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'Asana is that perfect moment when the body is utterly still, effortless; sensation and breathing suspend themselves so that time comes to a halt. Then: happiness in a moment of infinity.' Patanjali, Yoga Sutras II, 47 CLIFTON HAMPDEN Tune in with your own body, enjoy a special time with your baby.
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Yama ethical principles
Niyama guidance for personal discipline
Asana practice of Yoga postures
Pranayama practice of breathing techniques
Pratyahara internalization of the senses
Dharana concentration and mental focusing
Dhyana meditation
Samadhi the achievement of ultimate bliss I was going to write a piece on Yoga schools battles. if you are practicing happily, you probably can’t care less about who does what and the difference between  BKS Iyengar, founder of Iyengar school Iyengar,
 K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Astanga Yoga Astanga,
 Swami Satyananda, founder of Bihar School Bihar
 Bikram Choudhoury, founder of Bikram Yoga Bikram
But if you are in the ” industry” and teaching Yoga, you might want to read the well researched “Yoga battles“, published last June in the Indian Calcutta Telegraph.
In the UK , a lot of teachers go through the British Wheel of Yoga to qualify. Now if you go to American Yoga Alliance website (they have recently opened a UK branch), you read: Quote 1 “…The BWY are NOT the governing body and you do not require to do their training courses to teach yoga. There is no official governing body for yoga in the UK. My qualifications being certified by Yoga Alliance, I therefore stick to it and do my practice as well I can.
You can read all sorts of things about Yoga. The other day I found quite a good description of the difference between Yoga and Gym.
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Inspiring Yoga teacher 
What is the difference between Yoga and Gymnastics?
In a gym class, you might be told to turn your foot to the left ten times as fast as you can. In a Yoga class you’ll be told to breathe through the movement, to become aware of your foot, its bones, muscles and ligaments. You’ll be asked to become aware of the stretch of your toes, of the alignment of the foot with the ankle, and you will be encouraged to stop as soon as it becomes strictly painful.