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"Yoga of Joy entered my life in 2006. I use the word "entered" because it felt like a new chapter opened when I began to practice. I knew right away after the first class that I had a strong affinity to the practice. YoJ is unlike any other yoga I've ever practiced, yet it is what I have always longed for. Something deeper then just asanas. The complete cyclic process of yoga, which is living and breathing it. This was taught to me in class and carries on in my life today. There is such subtle ease and peaceful tension when practicing, I believe this makes it easier to transition back to daily life while continuing the practice. I really resonate with the way the postures and movements are taught, it is not as important to be in the correct position as it is to have the right intention. All is heart opening. All is compassion. From one drop of rain we return to the infinite ocean and are one again. These are the words you hear Jin Lian-Hua speak as she quotes Miao while we are in the 8th step. There is a sense of returning to your inner child with YoJ and it leaves me laughing, playing and in ultimate gratitude."

~Tree Barkho


Yoga of Joy

"The original meaning of 'yoga' is 'union' or 'alignment.'  Through yogic practice, the human spirit can resonate with universal Truth. With such an alignment, man is then able to leave suffering and find joy. This is the calling and aspiration of yoga.  What it gives to human beings is the most precious form of energy that exists."
~ Yuan Miao

Yuan Miao and Lama NorbuThe Yoga of Joy is a tantric practice of Tibetan Vajrayana yoga and primordial yoga (the Yoga of Joy) as “discovered” by Yuan Miao, during her spiritual awakening. Yuan Miao is a half-Tibetan, half-Chinese woman raised largely by her Tibetan grandmother, Yeshe Tsoumou, a spiritual master herself, whose father was a rinpoche in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Estimates date the origins of primordial yoga back over 7,000 years.

Yoga of Joy integrates the physical with the spiritual, the circulation of blood and subtle energy, and the principles of balance between Yin and Yang. It deeply purifies energetic channels of both gross and subtle bodies (physical, mental, emotional) through a concise and effective combination of postures, breathwork, visualizations, mantra and mudra. It is a potent way to directly elevate our consciousness. "Dynamic relaxation" and "peaceful tension" are guiding principles as we impact the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems positively at the glandular and cellular levels, dramatically improving and transforming the flow of blood and qi.

Yoga of Joy connects us to our Inner Nature by opening the heart. Once the heart is open, all else follows. Compassion and wisdom arise. Yoga of Joy is a conduit and portal which connects us to Nature and formless, universal energy. It encourages the release of "concepts" and opens us to “emptiness.” Nature guides us to this profound, inner awareness and stillness, a state of high vibrational energy, beyond words and explanations. In this state, we relax, are at ease and experience our true selves. We harmonize and cultivate greater awareness of body, speech and mind; heaven, self and Earth.

With humility, sincerity and fearlessness, we can fullfill our true human potential and serve humanity. Yoga of Joy celebrates the true purpose of Yoga, to open the heart and express the reservoir of joy within. Only by freeing the joy within us, can we hope to teach and share it with others.

Yoga of Joy encourages us to be ourselves and be at ease while it enriches our awareness of body, speech and mind; heaven, self and Earth. Through it, we celebrate the true purpose of Yoga: opening the heart.

Yoga of Joy - 9th Step Dancing Golden Lotus Tranquil Mudra