Sri Dharma Mittra is a living yoga legend. Born in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, Dharma began studying Yoga books in his late teens. His intensive study of Patanjali's Ashtanga and Karma Yoga began in 1964 under guru Sri Swami Kailashananda. A celebrated teacher at his guru’s ashram, Dharma left in 1975 and founded one of the early independent schools of yoga in New York City: the Dharma Yoga Center. Since that time, he has taught tens of thousands all over the globe, modeled and created the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures, and authored the book ASANAS: 608 Yoga Poses. Sri Dharma continues to disseminate the complete traditional science of Yoga in daily classes and workshops around the world as well as through his Life of a Yogi Teacher Trainings at the Dharma Yoga New York Center.
About Essence of Yoga
Sri Dharma Mittra is a living yoga legend who has distilled the Essence of Yoga into a three-part practice that includes energizing asana, prana-enhancing breath work and yoga nidra, also known as Psychic Sleep.
Charging Practice is a collection of full-length flows that teach you to use the physical asana to direct your awareness inwards. Breath of Life consists of pranayama breathing practices that purify the body and settle the mind. Psychic Sleep is a series of guided meditations where your physical body falls into the deepest state of relaxation while your mind remains fully conscious.
Sri Dharma Mittra has been intensely studying and teaching yoga for over fifty years, and his teachings will not only add depth your yoga practice, but connect you to your inner consciousness, bring radiant health to the body and deep peace to the mind.
Series in this Collection
Charging Practice is a series of full-length asana practices that focus on two crucial elements of Dharma Yoga: self-exploration and mental concentration.
Sri Dharma Mittra is a living yoga legend who has dedicated over fifty years to the intense study and teaching of yoga. His powerful yet graceful approach blends the physical asana with breath-work and meditation.
In each strong, uplifting flow class Sri Dharma directs your awareness inward and teaches you to use the physical asana to enter a conscious and meditative state. You will stimulate body and brain by gently bending the spine and going upside down. The slow-moving sequences and long holds between poses allow for meditation and awareness on the Trikuti, the third eye. By learning to gather your mental and spiritual powers into your physical asanas, you will end each practice feeling calm, energized and spiritually inspired!
Psychic Sleep, also known as Yoga Nidra, is a conscious sleep where the physical body falls into the deepest state of relaxation while the mind remains fully conscious.
Psychic Sleep boasts all of the benefits of deep, restful sleep – you will feel physically and mentally recharged, rejuvenated and refreshed. But unlike natural sleep where your mind is not awake, Yoga Nidra offers inner exploration. Each lesson in this series begins by "shutting down" one part of the body at a time, allowing you to gather all of your focus and attention inwards towards the Real Self.
Yogic breathing, also known as Pranayama, is the fourth limb of yoga. This powerful practice is one of the most important in yoga because it deals with prana (energy).
In each breathing practice we purify the body by literally filling it with more oxygen, which enriches our blood and life force. By regulating the breath, we can control the speed of the heart and settle the mind, allowing us to be more conscious, connected and filled with bliss.
A consistent pranayama practice helps you connect to your physical and meditative practices and sense the interconnectedness of all things.