Quiet. Natural. Timeless.
One yoga, for who you are now.
Yoga connects body and breath, mind and nature, and the cultures that carry it. Tracing 108 practices and ideas, TOHWA is growing a place where practitioners, teachers and researchers from around the world can meet.
Concept
To move, to breathe, to become still.
TOHWA sees yoga not merely as exercise but as a practice that connects the human body, breath, mind, nature and culture. Classical wisdom and contemporary practice; Japanese ma and Nordic calm. Between them, we make a space where you can take a slow, deep breath.
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Body
Listening to the body as it is, through asana.
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Breath
Settling the inner rhythm through pranayama.
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Mind
Knowing stillness through meditation and philosophy.
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Nature & Culture
Opening to place and season, tradition and daily life.
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Featured Practices
Featured practices
- 001 Style
Hatha Yoga
Haṭha Yoga
A traditional yoga that works with the mind through the body, centred on asana (postures) and breath. The foundation of most modern styles.
India · in texts from around the 11th century
- 002 Style
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Aṣṭāṅga Vinyāsa Yoga
A strong, dynamic practice moving through fixed sequences of postures, with each movement linked to the breath.
Mysore, India · 20th century
- 003 Style
Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga
A yoga that emphasises precise alignment, using props such as blocks and straps to adapt each posture to the individual.
Pune, India · 20th century
- 005 Style
Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga
A quiet yoga of passive floor postures, each held slowly for several minutes.
North America · 1970s–90s
- 010 Technique
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskara)
Sūrya Namaskāra
A signature sequence of yoga, linking forward bends, back bends and plank into one flowing series.
India · widely popularised in the early 20th century
- 012 Technique
Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)
Nāḍī Śodhana
A calm breath practice, closing one nostril with the fingers and breathing through each side in turn.
India · classical haṭha texts
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Teachers
Teachers
We will introduce people who teach and research yoga around the world — with interviews, specialties and the places they work.
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Why 108
In Indian traditions, 108 is known as the number of beads on a mala; in Japan, it is the number of temple bell strikes on New Year’s Eve. From 2026 to 2030, TOHWA will introduce 108 practices and ideas, one by one.
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