Hatha yoga includes the mental system and the physical system, and mainly practices how to control the body and breathe. The deeper function is to make the body run in an orderly way, so that the mind becomes quiet and peaceful. Hatha Yoga in China focuses on posture and breathing exercises, supplemented by meditation and beam closing.
According to the needs of the market and the importance of modern people to asana exercises, different types of asana exercises have also been derived.
Hatha Yoga
Hatha yoga is a traditional practice method, which can be simple or difficult. Different postures are arranged according to the needs of different students, so it is also suitable for entry-level students to practice.
(2) Eight Yoga
Eight yoga is a strict practice. It is divided into three levels: the first level, the second level and the third level. The movement arrangement of each sequence is fixed, starting with five sun prayers A and B, with a lot of posture exercises in the middle and ending with handstand and rest. The purpose of this kind of continuous action exercise is to consume a lot of calories to clean the body, improve energy and cultivate concentration. Ashtanga Yoga exercises strength, flexibility and endurance in a balanced way. At present, eight yoga courses offered by some yoga studios in China are popular with young people, and most of them are first-class. Even if it is 1, it is difficult for beginners. It takes 3-5 years for ordinary people to master the first-order sequence.
(3) Mobile Yoga
Compared with eight yoga, mobile yoga is more acceptable to the public. On the basis of reducing the difficulty of posture, add some excessive postures, let the postures practice in series, and make the whole practice process the same. Mobile yoga does not fix all the practice links and postures, but has more variability, giving practitioners more room to play. For practitioners, the purpose of body stretching is achieved. With the development of time, many teachers dare to innovate and create a new mobile yoga system, such as rocket mobile yoga. It was originally adapted and innovated from Astaing's first and second sequences. It perfectly combines the rhythm of flowing yoga with the sequence of eight yoga poses. It's called a rocket? "Vinyasa" means like a rocket, it helps you realize it faster. The school strongly encourages the spirit of brave change and free innovation in practice.
(4) Anusala Yoga
Anusara yoga, Anusara is Sanskrit, which means "moving gracefully". John Flanders, the founder of Anusara Yoga, is Louise's teacher. John Flanders combines all kinds of knowledge related to human meridians with the characteristics of human body, and shows various yoga movements in a simple, accurate and safer way. The posture of Anusara Yoga is compiled, combined and changed like a flowing cloud.
(5) Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar yoga is a hatha yoga course founded and taught by Indian yoga master B.K.S Iyengar and named after him. It pays great attention to the position of the body, physiological structure, skeletal muscle function and so on. And emphasize the accuracy and accuracy of posture and movements, and pay attention to the ethereal body and mind.
(6) Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga is a combination of medical advantages and the essence of Taoism and Wushu in China on the basis of yoga practice and experience. Yin yoga emphasizes the relaxation of the whole body, clearing all other thoughts and combining slow and natural breathing.
(7) Bikram Yoga
Bikram yoga, also known as high temperature yoga or thermal yoga. It is to do yoga in a high temperature environment of 38℃-40℃.
It consists of 26 stretching movements, which belongs to flexible exercise, can improve the flexibility of the spine and is suitable for office workers. At the same time, by twisting, bending, stretching and other static actions, the nerve and muscle system can be directly stimulated, which can play a role in losing weight. This Bikram yoga from the United States became popular in China in about 2004.
(8) aerial yoga
Aerial yoga, also known as anti-gravity yoga, uses aerial yoga hammock to complete hatha yoga pose. Practitioners feel the body weight, deepen the stretching, resistance and arrangement ability of asana, which has efficient relaxation, healing and slimming effects, and is more interesting and interactive.
In addition to these courses, we can usually see other course names on the curriculum of yoga studio, such as:
1. physiotherapy yoga
It also subdivides shoulder and neck physiotherapy and back physiotherapy, which is very suitable for office workers, beginners and the elderly.
2. Function
For example, slimming yoga, strength yoga and so on, these are all yoga courses that need special arrangement, generally in the form of hatha yoga and mobile yoga.
3. Thematic
For example, the themes of handstand, back bend, shoulder opening and hip opening are all targeted exercises, which are suitable for experienced yoga practitioners who are eager to improve their breakthrough.
There are so many courses that people are dazzled. Pay attention to the following two points when choosing a course:
1. Choose a professional yoga venue and teachers.
This is very important. To get started, we must first lay a good foundation, and to lay a good foundation, we must choose a professional introduction.
2. Try different courses.
Know your body first, know what your body needs, and then find the exercise that suits you.