| People talk of yoga as though it is one thing but | | | | difficulty. |
| actually there are many types of yoga. They all | | | | Bikram Yoga is a more orthodox school of yoga |
| however have one thing in common, they promote | | | | which is faithful to yoga's distant origins in Vedic India. |
| health, strength, harmony and serenity in body, mind | | | | One feature of Bikram Yoga is that the place of |
| and spirit. | | | | practice is heated up to encourage sweating which it |
| If you're thinking of taking up yoga, here's a guide to | | | | meant to purge harmful toxins from the body. For this |
| the various types of yoga available to help you make | | | | reason it's often known as "hot yoga". |
| an informed choice. Here we'll restrict ourselves to the | | | | Iyengar Yoga, one of the most common yoga styles |
| common physical types of yoga. There are other | | | | practiced in the United States is a practice built around |
| types such as rajah (royal) and bhakti (devotional) | | | | balance. Focusing mainly on standing poses, Iyengar |
| yoga which are not really suited to a normal lifestyle. | | | | Yoga requires the practitioner to concentrate on the |
| Hatha Yoga is the most common style of yoga. This is | | | | alignment of this body. Balance and breathing are very |
| the standard slow yoga that consists of postures and | | | | important to this form of yoga. |
| breathing exercises. Hatha yoga is perfect for the | | | | Which type of yoga you choose is ultimately is a |
| beginner as you can start off with just a few poses | | | | personal decision. You need to consider what you |
| and breathing exercises a day and then build up. | | | | want to gain from practicing yoga, along with how |
| Ashtanga Yoga, known as "power yoga" is most | | | | committed you want to become. |
| appropriate for the active person. It consists of a | | | | The great thing about yoga is that it can be everything |
| series of sequential, fast-paced postures. This type of | | | | from a simple exercise routine to a complete lifestyle. |
| yoga is currently enjoying great popularity and is quite | | | | You can accept as much or little as you want. You |
| accessible to beginners. The whole routine consists of | | | | don't need to be a Hindu. You just need to accept a |
| six sequences of poses, each sequence of varying | | | | few simple routines into your life. |