Different Types of Yoga

I thought I should add a thread on the different types of yoga that exists. There's quite alot, especially in the West when new routines seem to be given a named and marketed as a yoga style. And I got no problem with that, it just means more for me to try. :-)

Anyway, here's a list...
(sorry if I butcher some of the names)

This group is used mostly for a body workout:
Power
Hot
Anusara
Kundalini
Gentle
Relax
TriYoga
Hatha
Iyengar
Restorative
Sivananda
Svaroopa
Ashtanga
Viniyoga
Ananda
Bikram
Body-Mind Centering Yoga
Chair Yoga
Integral
ISHTA
Jivamukti
Kripalu
Natural
Partner
Tantra
Naked


This group is used mostly for a mind workout and spiritual advancement:
Karma
Bhakti
Jnana
Mantra
Kriya
Kundalini

For more information on the less known yoga styles that focus on spiritual advancement, check out this link. I didn't know all this until i happened upon her website several months ago. She gives explanations too. http://violetadebocage.com/attachments/File/Spiritual_Articles/Yoga_and_Spiritual_Living.htm

Thanks for the link.

If only life allowed more relax time.

The more stress the more relax time needed.

d-knots wrote:Thanks for the link.

If only life allowed more relax time.

The more stress the more relax time needed.

no prob.

and i agree. if only...