Type of Yoga Tips: Hatha Yoga Styles

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Type of Yoga Tips: Hatha Yoga Styles

Hatha Yoga is the most familiar type, particularly in the United States. It is basically physical yoga. But don’t be confused by different names. There are several different styles of Hatha Yoga. Each style has characteristics that reflect a particular teacher or organization’s approach to asanas. Some that you may have heard of are: Ashtanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Kripalu Yoga and Sivananda Yoga. Remember that, though they have different names, they are still Hatha Yoga. It’s just what they emphasize (breath, philosophy, sequence of movements, speed at which postures are performed, or a combination of factors) that distinguishes them.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kundalini Yoga: The Power

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kundalini Yoga: The Power

The practice of Kundalini yoga includes an incorporation of classic asanas, mantra chanting, pranayama practice, and meditation. The chanting and breathing is most important, however. Kundalini is a very intense practice, as it involved shifting energy through the chakras. Many consider Kundalini to be a dangerous practice because of the power it generates through the body. That is why it is imperative to have a knowledgeable guru.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: Essential Elements

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: Essential Elements

Iyengar yoga can be practiced by all. By using specially designed yoga props such as wooden gadgets, belts and ropes, any practitioner of this yoga style can achieve proper alignment. Part of what an Iyengar yoga practitioner learns is the importance of performing each group of asanas in a specific sequence. This increases the efficacy of the practice.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Bikram Yoga: The Strength in Repetition

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Type of Yoga Tips: Bikram Yoga: The Strength in Repetition

Because Bikram yoga involves the repetition of the same poses in the same order every class, some people fear they will get bored over time. However, boredom can be avoided by going deeper into your practice, mentally. The same way we learn a language by memorization of grammar rules, once we learn that language we can say whatever we want with it. In practice, your body and mind are unique. Investigate them!

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: About B.K.S. Iyengar

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: About B.K.S. Iyengar

Guru Iyengar’s teachings were first published in 1966 in a book called Light on Yoga, which was subsequently translated into eighteen languages. He has authored fourteen more books. He was also the first yoga instructor to teach large groups at once. Even leading large classes of students, he is still able to stress precision and alignment in practice. This is the key to Iyengar yoga.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Hatha Yoga: Postures Breathing

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Type of Yoga Tips: Hatha Yoga: Postures & Breathing

Of the Eight Limbs of Yoga, Hatha yoga is focused on the third and fourth limbs. These are Asana (Postures) and Pranayama (Breathing). In practicing these limbs, it is said that the body is then prepared by clearing the channels of energy (Nadis). Any blockage is removed, and the remaining Limbs — Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi — are better able to function.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Bikram Yoga: A Prescription for Your Health

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Type of Yoga Tips: Bikram Yoga: A Prescription for Your Health

There are many medical benefits to Bikram yoga. Even the founder, Bikram Choudhury, had suffered a knee injury that left him so damaged his doctors said he would not walk again. He returned to his yoga guru and continued to work on poses that would be gentle enough that anyone could do them. In fact, people with arthritis, diabetes and thyroid disorders can benefit from this style of yoga.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kriya Yoga: Overview

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kriya Yoga: Overview
Kriya yoga is a unique form of yoga. This style focuses on self-control and self-realization through meditation. An ancient technique of deep meditation, it was reintroduced in 1861 by Babaji Maharaj through his householder disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. The purpose of this style of yoga is to develop spiritual evolution.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kundalini Yoga: The Practice

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Type of Yoga Tips: Kundalini Yoga: The Practice

Practitioners of Kundalini yoga have varying stages of awakening the energy within themselves. Like many spiritual practices, much depends on how open one is in the first place. That said, awakening the Kundalini does not take much effort, but guiding that energy through the chakras up to the top-most level, the Sahasrara Chakra, requires devoted and continuing practice.

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: Overview

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Type of Yoga Tips: Iyengar Yoga: Overview

B. K. S. Iyengar developed a method of practicing yoga that involves what he called “research based experience” and “experience based research.” In this way, he evolved his technique which is now known as “Iyengar Yoga”. At the core of this style of yoga is the believe and message that any ordinary human being can practice yoga. By using certain aids or props, anyone, at any physical level of development can practice Iyengar yoga.

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