KINDS OF YOGA, YOGA TYPES & STYLE
How many kinds of yoga exist?
So how many kinds and directions of yoga exist? There are as many kinds of yoga as there are ways a people can express themselves. We have a physical body. We can make static poses. So we have hatha yoga. We have a possibility to breathe.So there is pranayama or breathing yoga. We have eyes. Sometimes our mind reacts on forms, which we see, without realizing it. It creates the grounding for yantra yoga. Composers have a possibility to hear the music of spheres and write it down. This is the nada yoga. The capability to demonstrate the dominance skills was a precondition for the appearance of the raja yoga. This list could be continued on and on.
Guide to basic yoga styles & types.
This is introductory course about different kinds of yoga. Including
- Pre-historyof yoga
- Yoga journey
- Numberof existing kinds of yoga
- Dominating kind of yoga
- Test about the material studied
- Homework and certificate
- Keyword for the next course

- Teacher: Alena Polyaeva
- Teacher: Elena Potapova
- Teacher: Open Yoga Team
Basic kinds of yoga
Introductory course on five basic kinds of yoga on www.YogaOpenYoga.com. This course will give the first insight in hatha, kriya, mantra, pranayama yoga and meditation. Everyone is welcome to study yoga from very basics with International Open Yoga University!
Yoga kinds for beginners
Yoga is classified in different ways, firstly, in classical and advanced kinds of yoga. In order to start and for the foundation for the advanced kinds of yoga we require basic kinds of yoga. Open Yoga studies these kinds of yoga in great detail. In this course you will learn about:
- Hatha yoga
- Kriya yoga
- Mantra yoga
- Pranayama yoga
- Meditation
- Homework & Certificate
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- Teacher: Alena Polyaeva
- Teacher: Elena Potapova
- Teacher: Open Yoga Team
Advanced yoga methods
Yoga is one teaching with many directions and areas to study. Everyone can find their kind of yoga. Open Yoga offers more than 15 kinds of yoga for closer explorations. visit FREE yoga learning site www.YogaOpenYoga.com.
When people have studied fundamental kinds of yoga well they may explore many other aspects and more advanced kinds of yoga. Combination of fundamental kinds of yoga and advanced kinds of yoga give even better results. Open yoga offers wide possibilities to study these kinds of yoga and this course will include small review of the following kinds of yoga:
- Karma yoga
- Bhakti yoga
- Yantra yoga
- Jnana yoga
- Raja yoga
- Nidra yoga
- Laya and kundalini yoga
- Nyasa yoga
- Homework on the work accomplished during this course
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- Teacher: Alena Polyaeva
- Teacher: Open Yoga Team