🧘 Find Your Flow: Class Types & Descriptions
A clear overview of the most commonly practiced yoga styles today.
🌞 1. Vinyasa Yoga (Most Common)
- Flow-based, linking breath to movement
- Often includes sun salutations
- Can be slow, moderate, or power-style
- Most widely taught in modern studios
🌓 2. Hatha Yoga
- Slower, more deliberate pace
- Focuses on alignment and holding poses
- Ideal for beginners
🔥 3. Ashtanga Yoga
- Fast-paced, structured sequence
- Same poses every class
- Builds strength and discipline
🧘♀️ 4. Kundalini Yoga
- Combines movement, breathwork, chanting, and meditation
- Focuses on spiritual energy and awareness
🧪 5. Iyengar Yoga
- Precision-focused
- Heavy use of props
- Excellent for alignment and injury-safe practice
🧊 6. Hot Yoga / Bikram Yoga
- Practiced in a heated room
- Bikram uses a fixed 26-pose sequence
- Hot yoga is more flexible and Vinyasa-inspired
😌 7. Restorative Yoga
- Deep relaxation
- Long holds with props
- Calms the nervous system
🧵 8. Yin Yoga
- Slow, meditative practice
- Long passive holds
- Targets fascia and deep connective tissue
💪 9. Power Yoga
- Athletic and strength-focused
- Modern, fitness-driven offshoot of Vinyasa
🤰 10. Prenatal Yoga
- Designed for pregnancy
- Focuses on breath, pelvic floor, and safe movement
🎞 11. Aerial Yoga
- Uses a hammock or silk
- Mix of yoga, acrobatics, and suspension work
🤝 12. Acro Yoga
- Partner-based
- Combines yoga, acrobatics, and trust-building
⭐ Most Common Type of Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga is the most commonly practiced style today. It’s adaptable, dynamic, and widely offered in modern studios.
🧘 Quick Comparison Table
| Style | Pace | Focus | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyasa | Moderate–fast | Flow, breath | General fitness |
| Hatha | Slow | Alignment, basics | Beginners |
| Ashtanga | Fast | Discipline, strength | Athletes |
| Yin | Very slow | Deep stretch | Mindfulness |
| Restorative | Very slow | Relaxation | Stress relief |
| Kundalini | Varied | Breath, chanting | Spiritual seekers |
| Power | Fast | Strength | Fitness-focused |
