Yoga Classes & Yoga Walks
We have staff dedicated to yoga classes and yoga history walks that will deepen your practice and broaden your mind about yoga.
Beginners, intermediate & advanced practitioners will all benefit!
|| yogena cittasya, padena vācām, malam sarīrasya ca vaidyakena yo'pā karotam, pravaram munīnām, patañjalim prāñjalir, ānato'smi ||
I bow with my hands together to the eminent sage Patañjali, who removed the impurities of the mind through yoga, of speech through grammar, and of the body through medicine.
ALL YOGA BEGINS WITH SHIVA IN BANARAS
Tradition tells us that the roots of yoga begin with Shiva, the first Yogi, who also happens to be the founder of the 5,000+ year old city of Banaras. Shiva's city, which is alternately called Varanasi or Kashi in oral tradition and text, is considered the most holy city of India. It is a city considered to be located in the centre of the universe and where Shiva would sit in meditation when not in the Himalaya.
The serpent Ananta is curled around Shiva's neck, symbolically representing his conquering of ego, and Patanjali is said to be his incarnation. It is hidden on the tip of his trident outside of space and time and has been a sought after location for saints and yogis from Vedic times to present day.
All yoga lineages flow from Shiva's ritual actions & sacred space in Banaras. The combination of story, ritual, lineage and sacred geography continued to give fame and notoriety to Banaras as a pilgrimage and yoga centre over the years.
Our focus is a relaxed combination of asana (posture), dristi (sight), pranayam (breath control) & meditation (dhyan).
We invite you to enter into the experience of yoga with us for a class or a walking & rickshaw tour of sacred sites. For extended practice we can recommend a guru to you.
We have yoga classes for beginners and intermediate practitioners. We utilise a suryanamaskar sun salutation vinyasa and basic Hatha yoga techniques for asana & pranayam. Light meditation is also given in the Yoga in the Temple class.
BanarasYoga experiences can be found on our yoga site. Just click a box and find out what all we have to offer there or write to us here on the VaranasiWalks contact page and we will get your alignment and booking in order!
Each experience varies in time and price per person.
Yoga Classes
Yoga in the
Temple Class
Pranayama in the Park Class
Sunrise Surya Namaskar Class
Yoga Walks
The Ashtanga Path Yoga Walk
Hidden Yogis of Banaras Yoga Walk