Yoga is considered the essence of a hale and healthy life. Nowadays, it is gaining popularity in the Western world. A person practicing Yoga on a regular basis is not only guaranteed a healthy way of life, but also assured peace of mind. It is the supreme stress-buster and a therapy for curing a number of chronic illnesses. Yoga is broadly divided into eight categories. Nearly all of them engross the use of different poses, meditation and breathing Pranayams.
Bhakti Yoga:
This type of yoga expresses love and devotion to God. A person practicing this type of yoga learns how to express love, devotion and kindness to all living creatures around them, not just the Lord. Singing, praying, reading religious books and watching religious movies are all methods by which this is accomplished.
Hatha Yoga:
Hatha Yoga was founded in the 15th century in India by Yogi Swatmarama. It is about the mixture of two boundaries – ha, which is the Sun and tha, the Moon. The Sun is considered as Positive energy and the Moon is considered as the Negative energy.
Jnana Yoga: This type of yoga aims at isolating the person performing it, from all the temporary things of the life. The person doing it gets harmony, control over mind, wisdom, confidence, ability for concentration and the stamina to withstand and face any situation.
Mantra Yoga: This form implements the use of narrating mantras n a thoughtful way to obtain goals. It offers the person performing it peace of mind and confidence. In addition, it is a powerful tool in aiding in the relief of mental illness, stress and nervousness.
Karma Yoga: This type of yoga purifies one’s heart, by committing all actions and their fruit to the Almighty. The goal of one who performs Karma Yoga is to serve the poor, sick and needy without expectations of money, recognition, authority or honor in return.
Kundalini Yoga: This type of Yoga aims at drawing the unexploited energy (Kundalini), corkscrewed at the bottom of the spine, by using a set of methods which uses the person’s mind, senses and body. Other than physical postures, the person meditates, chants mantras to wake up each of the seven chakras of the body.
Raj Yoga:
Also known as Astanga or eight limbed yoga, this type is utilized to provide a person with peace and harmony by lightening them from mental and emotional clashes.
Purna Yoga: Based off of the karma of everyday life, this form of yoga teaches knowledge and techniques to unite the mind, body and soul. This type of yoga utilizes meditation, Pranayama and postures based on alignments.
