The whole of yoga, open to all.
Connecting the global yoga ecosystem: teachers, studios, schools and everyone who practices.
Lessons in movement, breath, meditation and the teachings behind them. You don't need an account, flexibility or equipment to begin.
- No account needed
- Core learning costs nothing
- Run by a 501(c)(3)
New to yoga
You don't need to know anything first.
Most people arrive with the same few questions. Here are the short answers.
Do I need to be flexible?
No. Flexibility is something practice builds, not something you bring.
Do I need equipment?
A floor and a few quiet minutes. A mat helps; a folded blanket works.
Does it cost anything?
Lessons, videos and texts here need no account and no payment. Local classes set their own prices.
Is yoga just stretching?
Posture is one of eight limbs. Breath, attention and how you live are the others.
Your first ten minutes
All practices →
▶ 11 minBreathe · Pranayama
Bee breath, for a busy mind
Yoga With Adriene · a humming breath you can do seated
▶ 10 minMove · Asana
Gentle morning yoga, no props
Yoga with Kassandra · made for first-timers
GuidedSit · Meditation
A short sit you can finish
Guided meditations, or rest with Yoga Nidra
Want a path instead of a single practice?
The seven-day beginner program: one short practice a day, building gently.
The whole of yoga
Yoga is far more than postures.
Patanjali's eight limbs are the path. Around them: the texts, the body, the kitchen, the family. Each has its own home on yoga.org.
The eight limbs · a narrated series in eight episodes
Watch from Yama →- YamaHow we meet the world
- NiyamaPersonal observances
- ĀsanaPosture, seat
- PrāṇāyāmaBreath, life force
- PratyāhāraTurning the senses in
- DhāraṇāConcentration
- DhyānaMeditation
- SamādhiAbsorption
Study the texts · gita.yoga.org
The Bhagavad Gita, alive.
Eighteen chapters, verse by verse, with a narrated film and a cartoon edition for families. Or start from a feeling: steady, anger, your own path.
Study the texts
Lightbrary
Public-domain yoga classics to read or hear, starting with Autobiography of a Yogi (1946).
Understand the body
Anatomy
See the spine move inside the pose. A body map for every asana.
Live it daily
Ayurveda
Yoga's sister science: how you tend, what to eat with the season, kitchen recipes.
Share with children
Kids
Practices, stories, coloring and the Kids Gita, ages 2–12. No accounts, no ads aimed at kids.
Practice with others
Find a teacher, a studio, or a donation-based class near you.
Give back
Donation-based and no-cost classes
Real classes with no fixed price, in parks, community centers, and rooms studios volunteer for one class a week.
See the Give Back directory →
For teachers, studios & schools
Your teaching belongs here.
Basic listings cost nothing. Owning one is never required to appear, and a listing is never an endorsement. Claim yours to keep students' information accurate.
- Claim your existing listingYour studio may already be here. Basic claims need no card.
- Add a new listingFor teachers, studios, schools, meditation and breathwork.
- Study to teachThe teacher path and curriculum. Module 0 is open to try.
The Foundation
Who runs yoga.org
Yoga.org is operated by Yoga Org Foundation, Inc., a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity.
Our mission
Spreading the benefits of yoga and making it more accessible to all by empowering the global yoga ecosystem — educating, honoring yoga's roots in Indian tradition, meeting people where they are, and giving those who serve yoga (teachers, studios, schools) the tools and support to thrive.
What we've published
How we're governed
Board of directors
Raj LahotiFounder and DirectorAdditional board seats are being filled.
Advisory council
Steven Fox
Ryin Amber Lokietz
Dr. Matthew Gamble
Sophia Life
Aaron Fortner
Advisors guide the work and do not hold board votes.
Form 990: first filing in preparation.
Help keep yoga open to all
Learning here never depends on giving. If it has helped you, you can help the next person find it.
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