| This activity seems fresh and new, invented in the late | | | | - When people focus more in slow stretches, deep |
| nineties, but it has, at least, 3000 years old, when it was | | | | breathing and flexibility, this is called Gentle yoga. |
| created in India. The term yoga comes from word in | | | | - Bikram, also known as Hot yoga, is practiced in very |
| Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages on the | | | | heated rooms, up to 100ยบ F, focusing in purification |
| east, and it means to unite body, mind and spirit. | | | | and stamina. |
| Yoga is much more than just physical activity, where | | | | - Restoractive relaxes the body completely by going |
| this exercise is just one of the components of the | | | | through simple still poses for big periods of time. |
| lifestyle that is yoga. The main objectives of this | | | | - The point of Ashtanga is to build strength, stamina, |
| lifestyle are to train your body, mind, breath and | | | | flexibility and concentration. It is based on vigorous |
| connect all this components with your spirit. | | | | moves through predetermined poses, very focused on |
| That physical activity that everybody knows as yoga | | | | the breathing. |
| is called Hatha. This Hatha is based on poses or | | | | - Vinyasa, also known as Power yoga, is very similar |
| Asanas. The person goes through some specific | | | | to the Ashtanga, as they the two very vigorous types |
| poses, and in the same time controls his breathing. In | | | | of yoga, focused on strength, flexibility and stamina. |
| some cases there is also meditation and chants. Yoga | | | | This type of yoga is very practiced in the US. |
| is not a simple activity, as there are a lot of Hatha | | | | As you can see, yoga can change your life. It is an |
| different types that I will list below: | | | | activity full of benefits since strength, flexibility, stamina |
| - The type of yoga where the practitioners focuses | | | | and balance. More than these benefits, yoga is a very |
| on precise body alignment during the poses is called | | | | healthy lifestyle. People claim that it good for your |
| Iyengar. Is normal to use accessories like blankets, | | | | sleep, anxiety and stress and even improves your |
| straps, blocks or chairs. | | | | mind. |