Common types and characteristics of yoga

In the word hatha, ha means the sun, while tha means the moon. "Hata" represents the balance between men and women, day and night, yin and yang, cold and heat, rigidity and softness, and any other two complementary opposites. Hatha yoga believes that the human body includes two systems, one is the mental system; One is the body system. People's ordinary ideological activities are mostly disorderly and chaotic, which is a waste of ability, such as fatigue, excitement, sadness and excitement. Only a small part of the human body is used to support life. Under normal circumstances, if this imbalance is not too serious, it can be restored naturally through rest, but if self-discipline and regulation are not active, this imbalance will become more and more serious, leading to mental and physical diseases. Posture method can break the original riots, eliminate the unstable factors of the body and stop the vicious circle of exercise; Through pranayama to clear the stagnation of the nervous system in the body, and through the huge control of the energy in the body and use it.

2. Mobile Yoga

Heart yoga, some people call it "heart yoga". From the west, it is a mixture of hatha yoga and Ashtanga yoga. Its teaching and difficulty are somewhere in between. The initial movement of each level of mobile yoga also begins with the sun prayers A and B, and is practiced several times, then one movement is practiced, and finally it ends with handstand and rest. Vinyasa, the most classic and tiring movement in Eight Yoga, is simplified and consumes more energy than traditional hatha yoga.

Suitable for people: healthy young people, people who want to lose weight and detoxify, and people who have practiced hatha yoga for more than half a year. It is not recommended for the infirm to practice.

Features: The primary level of running water yoga is similar to hatha yoga, which is suitable for ordinary people to practice. The difficulty of intermediate level and above is gradually increasing, which is to prepare for practicing eight yoga in the future, so beginners are not recommended to practice this kind of yoga.

Note: the movement arrangement of walking yoga is continuous and smooth, and people with poor physical strength can take a short rest in the middle to save their physical strength. Also called "process yoga", because the movements are fixed, like a fixed process, it is very helpful to exercise patience.

3. High temperature yoga

Bickram, an Indian, founded Bikram Yoga System in the United States, which caused a sensation in the whole yoga world as soon as it was launched. Although this practice is considered by some classical yogis to be inconsistent with traditional concepts and norms, Bikram Yoga undoubtedly has a loyal following. Bikram yoga is very strict with the venue and temperature. Practitioners should practice 26 basic postures in a high temperature environment above 38℃, and they will sweat profusely after 10 minutes.

Benefits: Bikram yoga has a good effect on losing weight, detoxifying and shaping the body. It is a popular innovative practice method at present.

Suitable for: people who are healthy, have no serious illness and hidden dangers, and want to lose weight and detoxify. People suffering from heart disease, hypertension, serious eye and ear diseases, diabetes, recovery from a serious illness and parturient within three months are not suitable for exercise.

Going to the gym often is more acceptable to people who pay attention to exercise. If you seldom exercise, it is recommended to choose carefully. You can try it first and see if your body can accept it.

Features: Sweating can take away the toxins on the body surface and purify the nervous system. Traditional hatha yoga and Ashtanga yoga make practitioners sweat a lot in posture, so as to achieve the purpose of discharging garbage from the body. The high temperature environment in Bikram yoga replaces a lot of high-intensity exercise, and ordinary people will sweat even if they don't do any exercise. Many stars rely on Bikram yoga to lose weight. In China, more and more people try this yoga system. At normal temperature, muscles and tendons are stiff, but at high temperature, you will find that your body is surprisingly flexible, which will make you confident in yourself. This is also a major feature of Bikram Yoga.

Note: If you have symptoms such as excessive sweating, dehydration, nausea, fatigue and abdominal pain, please stop practicing immediately and go out for air. If the symptoms still do not improve after several attempts, it means that your constitution is not suitable for this yoga system, and it is recommended to choose another yoga system.

Bring towels and water when practicing. Don't take a shower immediately after practice. When the sweat is dry and the pores shrink (about 40 minutes later), it is more conducive to discharging toxins.

4. Inanga Yoga

Iyengar was sickly since childhood. He first practiced hatha yoga to keep fit, and once reached a high level. When he was about 60 years old, Iyengar experienced a car accident, and the serious injury made him unable to do even the simplest posture. Nine years later, with extraordinary perseverance and hard work, Iyengar finally recovered. Iyengar deeply realized the pain of illness and the magical healing effect brought by yoga, and thus created the famous Iyengar yoga system with therapeutic effect. Iyengar yoga is recognized as the most exquisite posture practice method, which can coordinate the body balance and has a good effect on the treatment of diseases.

Suitable for: people with hard body, patients and people recovering after operation. Many people have recovered their health by practicing Iyengar yoga, but if they have no patience, they will feel too bored.

Features: All kinds of dazzling auxiliary props are the biggest difference between Iyengar yoga and traditional yoga. There are many postures that need to be done with wood blocks, benches, sandbags, blankets, pillows, cloth belts and other auxiliary tools, which can also increase the range of movements. It also makes many seemingly unreachable movements no longer complicated, thus benefiting students of different physical degrees.

Note: Iyengar yoga is famous for its safety and slowness, which can temper your impatience. However, as many yogis have pointed out, one of the bad consequences of relying too much on equipment and props is to cultivate people's lazy consciousness and neglect the improvement of physical fitness. Therefore, when learning this yoga system, we should tap the potential of the body as much as possible and finally throw away the tools instead of relying on it for life.

5, aerial yoga

Hatha yoga posture, also known as anti-gravity yoga, is completed by using aerial yoga hammock. Practitioners feel the body weight, deepen the stretching, resistance and alignment ability of asana, which has efficient relaxation, healing and slimming effects, and is more interesting and interactive!

Features: increase vitality, reduce facial wrinkles, and produce natural "lifting" effect. Improve eyesight and hearing: Normal eyesight and hearing mainly depend on good blood circulation and nerve transmission in eyes and ears.

Note: Warm-up is very important. Don't do difficult movements at first to avoid sports injuries. It is best to do some yoga warm-up exercises first, step by step. When practicing, you must keep the room relatively quiet, practice barefoot, and the sequence of actions is not fixed. You should do whatever you want, as long as you keep your breath steady and your mind at peace.