Sivananda Yoga Centre

The Different Types of Yoga

There are a lot of different styles of yoga are taught and today are practiced. Although all the styles are based on the same physical postures (called Asanaae™s), every has an accent or a special way. Here a quick guide to the types more popular of yoga that can help you decides which style has reason for you.

Nevertheless, I strongly counsel that you try as much different styles, the classes and the professors as possible. The it is crucial for your development, that you have a rich and varied experience of Yoga.


Hatha Yoga

Hatha is a very general term that can surround a lot of the physical types of yoga. If a class is described as the style of Hatha, it probably will be traversed and light slowdown and furnishes a good introduction to the postures of basic yoga. To recommended extremely as a standard experience in the basic principles of yoga. This is a good place to learn from the basic poses, the relaxation techniques, and become comfortable with the yoga.

Vinyasa Yoga

As Hatha, Vinyasa is a general term that is used to describe a lot of different types of classes. Vinyasa, that means the movement of synchronized breath, tends to be a more vigorous style base on the execution of a collection of postures called the Greetings of Sun, in which movement is equalled to the breath. A class of Vinyasa typically will begin with a number of Sun Greetings to reheat the body to stretch more excessive that is done at the end of classifies.

Ashtanga or Supplies Yoga

Ashtanga, that means "eight members" in sanscrit, is a quick and excessive style of yoga. A collection sets up postures is executed, still in the same order. Ashtanga Yoga physically demands very because of the constant movement of a pose to the after. In yoga terminology, this movement is called the flow. Ashtanga is also the inspiration for this as often is called Yoga of Strength. If a class is described as Supplies Yoga, the this will be based on the style flowing Ashtanga, but not necessarily to keep strictly to the collection of Ashtanga of series of poses.

Iyengar Yoga

Based on the teachings of the B of yogi. K. Iyengar of S, this practice style more is interested it with physical line. In the yoga, word line is used to describe the manner specifies in which your body should be disposed in every pose to obtain the advantages maxima and avoids the injury. Iyengar Yoga of ordinary accents holding of the bear on the long periods against the move quickly of a pose to the next one (the flow). Also, the practice of Iyengar encourages the usage of incidental ones, as the yoga covers, the pads and girths, to bring the body in line more perfect.

Kundalini Yoga

Bhajan of yogi did to enter the Yoga of Kundalini to the United States 1969. Now practices it is wide world-wide and grow. The accent in the Yoga of Kundalini is on the breath, the internal concentration, mantra (the words or the sounds) jointly with the physical movement, with the goal to liberate energy in the body and allowing for him to move itself towards the top. All asana practices the usage of brand to check the breath. But in Kundalini, the exploration of the effects of the breath (called also prana, meaning the energy of force of life) on the postures is essential. Kundalini uses the quick one, the movements instead of the monotonous poses held since a long time.

Bikram or the Hot Yoga

Eted a pioneer of by Bikram Choudhury, this style generally more is referred to as the Hot Yoga. It is practiced in a 95 to 100 pieces of degree, that holds the account of a relacchements of stretched muscles and perspire extravagant, that is thought to clean. The method of Bikram is a collection sets up of 26 poses, but not all hot classes use this collection.


Anusara Yoga

Been founded in 1997 by John Friend, Anusara combines a strong accent on physical line with a positive philosophy diverted Crises. The philosophy premise is the conviction in intrinsic goodness of all beings. The classes of Anusara are of cheerful ordinary and accessible ones to the students to differ capacities. The poses are taught in a manner that opens the heart, the two physically and mentally, and incidental often are used.


Jivamukti Yoga

This yoga style emerged from one of New York studios of yoga better known. Dark Jivamukti the Life of David and Sharon Gannon takes the inspiration of the yoga of Ashtanga and underlines sings, the meditation, and the witty teachings. They induced a lot of professors that did to enter this yoga style to the studios and the gymnasiums, in a predominant way the United States These classes are physically excessive and includes often of the to sing.


Forrest Yoga

To sia¨ged in Santa Monica, California, and win the popularity around the United States, the Yoga of Forrest is the method taught by Ana Forrest. The execution of sequences of vigorous asana is wanted to strengthen and purify the body and relaxs emotions and the pain for that the contained cures can begin. Foresee a placement meeting in excessive form with an accent on to strengthen abdominal and the deep breathing.

Kripalu Yoga

The name Kripalu is associated the two with a style of yoga of hatha and a center of yoga and health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The two were been founded by the yoga guru Amrit Desai, that came to the United States of India in 1960. Kripalu is a yoga practice with an approach and a compassionate accent on the meditation, the physical cure and the witty transformation that overflows in daily life. Kripalu sets up itself also on appears towards the interior and the move to your own rhythm.


Complete yoga

The complete yoga follows the teachings of Sachidananda of Swami of Sri, that came to the United States in the years 60 and finally founded a lot of Yogas Institutes Complete and the Ashram of Yogaville celebrates in Virginia. Complete is a light practice of hatha, and the classes also include often exercises breathings, sing, kriyas, and the meditation.


Sivananda Yoga

Vishnu-devananda of swami, a disciple of Sivananda of Swami, been founded the first Center of Vedanta of Yoga of Sivananda in 1957. There is now close to 80 locations in the entire world, including several ashrams backs up itself. The yoga of Sivananda is based on five principles:

1. The correct exercise (Asana, setting up itself on 12 poses in particular)
2. The correct breathing (Pranayama)
3. The correct relaxation (Savasana)
4. The correct system (the Vegetarian)
5. The thought and the positive meditations (Dhyana)