Sadhguru, it has the potential to transform the life of anyone willing to invest just 12 minutes a day.

Nada Yoga — Brahmananda Swaroopa

A powerful Nada Yoga practice using sacred sound to activate deeper dimensions of energy within the system, bringing profound inner wellbeing and pleasantness.

Nada Yoga — Nirvana Shatakam

According to modern science, the whole existence is a vibration — fundamentally a kind of sound. Nada Yoga uses the power of sound to activate a particular kind of energy in different parts of the body, bringing a lasting sense of inner pleasantness.

Nadi Shuddhi

Nadi Shuddhi

A simple breathing practice that brings balance to the left and right energy channels in the body. Nadi Shuddhi can be done anytime — no empty stomach condition required.

Namaskar Process

Namaskar Process

A simple yet powerful yogic process that cultivates a sense of reverence and inclusiveness. A way of acknowledging the life within another.

Neck Practices

Neck Practices

A set of simple yet effective practices specifically targeting the neck and shoulder region. Can be practiced anywhere, including seated at a desk.

Shambhavi Mudra

Shambhavi Mudra

Shambhavi Mudra is an easy, effortless process that enhances your perception and makes you receptive to that dimension of life, often termed as Grace.

Simha Kriya

Simha Kriya

A powerful breathing kriya that purifies the blood, increases lung capacity and relaxes the whole system. The combined effect allows one to breathe more easily and efficiently.

Yoga Namaskar

Yoga Namaskar

A complete yogic practice by itself offering all-round benefits for the entire body. Activates the lumbar region of the spine in a tremendous way and strengthens the muscles along the spine.

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