Here are brief definitions of all the types of yoga.

Hatha: The Classic — classical and most familiar style.

Ananda: Meditation —Emphasizes meditation and combines breath awareness, affirmations, and yoga postures to move from body awareness through energy awareness to ultimately, silent, inner awareness.

Ashtangas: The Power Yoga— Offers a fast-paced series of sequential poses beginning with sun salutations. Students move from one posture to another in a continual flow and link movements to breathing.

Anusara: Open Your Heart — Anusara means "following your heart"or "flowing with Grace." This new style, developed by John Friend, is described as heart-oriented, spiritually inspiring, yet grounded in a deep knowledge of outer and inner body alignment.

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