Styles of Yoga

Question 1

Acro

Answer 1

Blends yoga postures with acrobatics, partner-based yoga. Jenny Sauer-Klein

Question 2

Anusara

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Emphasizes a set of Universal Principles of Alignment, grounded in a Tantric philosophy of intrinisic goodness.John Friend

Question 3

Ashtanga

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The eight limbs of Patanjali’s system of the Yoga Sutras; vigorous, vinyasa style of Jois.

Question 4

Bhakti

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Approach of the heart, devotion to an ideal, one prepares oneself for the holy guardian angel.Bhagavad Gita

Question 5

Bikram

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Hot Yoga; room is over 100 degrees. Only 26 postures are practiced over and over.C. Bikram

Question 6

Hatha

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Forceful yoga; control of the physical body in order to open it to the cosmic energy by breathing and physical exercises. The first style of yoga introduced to Western culture.

Question 7

Integral

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Combines quest for individual liberation with the evolutionary destiny of humanity.Sri Aurobindo

Question 8

Iyengar

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Very intense, rigid form; predominately hatha yoga.Mr. Iyengar

Question 9

Jivamukti

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Basis of classes are 5 tenents: Ahimsa, Bhakti, Dhayna, Nada, Shastra. Made popular by Sting.David Life & Sharon Gannon

Question 10

Karma

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Conscious execution of actions, control of one’s actions from non-selfish motives.

Question 11

Kripalu

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3 stages; willful practice, willful surrender, meditation in motion.

Question 12

Kriya

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Goal is to awaken the kundalini through mental focusing and breath control on the basis of bhakti yoga.

Question 13

Kundalini / agni / laya

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Fire Yoga; seeks to control the vastpsycho spiritual energy of the body.

Question 14

Mantra

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Meditative recitation of sacred sounds; repetition steadies the mind.

Question 15

Power

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Intensive vinyasa style, hatha yoga.Baron Baptiste

Question 16

Raja

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Classic Yoga, embraces all six yogas: karma, bhakti, jnana, mantra, kundalini, hatha.

Question 17

Sivananda

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Geared toward helping students answer the age-old question “Who am I?”.Sivananda of Rishikeh

Question 18

Vinyasa

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Movement is synchronized to the breath, covers a broad range of yoga classes.