| The practice of yoga is taught from different angles | | | | Himalayas. |
| by multiple schools, each with its particular ideology. | | | | Iyengar - attention to detail and the precise alignment |
| The article intends to provide a short presentation of | | | | of the postures are the basic principles of the school |
| the most important of them, with the mentioning that | | | | founded by B.K.S Iyengar. |
| no school is better than another. They just differ on | | | | Integral - the teachings of the school developed by |
| what techniques to adopt in order to enhance the | | | | Swami Satchidananda represent the foundations of Dr |
| process of meditation. The choice is dictated by | | | | Dean Ornish's groundbreaking work on reversing heart |
| personal preferences. What is most important is the | | | | disease. |
| relationship between student and teacher. | | | | Kripalu - proper breathing, coordination of breath and |
| As said earlier, the difference among yoga schools | | | | movement, alignment are greatly emphasised within |
| results from the aspect on which each places the | | | | the teachings of this school. |
| emphasis. For instance, some schools stress the | | | | Kundalini - it was developed by Yogi Bhajan, |
| importance of the alignment of the body, holding | | | | emphasizing classic poses, meditation, breathing and its |
| postures, the coordination of breath and movement or | | | | coordination with movement. |
| transition from one posture to another. | | | | Paramahansa Yogananda - also known as the Kriva |
| Here are the main yoga schools: | | | | yoga self-realization fellowship, it puts emphasis on the |
| Ananda - it was developed by Swami Kriyananda and | | | | spiritual and on meditation. |
| lays emphasis on self-realization. | | | | Power Yoga - it uses Ashtanga repetitive series of |
| Anusara - based on principles and spirals of alignment, | | | | postures. |
| it focuses on flowing with grace. | | | | Sivananda - it has at its core a structure that includes |
| Ashtanga - developed by K. Pattabhi, it concentrates | | | | classic asanas (postures), pranayama and relaxation. |
| on a more serious athletic workout exercises. | | | | Power Vinyasa Yoga - it practices sweat-based, |
| Baptiste Method of Yoga - it was developed by Walt | | | | synchronized and dynamic-flow postures in a room |
| Baptiste and Magaña and is based on Raja yoga, | | | | heated to 85-90°F. |
| focusing on mind and meditation. | | | | Viniyoga - founded by Sri T. Khrishna- Macharya, it |
| Baptiste Power of Yoga - it gathers yoga philosophy, | | | | was carried on by his son and promotes a |
| breathing techniques and flowing postures. | | | | methodology of developing practices for individual |
| Bikram - Bikram Choudhury, the founder, instilled a | | | | purposes and conditions. |
| series of 26 static-holding postures that are practiced | | | | Vivekananda - it offers a spiritual brand of yoga. |
| in a room with the temperature of 110° Fahrenheit. | | | | No matter how many they are, these schools basically |
| Himalayan Institute - it places the emphasis on | | | | preach the same thing, only with slight changes of |
| meditation and draws its philosophy from a lineage of | | | | focus. |
| sages of the ancient cave monasteries of the | | | | |