| Yoga is flourishing now even in the conservative | | | | alignment of the body while holding postures. |
| South, with studios popping up everywhere | | | | Kripalu Yoga: Kripalu Yoga integrates yoga |
| offering enough different yoga classes to make | | | | postures and breathing with meditation, making it |
| the head spin. That is certainly the case for yoga | | | | as much an inward experience as it is an outward |
| in Knoxville, TN. | | | | exercise. Classes range from gentle to vigorous. |
| This can be great news if you've been practicing | | | | Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini Yoga is an intense |
| yoga for some time and you're interested in | | | | combination of purifying, energetic movements |
| trying out different styles of yoga practice. | | | | with breathing and chanting to awaken energy |
| If you're new to yoga in Knoxville, TN, however, | | | | centers called chakras. |
| so many choices can lead to confusion over | | | | Restorative Yoga: Restorative yoga is a very |
| where to begin. One false start could end your | | | | gentle practice. Participants hold postures while |
| interest in yoga forever. | | | | supported by various props. |
| Knowing beforehand what you'd like to get out of | | | | Prenatal and Momma-Baby yoga: Yoga can |
| your yoga class coupled with an idea of what the | | | | enhance the pregnancy experience, help a healthy |
| different yoga styles have to offer will likely lead | | | | birth and keep mom in shape afterwards. |
| to a very positive experience of yoga. | | | | Vinyasa yoga: Vinyasa yoga (also called flow and |
| Here are concise descriptions of the different | | | | power yoga) is the movement from one posture |
| styles of yoga in Knoxville currently. To find a | | | | to the next connected by the breath. Usually the |
| specific studio where your preferred styles are | | | | flow is based on the sun salutation and the pace |
| offered, simply do a web search on Google or | | | | of movement between poses is fairly fast, but |
| the browser of your choice. | | | | that is not always the case. The classroom is |
| Yoga Knoxville, TN: Styles and descriptions follow. | | | | sometimes heated for increased flexibility and |
| Ashtanga Yoga: Ashtanga is one of the more | | | | body purification. |
| athletic forms of yoga, emphasizing movement | | | | Yin Yoga: Yin Yoga targets the connective tissue |
| through a prescribed series of postures. | | | | – tendons, ligaments, and cartilage – for |
| Hatha yoga: Hatha literally means 'forceful,' and on | | | | increased flexibility. Postures tend to be held for |
| another level it means 'Sun-Moon,' meaning the | | | | longer periods as a restorative technique. |
| union of opposites. In this country, hatha yoga has | | | | Every student has an opinion of what the best |
| unfortunately come to mean generic gentle yoga, | | | | yoga in Knoxville, TN is because every student is |
| which is not at all how hatha was meant to be | | | | looking to get something slightly different out of |
| practiced. There's nothing wrong with gentle yoga, | | | | the experience. Try out a few different teachers |
| of course. | | | | and classes, and you'll soon have a favorite of |
| Iyengar yoga: Iyengar yoga emphasizes precise | | | | your own. |
