Yoga originated in India, which has a history of more than 5,000 years and is called "the treasure of the world". Yoga originated in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India.
Ancient Indian yogis observed, imitated and personally experienced animal postures, and created a series of physical and mental exercise systems.
As a professional fitness method, yoga has many professional classifications. So what are the types of yoga?
1. Wisdom Yoga
Advocate the cultivation of knowledge concepts, free from ignorance, achieve sacred knowledge, and look forward to unity with Brahma. Zhi Yoga believes that there is a difference between low and high knowledge. What ordinary people call knowledge is limited to the external manifestations of life and matter.
2. Karma Yoga
Karma means behavior. Karma Yoga believes that behavior is the first manifestation of life, such as food and clothing, daily life, speech, manners and so on. Karma Yoga advocates focusing energy on the inner world and guiding more perfect behaviors through inner spiritual activities.
3. Hatha Yoga
In the word Hatha, "Ha" means sun and "He" means moon. "Hata" represents the balance of male and female, day and night, yin and yang, cold and heat, soft and hard, and any other complementary opposite. Hatha Yoga believes that the human body includes two systems, one is the spiritual system. One is the body system.
4. Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is the only way to the spiritual world, and Raja Yoga is biased towards mindfulness and breath adjustment. Meditation is usually performed using some asanas such as the lotus position, doing away with most strict asanas. Raja Yoga actively advocates the eight branches of yoga, namely, restraint, respect, sitting, breath adjustment, sense control, internal awakening, meditation, and samadhi.
5. Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga Yoga is a rigorous practice. Ashtanga yoga is divided into three levels: basic level, intermediate level and advanced level.
The choreography of each level is fixed, starting with 5 times Sun Prayer A and B, with a lot of posture exercises in the middle, and finally ending with a handstand and rest. The purpose of such continuous movement exercises is to consume a lot of calories to cleanse the body and expel toxins.
In addition, long-term yoga exercises are helpful to people's health. Here are some benefits.
1. Promote blood circulation, enhance endurance and body flexibility
Yoga can speed up the heartbeat and the circulation of oxygen-rich blood, thereby strengthening our blood circulation. Yoga poses are body movements refined through thousands of years of practice that strengthen and lengthen the connective tissues of the limbs. Whether your body is limp or stiff, weak or strong, yoga can improve your body and mind while improving your physical health.
2. Release the pressure
boost self-confidence. Regular practice of yoga can calm the body, mind and spirit, promote the function of the immune system, and discharge toxins in the body caused by stress.
3. Strengthen respiratory management
Increase disease resistance. The quality of breathing often directly affects our mind and body. When we learn how to control and ease our breathing, we can find that we can control our body and mind more effectively. Yoga can help us learn to control our state of mind and remove the stress we face in our daily lives.
