Many people learn of yoga through how it is presented in today's yoga studios, what they see in media and from what their friends tell them. Much of this type of yoga is based on physical asana practice, but most people don't understand that the benefits of such practice is fleeting and temporary, lasting at most a couple of days. The ancient yogic texts propose and entirely different yoga practice for today in this Modern era. This practice is based on meditation on mantras and chanting of sacred sounds and the performing of simple rituals. It is called Bhakti. In Atma yoga teacher training, we combine both the asana practice and this new yoga of Bhakti so that our teachers are practicing the best of both worlds. Visit our website for many more resources for teachers and students and lovers of yoga (yoga sets, lectures, meditations, music). We also train teachers! www.atmayoga.net

1. Yoga in the modern era

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6. What is yoga meant to be today?

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