A little bit about dharma Yoga
My first introduction to Dharma Yoga was eye opening. I had been practicing other forms of yoga and it was interesting to me how different this style made me feel. It was more heart opening, lots of working the spine and hips. But it wasn’t until I met Dharma Mittra and studied with him personally that I got the full taste of what Dharma Yoga is about. This yoga practice is something special, it is Hatha Raja yoga based. Hatha yoga uses yoga poses (asana) to purify and strengthen the body, and Raja yoga, or royal yoga integrates yoga of the mind, directing your focus inside for meditation. Bringing the body and mind together in your yoga practice is transformational. I loved learning from Dharma about bringing the focus inside and making each pose an offering. In a Dharma Yoga class you can expect to move through yoga poses, or asana, ending the movement portion in final savasana or relaxation, then working through some pranayama, or breath work and meditation. Dharma regularly reminds his students, “Do the work because it has to be done, and don’t be attached to the results!”