Explore Different Types of Yoga
Did you know there are many different types of yoga? In fact, yoga goes far beyond the typical poses most people associate with the practice. No matter your age, physique or level of flexibility, there’s a type of yoga that can suit your body and individual needs. Southwest Yoga Atlanta offers hatha, yin, restorative and more with new instructors and yoga styles being added all the time. Keep reading to learn about some of our most popular types of yoga and descriptions of our class offerings.
Hatha Yoga
This is one of the most common types of yoga and perfect for beginners. Hatha is an umbrella term that encompasses the general postures and breathing of all yoga styles. A typical hatha class may include classical yoga postures and breathing exercises that can help students build a strong foundation for more challenging practices. Learn more about hatha yoga.
Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga is a slow-paced, therapeutic style of yoga. Yin postures are more passive postures, mainly done on the floor either seated or lying down. There are no sun salutations, no planks, no warriors, no jump throughs! There is in fact no dynamic movement and usually no standing poses at all. Yin Yoga is unique in that you are asked to relax into the posture, allowing the body to soften and release naturally without pushing or straining. It is not uncommon for postures to be held for three to five minutes, even 10 minutes at a time. The time spent in these postures is much like time spent in meditation, as the mind shifts from yang to yin, or from active to passive.
The key to practicing Yin Yoga is finding stillness in each position. The goal is to access the deeper tissues of the body, such as connective tissue and fascia, and many of the postures focus on areas that encompass a joint such as the hips, sacrum, and the spine.
Restorative Yoga
The keyword in restorative yoga is relax. Restorative yoga practice is a supported practice where a student should expect to surrender the body and the mind. A relaxed body is followed by a relaxed mind. A typical restorative practice features support tools such as blocks, straps, blankets and pillows that, combined with stillness and steady, rhythmic breaths, lead to total relaxation. This style offers a gentle pathway to deeper alignment, symmetry, and flexibility. Students are not at all managing the poses, but are able to gently alleviate where tension lies in the body. At the end of a practice, students discover that they had practiced poses they did not think were possible for their bodies!
Class Descriptions
Evening Twist
Body Language
Body Language aims to initiate spiritual breakthrough and body, mind, and breath equilibrium using the body as the vehicle. In this class, we surrender to the power of the breath to strengthen our minds to break free from mental distractions and to strengthen our bodies to move beyond perceived physical incapabilities. ‘The right to feel’ is the remedy, the prescription, and the pathway to deeper connection with One’s Self.
Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic and transformative form of Yoga, using mantras, which are sacred chants that help connect the wisdom of the mind and the heart; Asana – postures; Pranayama (breath); Meditation to promote flexibility, strength & to connect with your Higher consciousness. Within the class you will reconnect yourself with the three pillars of life body, mind, and spirit by the completion of the class.
Kundalini Yoga can transform you by:
Improve Fitness and Physical Flexibility
Balance Emotions, Release Stress and Anxiety
Build Self-Esteem, Resilience, Energy, Joy, and Calm in your life
Deepen Self-Awareness, Spiritual Connection and Ability to live in Now
Connect you with the ability to strengthen your nervous system to be able to handle all obstacles that come your way.
LETS UNLOCK YOUR HIGHER SELF WITHIN!
Sunday Wind Down
Sunday Wind Down is a hatha yoga class designed to utilize the energy within one’s heart to achieve a cleansing. The class combines simple asana, or poses, with pranayama, which is simply intentional and mindful breathing. Mudras, hand gestures, are incorporated as well to further explore the benefits of the practice. After taking our physical journey through the sequence, class is rounded out with a guided meditation known as yoga nidra which means yogic sleep. This allows one to relax more deeply and emerge feeling a sense of renewed inner peace. This class is welcome for all levels of experience.
Flow and Meditation
Yin
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