About Anusara

Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), means "flowing with Grace", "going with the flow", "following your heart".

Founded by John Friend in 1997, Anusara Yoga is a powerful hatha yoga system that unifies a Tantric philosophy of Intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment.  Currently, Aunusara Yoga is one of the most popular and fastest growing yoga styles in the world with over 1,200 affiliated teachers and 100,000 students worldwide.  Anusara classes are now found throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Europe, Australia and Japan with a growing presence in many other areas of the world.  Anusara is attracting media attention worldwide including a 2004 Yoga Journal cover story, CBS national news in the US as well as newspaper and magazines throughout North America, the UK and Europe.

Anusara's remarkable popularity is due in large part to its uplifting philosophy, epitomized "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 life-affirming vision sets the basis for a yoga system in which the harmony and joy of a tightly knit community is exulted.  Not only is Anusara an elegant system of alignment principles and non-dual philosophy, but it is also a wonderful community of highly trained teachers and fun loving students.  This community feels like it has the tightness of a family, yet the looseness of a merry band of bohemian artists.

As a community, Anusara is well networked and organized, yet there is a strong emphasis on creative freedom and individuality.  Anusara is held together by eveyone's implicit alliance to the spiritual principles of Anusara philosophy, such as celebrating beauty in all its diversity, truthfulness and honoring the creative freedom of the Divine in all beings.  Everyone is aligned with the truth that Grace plays the key role in the successful flow of their practice, classes and the community itself.  Without a rigid dogma, the system is open to continual change and restructuring.  Self-examination, discovery and receptivity to new ideas are foundational to this dynamic system.  Individual creativity and investigation are always encouraged within the bounds of basic alignment principles and philosophical precepts of Anusara Yoga.  Anusara grows with harmony and integrity through the combined vision of our Anusara teachers to unveil the innate goodness, worthiness and supreme nature of each student and every being.