If you're new to yoga, you have a lot of options. There are many types of yoga to choose from.
With
any style of yoga, you can improve your strength, flexibility, and
balance. And all yoga styles release tension in your body, quiet your
mind, and help you relax.
To get the most benefit, you should choose a yoga style that matches your current fitness level, as well as your personality and goals for practicing yoga
Try different classes and teachers, and see what works for you.
Ashtanga Yoga
What it's like: Challenging
You do a nonstop series of yoga poses.
Ashtanga yoga also uses a special breathing technique that's said to
help focus the mind and control the flow of breath through the body.
Bikram Yoga
What it's like: Challenging
You do a sequence of 26 yoga poses in a very hot room, above 100 degrees.
Check with your doctor if you have a medical condition like hypertension or diabetes before starting this "hot" style of yoga.Hatha Yoga
What it's like: Gentle
"Hatha
yoga" originally meant the physical practice of yoga: the poses, more
than the breathing exercises, for instance. The term now is often used
when a few different yoga styles are combined to create a simple class
that's good for beginners learning to do basic poses.
Iyengar Yoga
What it's like: Gentle
Detail-oriented and slow-paced, Iyengar yoga is good for beginners.
You
may use props -- belts, blocks, and pillow-like bolsters -- to get into
poses with correct alignment. Similar styles include Anusara yoga and
viniyoga.
Kripalu Yoga
What it's like: Gentle
Kripalu
yoga begins with slow movements that barely cause a sweat, and
progresses through three levels of deeper mind-body awareness.
Kundalini Yoga
What it's like: Kundalini yoga is more spiritual and philosophical in approach than other styles of yoga. Kundalini yoga classes include meditation, breathing techniques, and chanting as well as yoga postures.
Power Yoga
What it's like: Challenging
Power yoga is one of the most athletic forms of yoga.
Based
on the sequence of poses in Ashtanga yoga, power yoga builds upper-body
strength as well as flexibility and balance. You flow from one pose to
another.
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