Kinds of Yoga Flashcards
Bhakti Yoga
Path of Devotion, see the Divine in all, invoke love and a feeling of closeness to the Divine through thought, word and deed, include chanting mantras and kirtan. It is one of the yogic paths explained by Krishna in The Bhagavad Gita
Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga is known as the Path of Service, the Yoga of Action, or Union Through Action. Karma yogis practice yoga through actions intended to transcend self and influence destiny.
Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga is the Yoga of Wisdom or Knowledge. Jnana Yogis use intellect and reasoning to transcend limitations of the “I” mind and discover the natural state of yoga. It is one of the yogic paths explained by Krishna in The Bhagavad Gita.
Raja (Classic) Yoga
Raja means “royal” and thus this is known as the Royal Path. Outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Or, when differentiated, Patanjali Yoga may be known as Classical Yoga and considered a subset of Raja Yoga. The practices are the Eight Limbs of Yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. The Sanskrit name is ashtanga yoga (different from the style, Ashtanga Yoga, founded by Pattabhi Jois)
Tantra Yoga
“Tan” means “to extend”, “expansive,” or “whole.” Tantrikas seek liberation in the world. Tantric practices are designed to realize through experience that everything is divine and connected. Tantra arose in reaction to patriarchy, dualism, and atheism. A key philosophy of Tantra is nondualism, or the idea that “one’s true essence exists in every particle of the universe.” Practices include pranayama, mantra, mudra, and yantra.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the branch of yoga that works through the body, rather than through the mind or emotions.Primary practices of Hatha Yoga include asana, pranayama, bandha and mudra.
Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga is a very dynamic and athletic form of hatha yoga, made up of six series or levels with a fixed order of postures.
Vinyasa Yoga
An approach to yoga in which you move from one pose directly into the next.
