The gift of yoga

Dhyana, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, U.S.

Indus Valley seal of approximately 5,000 years ago, showing figure in yogic posture.

Padangustha Padma Utkatasana, Sasha Belousova, Zorba the Buddha, Delhi.

Sirsasana, Sivananda Centre, Vietnam.

Kapotasana (variation). Ambeeka and Bhargavi at Sivananda Ashram, Neyyar Dam, Kerala.

Kapotasana, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, U.S.

Mayurasana, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, U.S.

Mayurasana, Sasha Belousova, Zorba the Buddha, Delhi.

Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana, Sasha Belousova, Lodhi Gardens, Delhi.

Natarajasana, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, U.S.

Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana, Sasha Belousova, Zorba the Buddha, Delhi.

Vrischikasana, Sivananda Centre, Vietnam.

Hanumanasana, Ayurvedagram, Bengaluru.

Eka Pada Sirsasana, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, U.S.

Eka Pada Uttanasana (variation), Sasha Belousova, Lodhi Gardens, Delhi.

Dhanurasana, Ayurvedagram, Bengaluru.

Sarvangasana (variation), Sasha Belousova, Zorba the Buddha, Delhi.

Anjali Mudra, Sasha Belousova, Lodhi Gardens, Delhi.