Vikasa means evolution. Ash Aragam, Certified Yoga Teacher, has over 20 years of practice and has been teaching Yoga in and around Lansdale, PA. Classes focus on building strength, flexibility and relaxation. Ash promotes the benefits of Yoga through inexpensive classes and teaching free at non-profit organizations.

How are classes different at Vikasa Yoga?

The classes are gentle and suit everyone, especially beginners. The classes are not the typical classes you find at a fitness center. Ash believes Yoga is a very personal experience. You will practice to suit your body and needs. The emphasis in each of the class is to enjoy what you are doing, breathing well and relaxation. More importantly, it is with connecting with your Self. Thus, if you are looking for a physically challenging class or if you view Yoga as something to perfect the body, the classes may not suit you.

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Ash teaches FREE to non-profit organizations and other service oriented programs. Please call 267 825 1983 to schedule you free group classes.

Yoga in a nutshell

Yoga means Union - union of the Self with the Supreme. The Supreme or the paramatma is considered the all-encompassing, all-knowing perfect being. The being or the jivatma, by practicing Yoga, attains total self-realization and thus is in a state identical to the state of the Supreme, from whom he or she originated.

The practice of Ashtanga (eight limbed) or Raja Yoga lays out the path to this Self-realization through the prescribed eight steps. The steps include yamas or restraints, niyamas or rules, asana or posture, pranayama or control of breath, pratyahara or withdrawal of senses, dharana or concentration, dhyana or meditation and Samadhi or Self-realization.

Hatha Yoga is the practice of asana and pranayama. Through Hatha Yoga, the adept prepares the body where he or she can move to the next stage - Self-realization or gaining complete control of the mind.

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"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." - Patanjali