Different Types of Yoga
Yoga has become very popular in the Western world in the last few years. It is highly recognized for its ability to offer people a healthy life and peace mind. Not only does it promote a healthy lifestyle, it is a stress buster and tool used to aid in many chronic illnesses. There are eight different categories of yoga. Each one is comprised of poses, meditation and breathing Pranayams.
Bhakti Yoga:
This type of yoga expresses love and devotion to God. A person practicing this type of yoga learns how to express love, devotion and kindness to all living creatures around them, not just the Lord. Singing, praying, reading religious books and watching religious movies are all methods by which this is accomplished.
Hatha Yoga:
Hatha Yoga was founded in the 15th century in India by Yogi Swatmarama. It is about the mixture of two boundaries – ha, which is the Sun and tha, the Moon. The Sun is considered as Positive energy and the Moon is considered as the Negative energy.
Jnana Yoga: Based on isolating the person performing it, this type o yoga offers the person harmony, control over the mind, confidence, wisdom, concentration and the ability to withstand any situation.
Mantra Yoga: This form implements the use of narrating mantras n a thoughtful way to obtain goals. It offers the person performing it peace of mind and confidence. In addition, it is a powerful tool in aiding in the relief of mental illness, stress and nervousness.
Karma Yoga: Karma Yoga is the commitment of all the actions (karma) and their fruits to the Almighty. Karma Yoga purifies one’s heart. The aim of a Karma Yogic, a person who performs Karma Yoga, is to serve the poor, the sick and the needy, without expecting money, reputation, authority, esteem and honor in return of the service.
Kundalini Yoga: This type of Yoga aims at drawing the unexploited energy (Kundalini), corkscrewed at the bottom of the spine, by using a set of methods which uses the person’s mind, senses and body. Other than physical postures, the person meditates, chants mantras to wake up each of the seven chakras of the body.
Raj Yoga:
This form of yoga is utilized to lighten a person from emotional and mental clashes. It is used as a tool to put a person in a state of peace and harmony. It is also referred to as the “Astanga” or eight limbed yoga.
Purna Yoga: Based off of the karma of everyday life, this form of yoga teaches knowledge and techniques to unite the mind, body and soul. This type of yoga utilizes meditation, Pranayama and postures based on alignments.
A keen yoga enthusiast and writer, Suresh Kumar loves to shares his yoga knowledge and experience such as 4 Major Yoga Classification and Beginners Yoga Basic Positions on Clivir.com.
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