| Yoga has been around for thousands of years and | | | | completing 75 of the poses would take a participant |
| has been a widely used practice in the Eastern | | | | an hour to an hour and a half to complete. |
| Countries. In the past 20 years, yoga has made it's | | | | An off shoot type of yoga has resulted from |
| way to the Western hemisphere and is now practiced | | | | Ashtanga in the 1990's and that is known as Power |
| by many enthusiasts, especially in this country. This | | | | Yoga. Power Yoga was introduced with the basis of |
| article will discuss the different types of yoga. How to | | | | Ashtanga poses but offered in a more power and |
| become an instructor through yoga teacher training | | | | vigorous workout that appealed to those people that |
| and also the wide variety of yoga retreats that people | | | | were used to fitness based classes at their gym. |
| are going on and enjoying. | | | | There is no requirement of poses in Power Yoga so |
| If you go to any gym in the United States most of | | | | the classes for this vary widely and are different |
| them offer not only yoga but usually a variety of | | | | depending on what instructor you have. Most people |
| different types of yoga classes. Whether it is for your | | | | who like Power yoga are interested in getting into |
| fitness and weight loss or to try to find an inner | | | | shape and losing weight versus, relaxation and |
| spirituality, yoga has many different elements which is | | | | flexibility. |
| why it is such a popular practice and one that can be | | | | The last type of yoga we will touch on is Vinyasa |
| done for people aging 3-93. | | | | which in Sanscrit means breath synchronized |
| The first type of yoga is Bikram yoga also known as | | | | movement. This is more about increasing your flexibility |
| hot yoga. This particular type of class is offered in a | | | | as well as learning to relax and quiet your body and its |
| room that is usually heated between 95-102 degrees. | | | | muscles to a great relaxation state. It really promotes |
| This is either loved or hated by those who have tried it. | | | | deep breathing and the different breathing techniques |
| The hot room is supposed to allow your body and | | | | in a variety of poses more than the poses itself. |
| muscles to heat up more quickly which then results in | | | | Many yoga enthusiasts go on yoga retreats in beautiful |
| greater flexibility through the different poses. Bikram | | | | locations around the world to learn more about the |
| yoga also results in a lot of sweating by participants | | | | practice that they love while visiting a beautiful place. |
| which is said to rid the body of all of the toxins in it. | | | | Others go on yoga retreats to become certified yoga |
| The second type of yoga is Ashtanga yoga which is | | | | instructors to return home to teach what they have |
| based on using eight limbs in all of your poses. It is a | | | | learned themselves. |
| set order of poses that you must go through and | | | | |