Satyananda Yoga


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Swami Satyananda's teachings emphasize an "Integral Yoga" with a strong emphasis on Tantra,[7][8] propagated inside India as the "Bihar Yoga" system and outside India under the name "Satyananda Yoga". His system of tantric yoga involves the practice of:

Kundalini Yoga, in the tradition following Swami Sivananda's explanation. Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of the evolutionary energy of the universe.
Kriya Yoga, in the form of Tapas, Svadhyaya and Ishvarapranidhana. Tapas is the practice of austerities. Svadhyaya is study of spiritual literature and also repetition of a personal mantra. Ishvarapranidhana is self-surrender to the Lord and doing all actions as an offering unto the Lord.
Mantra Yoga, the repetition of sacred sounds.
Laya Yoga, the practice of a state of absorption on an object of meditation.
The four advanced stages of the Eight Limbs of Yoga as codified by Patanjali: Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi.

Extracted from www.wikipedia.org.