What is Raja Yoga?
Q: What is RAJA YOGA?
A: Raja Yoga is the 'Teachings of Patanjali'. Patanjali has given us
Kriya Yoga (attitude) and Ashtanga Yoga (method) to attain a state of focus and peacefulness. Viniyoga was a name given by Desikachar to Western students in the late 1980's. It describes the appropriate use of Raja Yoga to progressively develop a student. Yoga Awareness is of the Krishnamacharya lineage (Desikachar / KYM), American Viniyoga Institute (Gary Kraftsow), and Yoga Raksanam (DV Sridhar, Radha Sridhar, Viji Vasu).