About Anusara Yoga®:

Anusara Yoga is a uniquely integrated approach to
hatha yoga in which the art of the human spirit
powerfully blends with the science of biomechanics. It
is an exceptional yoga system that integrates the
celebration of the heart, Universal Principles of
Alignment
, and balanced energetic action in the
performance of asana. Anusara Yoga teachers are
dedicated to serve each student and help them unveil
their innate goodness, worthiness, and Supreme nature.
They are committed to empowering each student,
while inspiring light-heartedness, play and joyful
creativity within the yoga practice. As an all-inclusive
yoga, Anusara
® deeply respects and honors each
student's various unique abilities and limitations.

Read about the Universal Principles of Alignment

To learn more about Anusara Yoga,
go to
www.anusara.com.


About John Friend:

John Friend is one of the most charismatic and highly
respected hatha yoga teachers in the world. Blending an
uplifting Tantric yoga philosophy with an entertaining
sense of humor and a profound knowledge of
biomechanics, John's teaching style guides each student
to live every moment fully from the heart. Students
often comment in amazement that they can perform
their yoga poses under John's guidance with a level of
creative freedom and inner power that they have never
experienced before. Above all, John respects and
honors his students with a great deal of loving-kindness
and inspires them to see their own unique beauty and
divine goodness. In 1997 John founded Anusara Yoga to
promote his innovative vision. Today, Anusara Yoga is
one of the most popular and fastest growing schools of
hatha yoga in North America with an expanding
presence in the UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia.

For more information about John Friend click here.  
To see John Friend's teaching schedule click
here.
Om
Namah Shivaya Gurave
Saccidananda Murtaye
Nisprapancaya Shantaya
Niralambaya Tejase
Om
I bow to the goodness within myself, known as Lord
Shiva, who is the true teacher.
This essence inside takes the form of truth,
consciousness, and bliss.
Always present and full of peace, this essence inside
is completely free, and sparkles with a divine luster.
The Anusara Invocation:

This invocation is often used in Anusara Yoga classes and
workshops.  It is meant to uplift our awareness to remember
the best part of ourself.
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