Yoga styles

There is a variety of different yoga styles. Not all of them are still connected to the original yoga. Especially in the western world there are new modern yoga forms that meet the demands of the fitness industry and current health trends.

To the Yoga forms belong: There is also a variety of modern yoga styles like Stand-Up-Paddle-Yoga, Cross-Fit-Yoga or Dance-Yoga, which have little to do with the basic yoga philosophies.

Hatha Yoga: The most popular form of Yoga. There are other subforms of Hatha Yoga.
All in all, they are slow, relaxed exercises that serve to improve stability and mobility.
Vinyasa Yoga: This form of yoga places special emphasis on breathing. The movements and the breathing are synchronized in Vinsaya Yoga, the movements flow into each other.
Ashtanga Yoga: An intensive and strenuous form of yoga that has been developed into Power Yoga in the western world. In Ashtanga, the sequence of exercises is fixed, which flow into each other.
With Poweryoga the sequence is more flexible
Kundalini Yoga: The activation of the Kundalini energy happens through a synchronization of breathing and body movement. The focus here is more spiritual.
Bikram Yoga: A form of yoga originally designed to detoxify and improve flexibility. Further developed to Hot Yoga (USA), the class is held in a 40° warm room to promote detoxification through sweating
Iyengar Yoga: Asanas are held in one position for a long time before moving quickly and dynamically to the next position.
Jivamukti Yoga: A further development of Ashtanga Yoga from the USA.
Physically very strenuous.
Sivanada Yoga: One of the basic forms of yoga from the 60s. The focus is on asanas, meditation and pranyama (breath/energy)
Dru Yoga: Builds on the principles of Mahatma Gandhi. Flowing exercises and stability alternate.
The person should find peace in his own movements.
Karma Yoga: one of the four main paths of Yoga. It is about ethical, philosophical principles that evaluate the actions of the yogi.
Kriya Yoga: Here the bond and relationship between teacher and yogi is important. The yogi learns self-reflection, devotion and discipline.