Yoga type Flashcards
How many types of yoga styles?
7
Hatha Yoga(Haa-taa)
Sanskrit -Hatha = strong, willful, or forceful
gentle level class with basic yoga asanas
Increases strength, balance, flexibility, concentration, and bone density.
Promotes calm and inner peace.
Vinyasa Yoga
Sanskrit
Vi = sacred way
Asa = to place
VIN-yaa-saa
a ‘flow’ between poses. Vinyasa classes also include breathing techniques that focus on the transition of the flow between poses.
-Increased muscle strength, flexibility, cardiovascular function, respiratory capacity, and improved bone density.
Sanskrit: Ashtanga Yoga(ASH-taan-ga) -8limbs
usually high energy and physically challenging. The classes are always sequenced the same, with poses following in the same order.
Increases muscles strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration, and mental clarity.
Sanskrit: Yin Yoga(feminine side) YI-en
different poses are held for longer periods of time for a deeper stretch. In these classes, a pose is usually held for 1-2 minutes, but can sometimes be held for up to 5 minutes in duration.
Increased flexibility, circulation, and concentration.
Improves mobility in the body and joints.
Improves the health of tissues, fascia, and joints.
Decreases anxiety and stress.
Restorative Yoga
Increases flexibility, stamina, concentration, and mental clarity. focus on a slow-paced style originally developed for students recovering from an illness or injury.
A restorative yoga class will usually include only 5-8 poses that are held for longer periods of time; up to five minutes or longer.
Hot Yoga
Regulates metabolism
Increases flexibility, immunity, and strength
Promotes detoxification of the body
Yoga classes both use heat to aid in loosening stiff joints and strengthening muscles. The flow like sequence of the classes help to promote detoxification of the body through sweating.
typically follow a preset of a 26 pose sequence done twice in one class.
Iyengar Yoga(Eye-ING-aar)
Increases muscular strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration, and mental clarity.
focus on proper alignment and the precise use of teaching cues and language to achieve alignment.
use of props to perfect alignment for each pose
Each pose has
- Name
- Classification and level
- Key Structure
- Key joints and limbs actions
- Working and lengthening
- Breathing
- Obstacles and notes
- Cautions
- Variations
- Special notes
Name
presented with its Sanskrit name and its translated English name.
Classification and level
Poses are classified by their base of support, spinal action, and level of difficulty.
Key structures
at least three key structures are highlighted.
These may be anatomical elements that the pose brings into greater focus or function. They could also be less obvious body parts that can provide a deeper action than you would ordinarily notice.
Key joint and limb actions
joints and limbs that are involved in the asana are identified according to their actions: flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation, and so forth.
Working and lengthening
the most prominent sensations are generated by the lengthening and working of the skeletal muscles.
work and lengthen simultaneously to do the poses.
The key muscles for each pose are discussed.
Breathing
changing of shape of the body cavities. Each yoga posture presents a specific shape-changing challenge to the respiratory mechanism. Many postures are presented with notes on these underlying breathing patterns and suggestions on how to use the breath to get the most out of the posture’s effects.
