You have decided to take control of your body and as part of your plans is to integrate yoga routines to improve your physical and mental health.
But, what type of yoga is better for you?
Because there are several types of yoga, it helps to know a little bit about each before deciding what type of yoga works best for you.
The key to connecting with your mind, body, and spirit through yoga is to match your practice with your personality and your physical needs.
Yin Yoga
In this style, the teacher will lead you to move your body through a series of postures with the help of your breath. This style will get your heart pumping as you are strengthening your body holding the postures as well as moving from one posture to the next.
Yin yoga induces calmness and stress-reduction, as well as improves flexibility, joint mobility, and circulation.
Yin Yoga is designed to gently put tension on connective tissues like ligaments, tendons, and fascia, which is a layer of tissue that surrounds your muscles.
Instead of moving through poses in a matter of seconds without letting the muscles relax, Yin Yoga wants you to hold a pose for a matter of minutes and relax into their poses. You must wait until your muscles relax enough to let their joints move to the end of their range of motion, where the tension of the stretch moves to the connective tissue.
Yin yoga is also used to help regulate the flow of energy in the body through deep tissue work by asking the practitioner to relax fully into each pose to access the deepest tissues of the body.
Best for: People who need to stretch, flexibility, and unwind.
Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga is a complete type of class as it typically moves through all the various asana families in a single session. This style is one of the best-known styles of yoga and has been embraced by millions of people seeking a toned body and a calmed mind.
Some of the benefits help to increase flexibility, mental focus, cardiovascular condition, calorie-burn, and muscle development.
Vinyasa means moving with breath and is best know in the western sociaty. Here, the teacher will lead you to move your body through a series of postures with the help of your breath. This style will get your heart pumping as you are strengthening your body holding the postures, as well as, moving from one posture to the next.
The nature of Vinyasa Yoga helps to develop a more balanced body, while it prevents repetitive motion injuries that can happen if you are always doing the same thing every day.
Considered a “moving meditation,” Vinyasa is about harmony and balance, grace, and fluidity.We move and notice how we are moving and what moves us.
In Vinyasa, we move together to support one another. This reflection reminds us we are all in this together and that the practice, and life, is bigger than ourselves.
Best for: Intense exercisers might enjoy Vinyasa because of its faster pace.
Ashtanga Mysore
This Yoga style offers a highly personalized approach. Here, you will be addressed by name, and the teacher will know your practice inside out.
Silence characterizes the Ashtanga Mysore-style classroom. The only thing that you hear during the practice is the diverse sounds of breath as practitioners utilize the breathing technique. Sometimes, the quiet is broken by the sound of a teacher whispering a few instructions. This setting enables the highest level of concentration, and simultaneously a deep sense of peace.
This style will allow each student to work individualize with the teacher in a classroom of others as each student is working on his or her own posture. The series is set up in such a unique way that the body will prepare itself with the beginning postures for the more advanced postures or asanas. And, if you forget, the teacher is there to help you.
The teacher is in the room during the entire class time, and they will do their best to individually support each student. The more often you come, the better your relationship with the teacher and the more the teacher can support your individual needs.
To maintain calm in the room and to not disturb the concentration of other practitioners who may already be practicing, it is ideal to simplify the request and to speak in a low voice with the teacher. Always let the teacher know in advance if you have an injury or something that they should pay careful attention.
Best for: If you’re a perfectionist, you’ll like Ashtanga’s routine and strict guidelines. Good for weight loss.
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