“Asana offers a purpose more than just physical. Asana offers a link of the mind to the physical. Asana introduces the concept of Dhyana as a practice. Asana seeks to minimise the Samskara or habitual patterns which dull the mind. In doing so it seeks to increase our sensitivity to ourselves, what is around us and its corresponding influences, and to what sustains us.” — TKV Desikachar

Rooted in the teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya, T.K.V. Desikachar and U.G. Krishnamurti, the Heart of Yoga was formed to help communicate the principles of yoga practice to a wider audience. No one should be restricted from yoga.

Anyone who wants to can enjoy a yoga that is right for them. The premise of the heart of Yoga is that there is a yoga appropriate for every person, regardless of age, health, body type or culture. In today’s brand-dominated world, a person should be able to have a Yoga that is adapted to them in their changing embodiment, rather than adapting themselves to a system.

The Heart of Yoga is dedicated to helping each student find their personal Yoga practice, your Yoga, beyond the commercial styles. It is important to do yoga that is right for You.

This is the Heart of Yoga.

We currently focus on making Yoga accessible in the following ways:

  • large numbers of scholarships in every training/workshop for those in financial difficulty and/or from unfairly financially disadvantaged countries;

  • creating and providing donation-based online resources for those who cannot travel;

  • funding workshops and classes in conflict areas through the heart of yoga Peace Project (currently project dormant, get in touch if you would like to help revive it)

  • publishing resources to support and assist teachers;

  • advocating for Yoga as whole-body prayer to life, an internal experience and not about flexibility or physical strength only;

  • honouring our teachers and the Indian tradition that Yoga comes from;

  • providing education on breath as the key feature, as everyone can breathe, whether they are an athlete or bed-ridden.

  • training and supporting new yoga teachers in struggling communities.