Ananda Yoga
Ananda Yoga emphasizes inner awareness; energy control; and the experience of each asana as a natural expression of a higher state of consciousness, which is enhanced by the use of affirmations.[10][11] Ananda Yoga implements the Hong-Sau meditation method, which is an ancient Sanskrit mantra that, when properly repeated and reiterated, evokes spiritual power.[12] Meditation assimilates all the benefits gained from the previous steps and directs to the elevation of consciousness, stimulating Anandamaya Kosha to achieve inner bliss.Yogananda explains in his Autobiography of a Yogi: "Realizing that man's body is like an electric battery, I reasoned that it could be recharged with energy through the direct agency of the human will….I therefore taught the Ranchi students my simple 'Yogoda' techniques by which the life force, centered in man’s medulla oblongata, can be consciously and instantly recharged from the unlimited supply of cosmic energy.