The ONLINE YOGA ACADEMY is developed by ATMAN – The International Federation of Yoga and Meditation, one of the biggest yoga federations worldwide with yoga centres in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia.
The centres of the ATMAN Federation are directly involved in the activities of the ONLINE YOGA ACADEMY, offering you the knowledge, support and experience of teachers with more than 25 years of experience in the traditional yoga teachings and practice.
The ATMAN Federation is a non-profit organisation that provides a platform for the cooperation between various traditional yoga schools and genuine spiritual paths worldwide for promoting true spiritual values for the benefit of mankind. All income is reinvested into bringing forth the goals of the federation.
We believe in the unity between science and spirituality, considering that yoga is a spiritual science which provides the methods to realize this Unity inside us and also in the outer world. The tradition of yoga reveals the laws of the real spiritual science, having immediate practical applications.
At the International Federation of Yoga and Meditation we aim to promote and reveal the yoga science and methodology in its traditional forms, teaching not just physical techniques, but including the essential and fundamental theoretical principles behind the yoga system. In this way we can understand to a greater extent how and why yoga works. Thereby yoga becomes a valuable tool for the complete transformation of the human being on all its levels.
The federation provides knowledge, spiritual advice and subtle support for both the theoretical understanding and the practical application of the spiritual teachings.
The methods revealed by the federation have been applied with great results by tens of thousands of people all over the world. Stemming from scientific and practical aspects, yoga is easily approachable for the people living in our modern world. Being also founded in the deepest spiritual tradition of our planet, this methods lead to a profound spiritual transformation of the ones who persevere enough.
We know that yoga is not and cannot be considered a sport since it is much more than just a method for “keeping you fit”. Yoga is an accurate science of personal development having the power to transform every single aspect of our life in a positive way. Due to the fact that the yoga techniques are natural, appropriate for our structure, logical and very effective, they can be practiced by everybody, irrespective of age, beliefs, religion, convictions, social status or physical health. Through practising yoga we will understand that life is much more than a sum of coincidences and that we are the masters of our own destiny.
Origins and Teachings
The techniques and teachings applied by the members of ATMAN – The International Federation of Yoga and Meditation – are based on the ancient esoteric yoga scriptures and the works of modern sages, correlated with relevant scientific publications. Compiled and structured with an academic approach in thousands of lessons, they comprise the most comprehensive and integrative yoga system with theory and practice existing in the world today, revealing practically all fundamental yoga techniques.
Every certified yoga teacher of the federation has completed a minimum of 5 years of training, including 2 years of special teacher training. Being in a process of continuous personal development, the teachers actively maintain the connection to the core teachings and to the students, being living examples and constituting a lineage of genuine spiritual education.
Code of Conduct
- Adhere and respect the traditional yoga principles: Yamas and Niyamas;
- Respect the rights, dignity and privacy of all students regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, physical limitations or religion affiliations;
- Create and maintain a safe, clean and comfortable environment for the practice of yoga;
- Uphold the integrity of my vocation and Profession by conducting myself in a professional and conscientious manner with the tradition of Yoga as spiritual education;
- Respect national and international laws;
- Yoga Schools & Yoga Teachers should pass on the Yoga methods to their students, in a way to help them to understand the true essence of Yoga;
- The teacher should be able to adapt her/his teaching to the students requirements, in order to meet their individual needs and to respect their options;