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YOGA EDUCATION CORNER
Types of Yoga
What are the different types of yoga? Remembering that yoga is union...
1. Bhakti Yoga – the path of devotion
2. Karma Yoga – The path of selfless service/action
3. Hatha – Physical development through asana, pranayama & deep relaxation
· Ashtanga (Pattabhi Jois, David Swenson, Tim Miller)
· Anasura (John Friend)
· Bikram (Bikram Choudray)
· Power/Vinyasa (Shiva Rea, Baron Baptiste, Rolf Gates)
· Iyengar (B.K.S. Iyengar)
· Kripalu (Amrit Desai)
· Kundalini (Yogi Bhajan)
· Integral (Swami Satchidananda)
· Sivananda (Swami Sivananda)
4. Jhana Yoga – Intellectual path
5. Japa Yoga – Mantra (a sound structure of Divine vibration)
6. Raja – The highest; control of the mind through meditation
There are 8 Limbs of Yoga (8
Stages)
1. Yama’s – Restraints or Abstinences
ahimsa – nonviolence
satya – Truth
asteya – nonstealing
brahmacharya – moderation
aparigraha – non coveting or greed
2. Niyama’s – Rules of Conduct or Observances
saucha – purity (in word and thought, cleanliness)
santosa – contentment, cultivating happiness
tapas-austerity; discipline, zeal for practice
svadhyaya- self study
Isvara – dedication to God or humanity
3. Asana - postures
4. Pranayama – control of breath or life force energy
5. Pratyahara – voluntary sense withdrawal
6. Dharana - concentration
7. Dyana - meditation
8. Samadhi – bliss, self realization, super conscious state
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