What is Ananda Marga Yoga?

ananda marga yoga is tantra yoga

Elements of Ananda Marga Yoga

This page will provide some standard answers to the questions we get as yoga educators about what characterises Ananda Marga’s Yoga among all other modern yoga schools.

Ananda Marga Yoga in its essence is tantra yoga. So this will be emphasized and explained. Further, Ananda Marga yoga practices and lifestyle provide a very comprehensive package with many elements. Each of these have their characteristics, some of which are unique compared to other schools of yoga.

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Astaunga Yoga+

The Ananda Marga tantra yoga practices cover all eight limbs of astaunga yoga PLUS a strong social responsibility provided by the foundation of Neo-humanism and principles of PROUT...

Bhakti yoga

The ultimate goal of Ananda Marga yoga is union, and the most direct way to that goal is through grace and the cultivation of devotion (bhakti yoga).
Kiirtan, meditation, guru puja and guru sakash are key devotional practices in Ananda Marga yoga...

Yoga ásanas

Here we will explain the main characteristics of Ananda Marga's style of yoga ásanas (postural yoga).

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Jinana Yoga: Ananda Marga Philosophy & Cosmology

Here we will explain the fundamental ideas of Brahma Cakra, and elementary Ananda Marga philosophy...

Ethics:
Yama & Niyama

Ananda Marga yoga lifestyle, includes following the guidelines of yama (duty/ observances, what to do) and niyama (restraints, what not to do), as well as a vegetarian sattvik diet and....

Karma yoga:
Seva /service

Self-realisation and service for humanity go hand-in-hand.


FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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In Ananda Marga Yoga, “tantra” is understood as…

There are two ways of teaching and learning Ananda Marga Yoga: The main one follows the tantric tradition where yogic practices are taught via personal instruction (only from an acarya). Secondly, Ananda Marga Yoga is taught in public classes, modified…*** (by acaryas and other qualified Ananda Marga Yoga Educators). Read more about the different ways of learning AM yoga…

An acarya is someone who leads and teaches by example… An acarya is most commonly a monk or nun, but in the Ananda Marga tradition there are also “family acaryas

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Ānanda Mārga Pracāraka Saṃgha is the official name of the organization for the propagation of Ānanda Mārga, “The Path of Bliss”. It “is a world-wide socio-spiritual organisation founded in Jamalpur, Bihar, India, in 1955 by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. [Ānanda Mārga] is also the name of the philosophy and life-style propounded by Sarkar, described as a practical means of personal development and the transformation of society. It is established in more than 180 countries across the world.” (from Wikipedia)

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