Today many dissimilar styles of yoga are being taught and practiced throughout the world. Even though all of them are based on the same physical poses (called asanas), each style has a separate accent. Given below is a nippy guide to the most popular Yoga styles. It will assist you figure out your needs and, for that reason, decide which one is right for you.
(1).Hatha Yoga: Typically, a Hatha Yoga class is slow-paced and gentle. It is said to provide a good introduction to the basic yoga asanas.
(2).Vinyasa: Yoga means breath-synchronized movement and is a more dynamic style based on the performance of a series of asanas in which movement is synchronized with to breathing.
(3).Iyengar: Yoga is based on the teachings of Yogacharya B.K.S Iyengar. His style is more concerned with bodily position. Iyengar Yoga normally highlight staying in an asana for long periods as against proceeding rapidly from one to another.
(4).Ashtanga & Power Yoga: This is a fast-paced, intense Yoga style, in which a set series of poses is performed, always in the same order. Ashtanga is also the motivation for what is often referred to as Power Yoga. If a class is described as Ashtanga Yoga, it is sure be a flowing style.
(5).Bikram Yoga: His style consists of a set series of 26 poses and is also called Hot Yoga, since it is practiced in a 95-100 degree room. This facilitates relaxing of tight muscles together with plentiful amounts of sweating, thought to be purification.
(6).Kundalini : Yoga more stress is laid on the Pranayama (breathing techniques) together with physical movement. The purpose is to free the energy in one’s lower body and let it to go on upwards. Kundalini also employs quick, recurring movements rather than wait in one pretense for long.
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