Yoga Guide: Exotic Styles Available for Beginners

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Even if you are not interested in too difficult practice, you can still try many types of yoga. The first steps are usually quite accessible to beginners. In this article, we will look at the features of yoga styles such as Y23, Sivananda Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Yoga Nidra and others.

Y23

The system was developed by Andrey Sidersky from Kiev and mainly contains asanas of classical hatha yoga, which are not contraindicated for most modern people. There is no philosophy or religion here - only gymnastics, which is recommended for those who want to keep fit. During the lesson, special breathing rhythms are used, so for those who want an energetic and fun practice, it is better to choose something else.

Tri yoga

A program developed by Kali Ray. A fairly soft and mostly feminine sequence of asanas, smoothly flowing into each other like waves: tension alternates with relaxation, and continuous movement helps to enter a meditative state. "Three" or "three" means the unity of body, mind and spirit. Suitable for those who want to become calmer and cope with depression.

Vini yoga

Vini yoga is a compromise between static yoga and dynamic yoga. The goal of this direction is, first of all, improvement: each posture is adjusted to the student's capabilities. Before stretching, great attention is paid to smooth heating of the body to avoid injury. Suitable for everyone, except for the particularly violent and irrepressible.

Yoga nidra

Yoga nidra is the practice of yogic sleep. There is only one asana here - Shavasana ("posture of a corpse"). And the goal of the practice is to "fall asleep" while remaining conscious. As a result, there is a release from subconscious negative attitudes, mood and creativity are improved. Suitable for absolutely everyone.

Bikram yoga

The author of this trend brought the Indian climate to the Western practice of yoga. The result is a complex of 26 asanas, which are performed at a temperature of 30-40 degrees in very humid rooms. Within a few minutes after the start of the lesson, the clothes are soaked through and through. Suitable for those who are not afraid to drive off seven sweats.

Kripalu yoga

Three-level movement meditation program. In the first stage, the student learns to understand and accept his body. Then the movements are gradually slowed down in order to draw attention to how the body works in each asana. The goal of kripalu yoga is to destroy the “walls” that a person builds around himself during his life. Suitable for those who want to practice "real yoga" and at the same time lead a normal life.

Sivananda Yoga

The system is developed by a doctor and is focused on improving the health of the body. But attention is also paid to the spiritual component. The practice begins with the Surya-namaskara complex and continues with a dozen specific asanas. They also sing mantras and meditate in the classroom. You are assumed to be vegetarian. Not suitable for those who want to completely do without the religious aspects of yoga.