WHICH YOGA STYLE SUITS YOU BEST?
1. Ashtanga Yoga
If you are a methodic, analytical person who loves to learn new things.
Also, you want a workout to sweat it out on your yoga mat. In Sanskrit
Ashtanga is translated as “Eight Limb path.” Ashtanga yoga involves a
physically demanding sequence of postures.
Ashtanga starts with five sun salutation A’s and five sun salutation B’s
and then moves into a series of standing and floor postures. In Mysore,
India, people gather to practice this form of yoga together at their own
pace—if you see Mysore-led Ashtanga, it’s expected of you to know the
series.
2. Kundalini Yoga
If you’re an artsy person (interested in chanting), spiritually
inclined, and not very focused on anatomy. Kundalini yoga practice is
equal parts spiritual and physical. This style is all about releasing
the kundalini energy in your body said to be trapped, or coiled, in the
lower spine.
These classes really work your core and breathing with fast-moving,
invigorating postures and breath exercises. These classes are pretty
intense and can involve chanting, mantra, and meditation.
3. Vinyasa Yoga
If you are wanting to get your heart rate up and sweat a little bit, let
go of your thoughts and just move in different ways. Vinyasa means “to
place in a special way” and in this case yoga postures. Vinyasa is the
most athletic yoga style. Vinyasa was adapted from Ashtanga yoga in the
1980s. In Vinyasa classes, the movement is coordinated with your breath
and movement to flow from one pose to another.
Many types of yoga can also be considered Vinyasa flows such as
Ashtanga, power yoga, and prana. Vinyasa styles can vary depending on
the teacher, and there can be many different types of poses in different
sequences. I personally teach an alignment-based style of vinyasa and
choreograph new flows every time, but I also like to hold some of the
poses a bit longer after warming up.
Learn more about other Yoga styles