Inner Yoga: Entering the Heart of the Tradition

Deepen your practice by learning the inner meaning of the asanas you practice, the slow, controlled breathing necessary for effective meditation, the power of sound in focusing the mind, how to improve your concentration, and how to connect every aspect of your practice to the Divine Source.

Let Inner Yoga take you on a journey of self-discovery, exploring through yoga, the rich layers of consciousness in a warm, intimate, empowering journey inward.

About the author:

Janne Kontala has been sharing his knowledge on yoga since 1994. His first contact with yoga was in 1986, when reading a book ignited a life-long interest, which soon developed into a daily practice. Since the early 1990's, Janne has studied in traditional ashrams in India and the West. From early on, Janne has been combining in his personal practice the use of sacred sound in yoga in all its forms - svadhyaya, mantra-japa, and kirtanam - with asana and pranayama from the world of Hatha yoga.

Considering his personal daily practice his most importance source of inspiration, he has nevertheless combined the more traditional approach to yoga with academic studies in religion, where he holds a PhD from Abo Akademi University in Finland. Besides his PhD Thesis and a number of academic articles on the sociology of religion, Janne has authored the book Inner Yoga (Ferryman Books), and is the co-founder of the yoga-magazine Ananda. He recently finished his commentary for Yoga-sutra and Bhagavad Gita.

Janne trains yoga-teachers since 2005, and specializes in yoga philosophy, meditation, and using pranayama and asana to support meditation.