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Types of Yoga

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We saw in the previous article about what Yoga means and the various forms of Yoga. In this article we will look into the different types of Yoga from the perspective of Asanas. The word Asana comes from Sanskrit and it means “posture”. Asanas include positioning your body in a certain way and focusing on specific muscles and joints. This helps in getting exercise, stress relief and in building stamina. Some postures also include specific type of breathing which helps in reducing stress and increase concentration. Yoga postures have been practiced in India from many millennia and have gained worldwide popularity in the recent times. Ideally a Yoga practice focuses on different parts of the body from Head to feet. So as to stimulate the bones and muscles, and also to release any accumulated stress in the body parts. Though there are different types of Yoga, each type has postures that overlap with another type. Let’s look at the different types of Yoga: Hatha Yoga Tech