Yoga, an ancient medication which doesn’t use any medicines but includes only physical exercises and postures that helps to cure and prevent many diseases which in turn benefits a lot to maintain healthy body and mind is categorized into different types which are as follows.
Bhakti yoga
As the name indicates, this yoga involves extreme devotion and love towards almighty. Different ways are used to practice this bhakti yoga which includes performing prayers, singing the devotional songs, making the habit of reading devotional or religious books, chanting various slogans that include praising of God, so on and so forth. Practicing bhakti yoga ultimately leads to the improvement in the character of every person in such a way that he/she shows love towards the co-existing creatures and helps in concentrating on the almighty existence.
Jnana yoga
Jnana yoga, popularly known as yoga of knowledge, helps to attain perfect control over faith, concentration, mind and sense. The most important feature of Jnana yoga is that it helps a lot in attaining self-control. This type of yoga includes meditation, study and analysis of various sacred scriptures and so on.
Hatha yoga
The word hatha in the hatha yoga has been derived from two different words ha and tha. The word ha means the Sun which is regarded as positive current and tha means the moon which is regarded as negative current. The combination of the two extremes ha and tha is nothing but the hatha yoga. Hatha yoga involves meditation, different physical postures named as asanas, various breathing exercises and various procedures commonly named as Shatkriyas in Sanskrit. Practicing hatha yoga benefits both physically and mentally.
Kundalini yoga
Kundalini yoga includes performing meditation, physical exercises and postures such as asanas and even chanting various devotional mantras by which all the seven chakras of body can be awakened. This type of yoga helps to attain mind, body and breathe control easily.
Karma yoga
Practicing this type of yoga helps in attaining the knowledge about one’s self and leads to the purification of one’s heart. Performing this yoga indicates that all our actions and their results are dedicated to the almighty. It is the yoga of action. The person who practices this yoga tries to help all the humans, plants and animals with his self actions without thinking about personal gains.
Purna yoga
One of the integral types of yoga is the purna yoga which involves performing meditation, pranayams and asanas. Practicing purna yoga helps to attain a perfect balance and union of soul, mind and body. It includes various traditional methods and techniques.
Mantra yoga
It helps in attaining the peaceful mind and increased concentration power by making use of various mantras. Regular practice of this type of yoga leads to the elimination of various physiological and psychological problems. The problems which occur due to stress, tension, frustration and anxiety can be eliminated and the self-confidence can be boosted up.
Raj yoga
Raj yoga is also known as eight-limbed yoga or astanga yoga. It deals with asanas and pranayamas that help in attaining physical health. It also deals with management of emotional conflicts and also human behavior can be refined by practicing Raj yoga.
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