| Confused by the many types of yoga? With all the | | | | ashtanga yoga. These are the types of yoga that will |
| different styles and variations, it's no wonder. Don't let it | | | | give you a strong cardio workout and are fast flowing |
| get you down. This article will give an overview of the | | | | and precise for those looking more for extreme |
| eight most popular styles of yoga; iyengar, kundalini, | | | | fitness. |
| bikram, ashtanga, power, hatha, kripalu, and sivanda. Let | | | | One of the types of yoga that might sound familiar to |
| us shed some light on these and you'll be a yoga pro in | | | | you is kundalini yoga. The kundalini is considered by |
| no time! | | | | many cultures to be the life force within us that can be |
| The three types of yoga you may have heard of are | | | | awakened. This theory is applied to meditation, belly |
| hatha yoga, power yoga and bikram yoga. These are | | | | dancing and also yoga. Kundalini yoga concentrates on |
| the most popular in this day and age. Hatha yoga is | | | | charkas in the body to generate a spiritual power. |
| the style of yoga most practiced today. It is what you | | | | The types of yoga that are more obscure and less |
| will think of when you think of yoga in general. Power | | | | heard of today are kripalu yoga and sivanda yoga. |
| yoga is a more aerobic-style yoga, with an emphasis | | | | Kripalu yoga utilizes practices from many different |
| on cardio. Bikram yoga is a style of yoga performed in | | | | wisdom traditions. It also includes health sciences, |
| a heated room to accelerate detoxification. These are | | | | psychology and consciousness. It makes for a much |
| the types of yoga you will most likely encounter. | | | | more intensive life improvement plan than just a yoga |
| In addition to power yoga, there are two other styles | | | | class. Sivanda yoga is very similar to kripalu yoga in |
| of yoga designed for the more aerobic and fitness | | | | that it focuses on many aspects, including meditation, |
| conscious person. These are iyengar yoga and | | | | as part of its basic practice. |