Dharma Yoga is a modern interpretation of classical Eight-limbed or Hatha-Raja Yoga.

This class includes Asana, Pranayama, healing relaxation and meditation. For the purpose of supporting and inspiring each other across the levels, variations will be presented, so you can adjust the class to your conditions and also see where the practice will lead with continuation.

Dharma Yoga emphasizes developing compassion in your practicing and in your life. Through this class you will discover concentration, evolve sense of contentment, gain strength and flexibility in body and mind through this complete practice.

Dharma Yoga was created by Sri Dharma Mittra in 1975 and taught by Dharma Yoga Registered Teachers who graduated from the world-renowned Life of a Yogi teacher training programs at the New York Center and have been trained by and remain students of Sri Dharma Mittra.

*IMPORTANT* - this is the online class. For in-person, please select the IN PERSON option :).

Dharma Yoga is a modern interpretation of classical Eight-limbed or Hatha-Raja Yoga.

This class includes Asana, Pranayama, healing relaxation and meditation. For the purpose of supporting and inspiring each other across the levels, variations will be presented, so you can adjust the class to your conditions and also see where the practice will lead with continuation.

Dharma Yoga emphasizes developing compassion in your practicing and in your life. Through this class you will discover concentration, evolve sense of contentment, gain strength and flexibility in body and mind through this complete practice.

Dharma Yoga was created by Sri Dharma Mittra in 1975 and taught by Dharma Yoga Registered Teachers who graduated from the world-renowned Life of a Yogi teacher training programs at the New York Center and have been trained by and remain students of Sri Dharma Mittra.

This introspective class includes recharging and deep healing practices.

Pranayama improves and increases your awareness of breath and inner being plus enhances sense of presence in the current. Your respiratory system, bloodcirculation, heart, lungs, inner organs and gland function all benefit and get help to remove impurities from the body through practice of pranayama and bandhas.

The class will include meditation practices, occasionally seated and occasionally laying in corpse pose for Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra rejuvinates and recharges your body and mind like a long undisturbed sleep and can have incredible healing abilities.

This restorative class includes recharging and deep healing practices.

Pranayama improves and increases your awareness of breath and presence in the current. Your respiratory system, bloodcirculation, heart, lungs, inner organs and gland function all benefit and get help to remove impurities from the body through practice of pranayama and bandhas.

The class will include meditation practices, occasionally seated and occasionally laying in corpse pose for Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra rejuvinates and recharges your body and mind like a long undisturbed sleep and can have incredible healing abilities.

Meditation practice overall help centering of the mind. Concentration and focus may improve and the practice can raise a sense of calmness and contentment.

This introspective class includes recharging and deep healing practices.

Pranayama improves and increases your awareness of breath and inner being plus enhances sense of presence in the current. Your respiratory system, bloodcirculation, heart, lungs, inner organs and gland function all benefit and get help to remove impurities from the body through practice of pranayama and bandhas.

The class will include meditation practices, occasionally seated and occasionally laying in corpse pose for Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra rejuvinates and recharges your body and mind like a long undisturbed sleep and can have incredible healing abilities.

Meditation practice overall help centering of the mind. Concentration and focus may improve and the practice can raise a sense of calmness and contentment.

In this class we will focus on backbending exercises and postures. Building flexibility with strength and steadiness.
Backbending increases mobility in your spine. Though backbends in general has a more direct connection with igniting the sympathetic nerve system response, backbend-focussed practice has an overall balancing effects for the nervesystem and your entire wellbeing as most modern living humans lives a life in a lot for forward bending postures and activities. Backbends help balance the entire body structure, as well as the internal systems and nerve-system responses.

Backbends stretches the entire front body, in particular areas where many experience more or less restriction, like guards, hip flexor area, abdomen, chest and shoulders. Especially opening the area around the chest can have many benefits for the heart and its beating mechanism and furthermore promote more elasticity in the lungs, so breathing is experienced with more ease and depth.

Backbending is also known to reverse aging signs of the body by strengthening the entire backside body which can weaken with age and/or due to a forwardbending lifestyle.

In an energetic/pranic perspective the heart is the centre of love and compassion and the throat is the centre of expression, communication and speaking truth. Opening these areas requires courage and vulnerability. Not only is it important to practice with compassion, but you will also develop an expanding this quality through the practice. Backbends evolves the emotional heart as well as connecting and becoming more aware of the spiritual heart - the house for the inner Self. Gradually as the heart and throat centres opens it can have extremely freeing/liberating effects.

**IMPORTANT - this is and ONLINE class. For IN-STUDIO, be sure to book the IN-STUDIO option**

In this class we will focus on backbending exercises and postures. Building flexibility with strength and steadiness.
Backbending increases mobility in your spine. Though backbends in general has a more direct connection with igniting the sympathetic nerve system response, backbend-focussed practice has an overall balancing effects for the nervesystem and your entire wellbeing as most modern living humans lives a life in a lot for forward bending postures and activities. Backbends help balance the entire body structure, as well as the internal systems and nerve-system responses.

Backbends stretches the entire front body, in particular areas where many experience more or less restriction, like guards, hip flexor area, abdomen, chest and shoulders. Especially opening the area around the chest can have many benefits for the heart and its beating mechanism and furthermore promote more elasticity in the lungs, so breathing is experienced with more ease and depth.

Backbending is also known to reverse aging signs of the body by strengthening the entire backside body which can weaken with age and/or due to a forwardbending lifestyle.

In an energetic/pranic perspective the heart is the centre of love and compassion and the throat is the centre of expression, communication and speaking truth. Opening these areas requires courage and vulnerability. Not only is it important to practice with compassion, but you will also develop an expanding this quality through the practice. Backbends evolves the emotional heart as well as connecting and becoming more aware of the spiritual heart - the house for the inner Self. Gradually as the heart and throat centres opens it can have extremely freeing/liberating effects.