Category Archives: Yoga Styles

Purna yoga is a style of yoga that nurtures all the aspects of the being-emotional, physical, spiritual and mental. This style puts emphasis on all facets of life as a way for potential growth. The true practice of Purna Yoga is not done on the yoga mat but by including it into our daily existence and our thoughts, actions, and... [read more]

­­As we get older we start to notice that our joints are not as healthy as they used to be. We begin having stiffness, popping sounds, cracking soreness and more pain in our joints especially as the day ends. Even people that have a regular exercise routine begin to notice changes because they may not take a lot of time... [read more]

Our busy world is slowly reviewing different styles of yoga and what type of yoga fits their needs the best. Yin yoga is something that more people are exploring every day. Yin yoga is a more relaxed style of yoga that practices floor postures for up to five minutes at a time. A yin style of practice puts focus on... [read more]

Yin yoga is a style that works with your connective tissues such as tendons, ligaments, cartilage and fascia. This style works deeply to heal joints and to increase your flexibility through gentle, slow and controlled traction. Yin yoga tries to focus on slowly stretching out the connective tissues around your joints which at the same time will help strengthen them.... [read more]

Kriya Yoga is such a great style of yoga and is effective because it works hand in hand with the source of your growth and the spiritual energy that lies deep in our spines. All yoga styles and techniques work using this energy normally on an indirect approach. Yoga postures can help you open the spinal channels and bring balance... [read more]

Most of us have reached moments in our lives where we stop and wonder where we can find happiness and fulfillment. We tend to look away from ourselves to find this because that is what the world around us wants us to believe. However, being able to look internally for fulfillment is really the answer. Have we not heard that... [read more]

Kriya Yoga is most known for its connection to carry spiritual believer towards their path of self-realization in a short amount of time. Some traditions of yoga believe that it is only through a continued practice over many lifetimes that you can find liberation, but to the believer who is very devoted to practice Kriya Yoga can bring you liberation... [read more]

Kriya Yoga is a style of yoga that was first introduced to the West in the 1920’s by Paramahansa Yogananda. This yoga style focuses on removing obstructions involving the mind and body. Kriya Yoga incorporates a wide area of techniques, including meditation and mantras for control of the life which brings calmness and control to your mind and body. Yoga... [read more]

Integral Yoga is a style of yoga that is based on the teachings of Swami Satchidananda from India and started in the late 1960’s.  Yoga teacher training for this style is offered in different places, most commonly at the Integral headquarters in Virginia. Students go to study and learn from all over the world. Style of yoga Integral Yoga is... [read more]

Integral Yoga is the style and yoga teachings of Sri Swami Sachidananda who came to the United States from India in the late 1960’s. Integral Yoga is a style that is gentle, a form of Hatha yoga, and incorporates breathing exercises, Kriyas, chanting and meditation as part of the practice. Yoga teacher training is starting to grow and share this... [read more]

Integral Yoga follows the traditional teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda who arrived in the United States from India during the 1960s. He eventually realized that this style of yoga was a way to help others reach peace and so he founded many Integral Yoga Institutes and the known Yogaville Ashram that is located in Buckingham, Virginia. Integral yoga is a... [read more]

When you hear Baptiste yoga it is referring to Baron Baptiste’s style which is power vinyasa yoga. Baron Baptiste and his sister Sherri Baptiste Freeman grew up surrounded by yoga, physical fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. They are both very successful yoga teachers in the states. Yoga teacher training takes the emphasis of this style of yoga and brings... [read more]