Derived from the Sanskrit word for 'union', yoga refers to far more than exercise. It encompasses a variety of disciplines designed to ultimately bring its practitioners closer to true nature. while Jnana yoga entails the stud y of scriptures and Karma yoga calls for selfness service to God and mankind.

At Ayurveda Gram, the exercise are Hata yoga, a discipline intended to prepare the body for the pursuit of union with the divine while raising the practitioners awareness of creation to a higher, keener state. Through Pranayama (controlled breathing), Asana (prescribed postures) and mediation, the Ashtanga yoga master helps one to enhance Prana, or life force, and achieve a state of balance and harmony between body and mind. Each of these three disciplines contributes to the search for union in its own way.