Anusara yoga was founded in 1997 by John Friend. This type of yoga combines strong focus on aligning a postivie philosophy with physically aligning the body, as derived from more traditional Tantric styles of yoga.

Anusara yoga classes tend to be light-hearted, as the main tennet of Anusara yoga is that all beings are good, or that all beings are doing their best to grow and become balanced beings.

Anusara yoga poses are taught with attention to opening the heart and tends to employ yoga props.