| Yoga is gaining popularity in the western world, which | | | | slower and more gentle, making it another great |
| raises the question to those who want to begin | | | | course for beginners. |
| practicing... What yoga class should I start with? | | | | Vinyasa |
| Iyengar yoga is a really good style for beginners | | | | A term that means breath-synchronized movement, |
| because it uses props, such as blocks and a belt, as | | | | Vinyasa is based on a series of poses called Sun |
| aids in the different postures. It is extremely structured | | | | Salutations. The focus is on the breath during the |
| and focuses on the structural alignment of the physical | | | | salutations, connecting it with the muscles that are |
| body through development of postures (asanas). | | | | being challenged and stretched. |
| Every style is based on asanas but each has a | | | | Bikram |
| different emphasis. Below is a summary of other | | | | Bikram yoga is practiced in a heated room (95-100 |
| popular yoga styles that are good to begin with. | | | | degrees), which allows for every muscle to relax and |
| Iyengar | | | | deepen into the series of 26 poses. With the room hot |
| The focus of Iyengar yoga is on body alignment. Props | | | | and humid, sweat pours from every pore, cleansing the |
| such as blocks and straps allow beginners to flow in | | | | body of impurities. |
| asanas more easily. As oppose to moving quickly | | | | Kundalini |
| from pose to pose, Iyengar focuses on holding poses | | | | One of the purposes of Kundalini yoga is to free |
| over long periods. | | | | energy in the lower body by moving it up. Kundalini |
| Hatha | | | | uses fast, repetitive movements and the breath to |
| Hatha is a general term that embodies all forms of | | | | move deeper into each pose. |
| yoga. Courses defined as Hatha Yoga are generally | | | | |