How to determine which yoga style is right for your body and intention?
-ask your teacher questions about what styles they teach, background & any specialty certifications.
-try all various styles and classes and see what resonates best.
1. To become svelte: try Ashtanga-Vinyasa flow yoga.
2. To gain stability & increase mobility: try Iyengar yoga.
3. To sweat: try Bikram or Corepower yoga.
4. To become more centered, grounded, and balanced: try Integral yoga.
5. To ignite passion & creativity: try Kundalini yoga.
6. To develop more self-acceptance & compassion: try Kripalu yoga.
7. To explore spirituality: try Jivamukti yoga.
8. To become more self-aware, mentally clear, & enlightened: try Yoga Nidra.
Spotlight on “Foundations of Yin Yoga”
~a slow-paced style of yoga exercises incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine with asanas that are held for longer periods of time then other styles of yoga. Advanced practitioners can hold certain poses for up to 5 minutes or more. Originator teacher Paulie Zink. Yin yoga comes from the Taoist tradition and focuses on passive, seated postures that target the connective tissues in the hips, pelvis, and lower spine. Poses are held anywhere from 1 and 10 minutes. The aim is to increase flexibility and encourage a feeling of release and letting go.
There are 4 main principles when practicing Yin Yoga:
Here is the Yin & the Yang of it!
- Find your appropriate Edge. Come into the pose to an appropriate depth- give your body a space to open-up and invite you to go deeper. Begin with 3-6mins.
- Resolve to be still…find stillness.
- Hold the position. Settle into the pose and let go of the movement. Rest in the pose for some time. (This is what makes Yin practice the most difficult).
- Come out of the pose gently and slowly with care. Rest.
