Yoga Style

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Yoga is a type of exercise that not only shapes your body but also soothes your mind.

There are certain types of Yoga that you can practice as per your body structure, strength, Time and ultimately the love for yoga.

1. Hatha Yoga:

Hatha Yoga is commonly designed to teach beginners. It’s a Sanskrit name  हठ means force. Hatha’s purpose and practice is to shape your body by awakening your dormant energy, or “shakti,” into receiving divine energy. Hatha’s “force” refers to the physical postures you hold to receive that energy. It is a combination of movement and breath from which all other styles or practices of yoga stem from.

Benefits of Hatha Yoga: 

  • Reduces stress & anxiety
  • Increased oxygen intake increases circulation
  • Strengthens and tones muscles
  • Opens joints to improve flexibility
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2. Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa is yoga that is practiced in a flow– a smooth transition from one asana to the next. विन्यास or nyasa “to place” and vi “in a special way” vinyasa yoga is often considered the most athletic yoga style, and was adapted from ashtanga yoga in the 1980s. Many types of yoga can also be considered "vinyasa flows," such as ashtanga, power yoga, and prana. in Vinyasa yoga, movements are coordinated with your breath in order to flow from one pose to another. Vinyasa styles can vary depending on the teacher, and there can be many types of poses in different sequences

Benefits of Vinyasa Yoga

  • It enhances heart health
  • It enhances mood
  • It reduces aging
  • It encourages weight loss
  • It reduces stiffness of the body and improves flexibility

3. Ashtanga Yoga

In Sanskrit, ashtanga is translated as "Eight Limb path." The eight limbs of yoga are yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), asana (yoga postures), pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (absorption)."

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EIGHT LIMBS OF ASHTANGA YOGA

  1. Yama (Principles or moral code)
    • Ahimsa – A principle of non-violence
    • Satya – A principle of Truthfulness
    • Asteya – A principle of non-stealing
    • Brahmacharya – Continence / Celibacy
    • Aparigrah – A principle of non-hoarding or non-possessiveness
  2. Niyama (Personal Disciplines)
    • Shoucha – Purity
    • Santosh – Contentment
    • Tapa – Endurance
    • Swadhyaya – Self study
    • Eshwar Pranidhan – Dedication
  3. Asana (Yoga Positions or Yogic Postures)

A stable and comfortable posture which helps attain mental equilibrium.

Pranayama (Yogic Breathing)

Extension and control of breath.

Pratyahara (Withdrawal of Senses)

A mental preparation to increase the power of mind.

Dharana (Concentration on Object)

Concentration of mind on one object and its field.

Dhyan (Meditation)

With drawing mind from all external objects and focusing it on one point and meditating on it.

Samadhi (Salvation)

State of Super bliss, joy and merging individual consciousness in to universal consciousness. Union between Jivatman and Paramatman. Union of Shiva and Shakti in Sahasrar Chakra (the top of the head). Realizing the Bramhan (pure consciousness) or Realization of God is the ultimate achievement of Human Birth.

 

Benefits of Ashtanga Yoga-

Ashtanga Yoga is a root of all yoga styles. It includes whole body exercise and promotes overall development of a person.

Power Yoga

Power Yoga is a perfect blend of Hatha Yoga and ashtanga Yoga. Power Yoga is practicing Asana’s in a faster pace. It makes you sweat harder and gives you a glowing face.

Benefits of Power Yoga

 it enhances stamina, flexibility, posture, and mental focus. Like all physical activities, it also relieves tension and releases toxins through sweat. Because it is rigorous, it burns more calories than most traditional forms of yoga and therefore can help with weight loss.