Prana Journal

Online Resources

The Web and yoga make a nice match: yoga thrives on a spirit of service, and the Web welcomes no- (or low-) cost resources. After all, yoga's sacred texts have been around for centuries, if not millennium, so the original copyright has run out. I have listed these resources because they have been useful to me. I am a newcomer, so the list is incomplete, transitory and slanted towards the beginner. I plan on improving the list gradually, but it will never be comprehensive.

It's hard to be consistent across all the classification methods used to lay out these resources. A resource site may also sell props, books and CDs. A yoga studio's site might also serve as a specific approach or a teacher training program. An online store may also have reference articles. Hopefully, my explanations will clarify and enrich the selection. I make heavy use of the acronym tag to add clarity to some of the esoteric terms that predominate in yoga speak. Sanskrit is the source of most yoga terminology so lots of names are not familiar to the ear. Just float your cursor over the underscored text. I may also use an inline icon to draw attention to additional information.

Special Sections

General

Yoga Portals

Sites have emerged that provide services like studio/teacher directories, online forums, and resources, but they are also generating cash flow by selling yoga props, CDs, books and other merchandise. Those sites that are exclusively retail are on my Tracks page. I am also trying to separate approaches and studios to other sections.

Traditions or Lineages

As practiced here in the United States, yoga is a relatively recent phenomenon and is quickly taking on its own characteristics. In most cases, it is hatha yoga, which refers to the physical poses.

Practitioners

Individual yoga instructors or their studios have additional content that might be of use to anyone learning yoga.

Therapeutic Approaches

Not all these links are specifically yoga-related, but are different ways of dealing with bodywork and physical therapy. I probably should also include chiropractors and Chinese medicine (acupuncture), but they're a lot easier to find than the techniques below. If you are interested in specific illness or conditions, do a search in Yoga Journal for a start.

Magazines and Publications

Forums

Most forums will require prior registration to have full access. There are new kinds of online interactions, like the Tribe link below.

Blogs

You have to be dedicated, courageous and a bit exhibitionist to want to lay out your yoga practice in a blog. Writing about a physical and spiritual practice is a tall order because it takes time and frankness about one's personal life. You have to be careful to give the most accurate description of the practice or meditaiton or whatever, and it may be open to misinterpretation.

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