While there’s been plenty of focus on the various benefits of yoga practice, such as increased strength and flexibility, reduced stress and the like, there is another benefit that just may get you back in the swing of (or inspired to start, for that matter) regular yoga practice.

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Kundalini yoga is an ancient form of yoga enjoying a resurgence of popularity as it continues to catch on in the West. The recent spread of Kundalini Yoga is largely due to the establishment of 3HO (the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organiztion) in 1969 by Yogi Bhajan. The main …

I don’t know about you, but I’ve started many self improvement phases with the intention of improving health, but first thing in the morning when I’m doing my best to talk myself out of exercising (for example), it’s not the goal of improved health that wins the internal …

Repressed anger is worth avoiding, but what is the best way to deal with this common human emotion? We all feel angry from time to time, but rather than trying to divert our attention or suppress anger, a simpler approach is to take a step back and …

Iyengar Yoga gets its name from its founder, B.K.S. Iyengar, who studied under Krishnamacharya in Mysore, India while trying to improve his health while dealing with tuberculosis.

The main Iyengar Instutute is the Ramamani Iyenga Memorial Yoga Institute in India. There are several Iyengar Yoga Institutes throughout the world.

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Founded in 1957 by Swami Vishnu-devananda, the Yoga Vedanta Center was the first center to offer Sivananda Yoga classes. Sivananda Yoga revolves around 5 main principles.

The 5 Principles of Sivananda Yoga

Proper Breathing (Pranayama)
Proper Exercise (Asana, meaning the 12 yoga positions)
Proper Relaxation (Savasana)
Proper Diet (Vegetarian)
Positive Thinking and Meditation (Dhyana)

Sri Swami Sachidananda came to the U.S. in the 1960s and founded Integral Yoga, along with several Integral Yoga Institutes, as well as the famous Yogaville Ashram located in Virginia.

Integral Yoga is basically a gentle hatha yoga practice in which classes tend to focus on breathing exercises, meditation, …

Jivamukti yoga was developed in a New York yoga studio by David Life and Sharon Gannon. Since it’s introduction, Jivamukti yoga is taught primarily in gyms and yoga studios in the United States. Jivamukti yoga involves meditation, chanting and a focus on spiritual teaching and orientation.

Anusara yoga was founded in 1997 by John Friend. This type of yoga combines strong focus on aligning a postivie philosophy with physically aligning the body, as derived from more traditional Tantric styles of yoga.

Anusara yoga classes tend to be light-hearted, as the main tennet of Anusara yoga …

Forrest yoga continues to gain in popularity since its introduction in the U.S.

Forrest yoga was developed by Ana Forrest and includes a series of asanas that are performed vigorously and intended to strengthen and purify the body. This type of yoga is also noted for its intent to …

Ashtanga (or Astanga) means “eight limbs” in Sanskrit. This refers to the eight limbs of yoga as laid out in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Ashtanga yoga uses asanas (yoga positisions), the overall method comes from the ancient text entitled Yoga Korunta, as interpreted by Sri K. Pattabhi …

Power yoga is basically Vinyasa yoga with more of a fitness approach, for the vigorous tempo. Most power yoga is closely based on the Ashtanga yoga style of practice.

The term ‘power yoga’ began being commonly used during the 1990s when several yoga instructors were searching for a way …