Yoga style: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is versatile and can be adapted to individual needs and goals. It is a gentle and accessible yoga style that is particularly suitable for beginners.
Find Hatha Yoga offers near youShort description of Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the classic among the yoga styles known today. Most modern yoga styles are derived from him. Hatha yoga primarily combines strengthening physical exercises , so-called asanas, conscious breathing exercises , also known as pranayama, and meditation . The combination of the three pillars of body, breath and meditation is intended to promote flexibility and patience and to increase awareness of one's own body.
Origin and meaning of Hatha Yoga
The term Hatha in Sanskrit means strength and tenacity . The term is made up of the two components “ ha” (sun, power) and “tha” (moon, silence) . So opposite energies are brought together. Applied to yoga practice, the two poles of body and mind should be brought into harmony. The first exercises on the way to this goal can be found in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika , one of the most important texts in the history and development of yoga. Today, however, far more Hatha Yoga exercises are carried out than can be found in the original writing.
Target group Hatha Yoga (suitable for)
Beginners, people with different fitness levels, older people, people who are looking for relaxation or prefer a holistic yoga practice.
Hatha yoga is particularly suitable for entry into the world of yoga . Due to the balanced integration of body, breath and mind, Hatha Yoga is a holistic yoga practice that is equally popular with beginners and advanced practitioners. It includes exercises for every fitness level or age. Without sweating a lot, Hatha Yoga can be a great way to release blockages and have a lasting relaxing effect. The right attitude is the be-all and end-all: actively engage in consciously observing your body and mind. Hatha yoga can also be a suitable method of relief for chronic pain.
Example series of exercises for Hatha Yoga
This style includes, among other things, sun salutation , cobra , downward dog , and other classic exercises now associated with yoga in Western society. What a series of exercises could actually look like is shown below.
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