A practice that focuses on postures, breathing and meditation. It is the yoga generally taught at the YMCA or Community Centers.
The practice of Phoenix Rising Yoga takes the elements of a traditional yoga class and molds them into a deeply inspiring and uniquely curative and restoring method. This therapeutic approach with a body-mind focus enables and empowers students to use their yoga practice to change their lives to overcome stress, heal from the inside, solidify relationships and discover their own unique magnificence. All the yogic benefits of strengthening and stretching, stimulating the immune system, opening joints and improved balance are maintained.
A fast-paced series of sequential postures focused on strength, flexibility and building body heat.
A practice that focuses on 26 postures always repeated in the same order in a studio heated to approximately 100 degrees.
Practitioners hold each pose for a long time to bring attention to body alignment. Props such as straps, blankets, cushions and wooden blocks are used. Sivananda Yoga: Combines postures, breathing, diet, chanting, scriptural study and meditation.
An introspective practice holding postures to explore and release emotional and spiritual blockages.
A practice that focuses on awakening the energy at the base of the spine and drawing it upward. Includes postures, chanting, meditation and breathing. Sometimes referred as Tantra Yoga.