The 8 most popular types of yoga: which one is the most suitable for you? & bull; hello healthy

When you are trying yoga for the first time, or the second time, and you are still wondering which yoga is the most suitable for you, maybe this article can help you to choose or maybe even try all of them as part of yoga. journey You. In this article, we will describe the types of yoga style popular ones that you may hear about or encounter in your local yoga studio.

1. Hatha Yoga

Most types of yoga that exist today can be categorized as Hatha Yoga, because it usually focuses on harmonizing (alignment) physical exercise with breathing. If you have ever heard of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, and Power Yoga, this type can also be categorized as Hatha Yoga, although in practice it is usually tempo or pace of Hatha Yoga is calmer or slower.

Suitable for: For those of you who are just starting out with yoga, practicing Hatha will make it easier for you to recognize the basic postures and recognize the names of the postures more easily. And because of the quiet tempo, you can get better at each posture too.

2. Vinyasa Yoga

This type of yoga usually flows dynamically and requires coordination between physique, posture, and breath. Vinyasa Yoga is usually faster and more tempo freestyle aka there is no standard set, but usually the teacher or instructor always guides the class from start to finish with a specific goal. For example, today's session to strengthen arm muscles, the next class session, focus on backbend, or in one session you find poses that are useful for all parts of your body.

Suitable for: You are spontaneous, dynamic, and don't like routine. At every Vinyasa Yoga session, you will always feel that you get a surprise because of the different series of postures.

Several types of yoga are included in the Vinyasa yoga category because the movements are dynamic and connect posture and breath movements, among others Ashtanga Yoga, Jivamukti, Baptiste, Power Yoga.

3. Ashtanga Yoga

When compared to Hatha, Ashtanga Yoga is a type of yoga that is very dynamic, very intense, and often feels very athletic. In Ashtanga Yoga there is a series of poses to be followed, which is commonly referred to as Ashtanga series. There are 2 methods of practicing Ashtanga Yoga with the guidance of a teacher or instructor who is commonly referred to Led Class and there are methods Mysore where you practice following a series of postures, for example Primary series no teacher guidance, but your yoga teacher is in the room to observe you, and help to adjusting your yoga postures. Practicing Ashtanga Yoga requires a lot of dedication, so it's great if you want to experience the immediate benefits of practicing yoga both physically and mentally.

Suitable for: You are a committed and dedicated personality, especially if you are also an athletic person.

4. Iyengar Yoga

This type of yoga focuses on precise posture and pays close attention to detailed body anatomy. Often times you will be in one pose for a long time, and usually there will also be posture modification using props (blocks and strap / wallrope). This yoga method is very systematic and usually aims to increase body strength, flexibility and stability. Iyengar Yoga can also be useful as a therapy for certain body conditions.

Suitable for: You who like to do something in detail, or you who want to do therapy for your health condition.

5. Hot Yoga

Namely practicing yoga in a heated room (heated room). The most popular one of them is Bikram Yoga namely yoga that is done in a hot room around 42 Celsius with a series of 26 fixed postures. When you travel a lot or traveling and want to practice yoga on the sidelines of your trip, anywhere in the world, you can practice Bikram Yoga with the same hot room situations and set of postures.

Suitable for: For those of you who enjoy the sensation of sweat pouring out while exercising because the room temperature is hot, it seems to have a detox effect that is beneficial to your health and also makes your body more flexible when doing a series of 26 Bikram Yoga postures. This often makes you want to get back to your yoga routine right away to increase your body's strength and flexibility.

Apart from Bikram Yoga, there are several other types of yoga that can also be done by practicing in a hot room such as Hot Ashtanga, Forrest Yoga, Baptiste Yoga, Core Power yoga, HotBarre Yoga.

6. Kundalini Yoga

This type of yoga combines physical and spiritual elements, combining postures with dynamic breathing techniques, meditation, as well as learning mantras (chanting) which is aimed at increasing the vitality of the body and self-awareness (self conciousness).

Suitable for: Those of you who like meditation, want to explore more about your energy, intuition, and thoughts, or to know more about yourself spiritually.

7. Prenatal Yoga

Specially designed for pregnancy, this type of yoga can help expectant mothers physically and mentally. Usually, Prenatal Yoga or pregnant yoga focuses on practicing breathing, exercises for the hip area, and restorative poses that are useful for replenishing energy when feeling tired due to hormonal changes in the body.

For those of you who are pregnant, regularly practicing this type of yoga will make you feel stronger, stay active during pregnancy, and benefit the baby. Apart from practicing alone while pregnant, there are also studios that offer Prenatal Yoga classes for couples to practice together and share knowledge for you and your partner to be more ready to support each other in the birth process.

Suitable for: For those of you who are pregnant, even though you have never done yoga or even never exercised at all before your pregnancy, because Prenatal yoga is specially prepared for your condition who is a body of two.

8. Yin Yoga

If all of the yoga above is mostly dynamic exercises, Yin Yoga focuses more on passive exercises, where you are in one pose for a long duration of about 3-5 minutes, and the posture that is done is a sitting position, gentle twist, or lie down. This yoga method can also be useful to train your meditative side, besides being very good for health because it aims to provide stretching in the joints and also the lining of your body's tissue which is commonly called fascia.

Suitable for: You have a calm personality, or even you who are active, dynamic, and are often hit by endless workloads. Yin Yoga is very useful for restoring energy and making your sleep more quality, because during practice your body is brought to relax and your breathing is of higher quality.

There are still many other types of yoga besides the 8 types of yoga above, but it seems that from some of the most popular types of yoga, you already have quite a lot of choices. My advice is that practicing different types of yoga with a variety of teachers will make you better understand which type of yoga you like best and suit your personality or routine, and doing several different types of yoga on a regular basis is good for you, because your practice can be better colored. Happy exploring!