Our Programs

 
 

Upa Yoga

Upa-yoga is a simple yet powerful set of 10 practices that activate the joints, muscles and energy system, bringing ease to the whole system.

Benefits:

  • Relieves physical stress and tiredness

  • Exercises the joints and muscles

  • Rejuvenates the body after periods of inactivity

  • Negates the effect of jet lag and long travel


Surya Kriya

Surya Kriya is a potent 21-step yogic practice of tremendous antiquity, designed as a holistic process for health, wellness and complete inner wellbeing. Surya Kriya is a complete spiritual process by itself.

Benefits:

  • Develops mental clarity and focus

  • Remedies weak constitutions

  • Balances hormonal levels

  • Boosts vigor and vitality

  • Prepares one for deeper states of meditation


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Angamardana

A series of 31 dynamic processes, rooted in yoga, to invigorate the body and reach peak physical fitness. Angamardana means gaining complete mastery over the limbs, organs and other parts of the body. It needs no fitness equipment.

Benefits:

  • Strengthens the spine, skeletal and muscular systems

  • Builds physical strength and fitness

  • Invigorates the body, bringing a sense of lightness and freedom

  • Prepares the body for Hatha Yoga


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Yogasanas

Hatha Yoga is offered as a set of 21 powerful postures, or yogasanas, to enable the system to sustain higher dimensions of energy. This profound science enhances how one thinks, feels, and experiences life. Isha’s program requires no special physical agility or previous experience of yoga. It is not merely physical exercise, but enables a person to flower into their ultimate potential; to naturally achieve a state of health, joy, and bliss.

Benefits:

  • Relief of chronic health conditions

  • Evolution of body and mind towards a higher possibility

  • Stabilization of the body, mind and energy system

  • Deceleration of the aging process


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Bhuta Shuddhi

Bhuta Shuddhi means “purification of the elements” and is a process of cleansing the 5 elements within the human system (i.e. earth, water, fire, air and space). Isha provides a unique opportunity for everyone to benefit from this science, which otherwise requires intense spiritual practices.

Benefits:

  • Keeps the system in harmony and balance

  • Prepares the system to handle powerful states of energy

  • Creates the basis to gain mastery over the human system


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Pregnancy Practices

During pregnancy, it is very important that the body, mind, and heart are kept at a pleasant state.

Benefits:

  • Strengthens the pectoral muscles to avoid pain in the shoulders, shoulder blades and to avoid spinal problems

  • Activates and stretches the spine, which benefits the neurological development of the child

  • Helps prepare the body for natural birth and make delivery easier


Hatha Yoga for Children

Isha Hatha Yoga for Children introduces yoga through simple, life enhancing asanas and offers a unique possibility for every child to experience a joyful blossoming of their natural potential.

Benefits:

  • Enhances concentration, memory, focus, and mind/body coordination

  • Helps in preventing obesity, asthma, sinusitis and other chronic ailments

  • Leads to a better wellbeing and the proper development of the body and mind

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