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 Hatha yoga system that unifies Universal Principles of Alignment with a non-dual Tantric Philosophy that is epitomized by a "celebration of the heart." In this philosophy we take the premise that everything is Supreme Consciousness—nothing exists that is not Supreme Consciousness; it encompasses a vision of totality in which each person is seen as equally divine in every part—body, mind, and spirit. The body and mind are honored as sacred vessels, through which the divine radiance of Supreme Consciousness can shine. Each of us is regarded as essentially good, so there is a lot of acceptance and allowance in this system for difference and deviation.
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Sanskrit prayer:
Om Namah Shivaya Gurave
Saccidananda Murtaye
Nisprapancaya Shantaya
Niralambaya Tejase
Om
Translation:
I open my heart to the power of grace
That lives in us as goodness
That is never absent, radiates peace
and lights the way to
transformation