Types Of Yoga And Their Benefits

On this planet today there are so many types of yoga being practiced today. Benefits include toning muscles, eliminating tension and easing chronic pain and open and stretch tight ones, our bodies return to their correct alignment.

* Kundalini Yoga- This one is a complete mystery to those outside it’s cult. It has something to do with “energy snakes” and wearing turbans to keep them from escaping your body. It’s pretty freaky; I’d stay away from it.

* Yin Yang yoga – Many studios don’t offer classes in this type of yoga; it’s basically a combination of Power yoga and Yin yoga. It begins with a more high intensity style of yoga, and is followed by more relaxed stretching meditative type poses. The benefits of this style of yoga are that if you like both the exercise and the relaxation sides of yoga, you can get both all rolled into one.

* Core yoga – These classes vary from studio to studio, and you can’t really do a teacher training in this. Core classes generally focus on the core muscle groups like abs, obliques, glutes, back, and hip flexors. Benefits: good stomach/core workout – a strong core improves posture, balance, and can help relieve back pain, and bring more power to arm and leg movements which stem from the core, so it’s good for athletes.

* Hatha yoga – A broad term, covering man styles of yoga; you’ll see it on the schedule of every yoga studio. It is generally more slow-paced than Power classes, but the specifics beyond that really depend on the studio. Hatha means “moving” – so it pretty much covers any style of yoga involving physical postures. There are other types of yoga (that people here don’t really know about) that doesn’t involve physical movement – but since everything that is normally considered “yoga” in North America does involve movement or physical poses, Hatha yoga basically just means “yoga”. The benefits of this style of yoga is that you never know what you’re going to get, so it could be a good way to introduce yourself to all different types of poses if you are a beginner.

* Acro yoga- Short for acrobatic. It is done with partners. It is not usually offered as a regular class, but you might see it for a special workshop (especially for valentines day since it’s yoga for partners). You can also go to a specific studio for it (but they’re pretty rare). Generally one person is the base; they lie on their back and extend their legs and arms up to the ceiling, and the person on top rests on their feet and hands, moving into various positions. The benefits: it’s fun, playful, and can build trust and communication between couples.

* Budokon Yoga- This is a combination of yoga and martial arts. It has belts like in martial arts, and involves sparring for more advanced students. It is quite physical, and is done by Jennifer Aniston, and other celebrities. It’s also hard to find, not all studios have it (most don’t). Benefits: you get the benefits of martial arts along with your yoga.

* Suspension Yoga – Also called “anti-gravity” yoga. It involves hanging from the ceiling, and helps to lengthen your body. These poses in this type of yoga make use of gravity in addition to your own body weight. Benefits: it is fun and athletic, and the lengthening part is supposed to be good for you (think inversion machines meant to lengthen your spine).

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