About Anusara®  Yoga

Om Namah Shivaya Gurave

I bow to the goodness within myself who is the true teacher

Saccidananda Murtaye

This essence inside takes the form of truth, consciousness, and bliss

Nischprapanchaya Shantaya

Always present and full of peace,

Niralambaya Tejase

This essence inside is completely free, and sparkles with a divine luster

        - Anusara Yoga®  Invocation

Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), means “flowing with Grace,” “flowing with Nature,” “following your heart.”

Founded by John Friend in 1997, Anusara yoga is a school of hatha yoga, which unifies a life-affirming Shiva-Shakti Tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment. Anusara yoga has become one of the most highly respected schools of hatha yoga with over 1,000 licensed yoga teachers, thousands of teachers in training, and hundreds of thousands of students worldwide. Anusara yoga has a presence on every continent throughout the world, excluding Antarctica, and is in 70 countries, thus attracting media attention worldwide.

Anusara yoga’s remarkable growth is due in large part to its uplifting philosophy, epitomized by a “celebration of the heart” that looks for the good in all people and all things. Consequently, students of all levels of ability and yoga experience are honored for their unique differences, limitations, and talents. This celebratory vision sets the basis for a yoga school in which the harmony and joy of a tightly knit community of highly trained teachers and fun-loving students is exalted. This community feels like it has the tightness of a family, yet the looseness of a merry band of bohemian artists.

Leanne with her teacher

John Friend, Maui 2010

photo: Daniella Devarney