Yoga Philosophy

We offer yoga therapy based on the tradition and lineage of  T. Krishnamacharya, which address the needs of the whole person according to the individual's capability and interest. Our treatment approach is breath-centered and seeks to empower each client in their own healing and wellness process. 

The ultimate purpose of yoga is to reduce disturbance and return an individual to his or her inherent peace and power, which is achieved through adapting a practice to an individual’s particular needs, capacities, aspirations and interests.  While Yoga postures and breathing techniques serve to refine the entire system, their ultimate purpose is to make the mind a clear and accurate agent of perception.   Practicing yoga leads to improved relationships with others, more sustained joy.

Yoga is an ancient, self-empowering practice that utilizes a wide range of tools to enhance well-being and to maintain and restore health. 

 

Yoga practices prescribed may include: 

  • Appropriate physical postures
  • Breathing practices
  • Meditation
  • Guided self-inquiry
  • Chanting and Sound
  • Yoga Philosophy 


Yoga has gained a lot of attention and respect through research as a well known complementary system of healing and health care.  Some of the many ailments treated with Yoga Therapy are: back pain, cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, asthma and other COPDs, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, obesity, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, anxiety, depression, mental illness, developmental delays, and general stress.


Yoga is an ancient physical and spiritual discipline and branch of philosophy that originated in India reportedly more than 5,000 years ago. The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means to yoke, join, or unite. The earliest written record of yoga, and one of the oldest texts in existence, is generally believed to be written by Patanjali, an Indian yogic sage who lived somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago. Patanjali is credited with writing the Yoga Sutras (sutra means "thread" in Sanskrit), which are the principles, philosophy, and practices of yoga that are still followed today. Although many schools of yoga have evolved over the centuries, they all follow the fundamental principles described by Patanjali more than 2,000 years ago.   Sri T Krishnamacharya was a pioneer who adapted this ancient system to modern times. Though yoga is typically associated with the practice of physical postures, Yoga, as taught in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya, uses many other invaluable tools that are important in the process of self empowered healing. 

 

 

 

“Teach what your teacher taught you, filtered through your own experience, as is appropropriate to the student.”

 - T Krishnamacharya  www.kym.org