Types of Yoga Explained
Choose a Yoga Class That Fits Your Personality
When I tell people I teach yoga, I hear things like, "I always wanted to take yoga but it's way too hot," or, "I could never do yoga because it's way too slow." The thing is, there are so many different types of yoga that whatever your personality, one style will be right for you. If you've always wanted to try a yoga class, check out the chart below to see which kind of class you should attend.
| Type of Yoga | Personality |
| Ashtanga | Type A, competitive with yourself, high energy, can't sit still, strict, rigid, likes order, likes knowing the right and wrong way to do things, needs to move in order to de-stress |
| Anusara | Scientific, interested in body alignment and how your body moves internally, introspective, creative, likes to use props, in touch with your emotions |
If those two don't seem to fit your personality, read more.
| Type of Yoga | Personality |
| Bikram | Type A, extreme, over the top, needs discipline, loves heat, loves to sweat, craves order and strictness |
| Iyengar | Strict, rigid, interested in body alignment, likes to be told the right and wrong way to do things, likes to use props |
| Kripalu | Easy-going, slow-moving, meditative, spiritual, introspective |
| Kundalini | Meditative, slow-moving, spiritual, likes to be physically and mentally challenged, likes to focus on breath and chant, interested in the chakras and awakening the energy (kundalini) that resides in the base of the spine |
| Jivamukti | Spiritual, meditative, creative, likes to move, needs to de-stress, likes to be physically and mentally challenged, likes to chant |
| Vinyasa | Creative, spontaneous, up for a challenge, likes to move quickly, likes to sweat |
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