| Ashtanga yoga can also be an athletic style of yoga. It | | | | are more flexible. This is a controversial style because |
| is based on a demanding series of pose changes, | | | | of an intellectual property lawsuit by Choudhury. Only |
| sometimes connected by jumps. Designed for flexible, | | | | those yoga instructors, certified in his method, are |
| and usually young, bodies, Ashtanga has gained | | | | permitted to teach Bikram yoga. |
| popularity in the Western world because of its intensity. | | | | On the other end of the timeline is Kundalini yoga. An |
| Some popular students of this style are Madonna and | | | | ancient form, that is relatively new to the West, |
| Sting. An advantage of this style is that it can be | | | | Kundalini focuses on the spiritual aspects of yoga. The |
| self-led. Usually the yoga instructor will teach students | | | | yoga instructor leads students through a series of |
| a series of poses and lead them in the routine. After | | | | poses, making sure that movement is linked with |
| mastering the poses and changes, the students can | | | | breath. The idea behind this discipline is to cause |
| go through the routine at their own pace. Since this is | | | | dormant energy in the lower body to become free |
| done in the company of the yoga instructor, and other | | | | and move upwards. For students seeking an athletic |
| students, progress can be monitored and mistakes | | | | workout, Kundalini is not the place to look; but it is still |
| corrected. | | | | an important style for a yoga instructor to understand. |
| For a completely different experience, there is Bikram | | | | From the purely physical yoga, to the more spiritual |
| yoga. Also known as Hot yoga, Bikram is a modern | | | | forms, a yoga instructor must be well versed. If you |
| style, focusing on a set series of poses performed in a | | | | want to be a great yoga instructor, you should |
| heated room. The creator of the style, Bikram | | | | understand the basics of each major style, even while |
| Choudhury, designated twenty-six poses that | | | | you focus on your favorite style. In this way, you'll be |
| constitute the Bikram style. The temperature of the | | | | ready to answer any student's question and guide |
| room is ideally set to 105 degrees. By keeping the | | | | them to the right style. |
| room at a high temperature, the muscles of the body | | | | |