Atma: Breath of the Soul. In Sanskrit, atma means soul or breath of life. An expression of the core of the Kripalu tradition, Atma Yoga can breathe new life into the soul of your practice. Like the calm eye of the hurricane, the still center of this precise, intuitive bodymind methodology is an experience of open, spacious, heartfelt awareness resting in the midst of a dynamic, fluid field of muscular, intelligent energy.