Our Yoga Vedanta Centers offer Hatha yoga classes, meditation gatherings, yoga philosophy classes, yoga workshops, Hindu temple programs and more…
Visit the locations page for a daily schedule and additional information about special events at a yoga center near you. 

Yoga Style & Practice

Ramakrishnananda Yoga is the style of hatha yoga as it is taught by Swami Ramakrishnananda. This physical yoga places an emphasis on a meditative practice, supported by steady awareness to the body and mind, deep relaxation, and conscious and deep  breathing. All of this creates an optimum condition for meditation to occur naturally, which is the objective of all yogic practices. It is based on 12 of the main hatha yoga postures, or asanas, and their many variations.
Although hatha yoga is a physical practice that increases flexibility and energy, with many health benefits such as curing many ailments, Ramakrishnananda Yoga also focuses on giving the practitioner the opportunity to become aware of their body, mind and subtle energies. This ancient spiritual practice, which is not only physical, can bring about a total and complete transformation of one’s being from the illusion of self separateness to the enlightened realization of living and being in one with life.

As Swami Ramakrishnananda wrote in his book Yoga … Union with Reality,

"The method of yogic relaxation consists in the search for a natural holistic state of serenity and repose with the object of experiencing calmness, as much on the physical and mental level as on the emotional and spiritual."

This meditative practice includes flowing series of asanas as well as holding some yoga postures for a period of time, a technique that helps to quiet the mind. Pranayama, or breathing exercises, is also a key element of Ramakrishnananda Hatha Yoga, as it teaches the yogi to control their vital energy — air — and to calm the mind, while activating and sweeping specific chakras.

Yoga Classes 

The Hatha yoga classes last 90 minutes and comprise of physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (Pranayama), relaxation, concentration techniques and meditation (Dhyan). 
Our yoga studios offers 2 free trial classes for new students. 

For a full list of Ramakrishnananda Yoga Vedanta Centers click here.