| Type | Yoga magazine |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Asana Andiappan Yoga & Natural Living Development Trust |
| Publisher | Asana Publication |
| Editor-in-chief | Yogananth Andiappan |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Language | English/Tamil |
| Headquarters | Chennai, India |
| Circulation | 7,000 Distribution to Colleges, Yoga Studio and Community |
| ISSN | 2231-4814 |
| Website | www.asana-journal.com |
Asana Journal is the only international yoga magazine published from India, both in English and Tamil, focusing on modern yoga, naturopathy and wellbeing.
Asana is the Sanskrit word for posture or seat. It is one of the eight limbs of Yoga.
The monthly Asana International Yoga Journal was started in 1999 by Asana Andiappan. [1]
Andiappan founded the only Yoga college and research centre recognised by Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, Government of India [2] and Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu [3] and two universities in India: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University [4] [5] [6] and Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The magazine is published by Asana Publication which is managed by Asana Andiappan Yoga & Natural Living Development Trust. Andiappan's objective is to create an international journal that provides the Yoga community with "references of therapeutic experience in Yogasana, and Naturopathy".
As yoga's popularity grew, particularly in Asia, the demand for an international journal with the Indian Yoga heritage arose. The magazine has been published in English since January 2003.
Asana publishes articles on Yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Siddha, etc. It has become a part of reference journals for many Yoga and Naturopathy related courses in India.
Asana, with PublishLike [11] service, is now available for download from Apple App Store or Android Market.
Asana focuses on the following key features:
Asana participates in several major Yoga events in the Region:
Asana Publication also publishes Yoga manuals, Yoga books and CDs.
An āsana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali define "asana" as "[a position that] is steady and comfortable". Patanjali mentions the ability to sit for extended periods as one of the eight limbs of his system. Asanas are also called yoga poses or yoga postures in English.
Tirunelveli district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is the largest district in terms of area with Tirunelveli as its headquarters. The district was formed on 1 September 1790 by the British East India Company and comprised the present Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and parts of Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram district. As of 2011, the undivided district had a population of 30,77,233.
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University is a public university located in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, It was hived off the Madurai Kamaraj University on 7 September 1990.
A. L. Subramanian was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He also served as the mayor of Tirunelveli Corporation during the period 2006 -2011.
Manonmaniyam P. Sundaranar was an Indian scholar, noted for the famous Tamil drama Manonmaniyam. as well as the state song of Tamil Nadu Tamil Thai Valthu.
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, is a Jesuit college of arts and science affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was founded in 1923 by Jesuit Fr. Jerome D'Souza (1897–1977).
Govindammal Aditanar College for Women is a college situated in Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. It teaches arts and science degrees for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as certification courses and a research Ph.D. in Mathematics. The college was founded by Sivanthi Adithan in 1987 and is fully financed by the Aditanar Educational Trust, with no financial aid from the government.
The Kaivalyadhama Health and Yoga Research Center, founded by Swami Kuvalayananda in 1924, is a spiritual, therapeutic, and research center with a specific aim to coordinate ancient yogic arts and tradition with modern science; he founded the journal Yoga Mimamsa at the same time. Kaivalyadhama is located in Lonavla, Maharashtra, India, with smaller branches elsewhere in India, France, and the United States.
Arignar Anna College, is a general degree college located in Aralvaymoli, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1970. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
G.Venkataswamy Naidu College(Autonomous), Kovilpatti is a general degree college in Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1966. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. It offers courses in arts, commerce, and science.
St. Mary's College, Thoothukudi, is a women's general degree college located in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1948. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Holy Cross Home Science College, is a women's general degree college located in Tuticorin, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1975. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Sadakathullah Appa College is a minority general degree college located in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1971. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
The Madurai Diraviyam Thayumanavar Hindu College, also known as The M.D.T. Hindu College, is one of the oldest general degree college located in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1879. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
C.S.I Jayaraj Annapackiam College, is a general degree college located in Nallur, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1997. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Sri Sarada College for Women, is a women's general degree college located at Sarada Nagar, Ariyakulam, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1986. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Annai Hajira Women's College, is a women's general degree college located in Melapalayam, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 2004. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Seetharaman Sundaram was a lawyer and pioneer of yoga as exercise, often known as Yogacharya Sundaram, and the first person to publish a handbook of yoga asanas in English, his 1928 Yogic Physical Culture. This was also the first yoga book to be illustrated with photographs. He travelled India with the bodybuilder K. V. Iyer, helping to popularise the new blend of hatha yoga and physical culture.
V. Vasanthi Devi is an Indian educationist and acclaimed academic. She is the president of the Association for India's Development and a trustee of the Madras Institute of Development Studies. Devi served as the vice-chancellor of the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University between 1992–1998 and as the chairperson of the State Commission for Women in Tamil Nadu between 2002 and 2005.
Yogananth Andiappan is an Indian Yoga guru and author. He is the founder and director of Anahata Yoga, Hong Kong.
