6 Famous Yoga Forms You Should Learn

"Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees" -B.K.S Iyengar

One of the most acclaimed founder and the foremost yoga teacher in the world B.K.S Iyengar was very true with the above statement. In the western world, yoga is considered as one of the best tactics for physical exercise. However, it is considered as meditative and spiritual practices in Indian traditions. Concerning history, the word "Yoga" was derived from the Sanskrit word "Yuj" means the amalgamation of the individual consciousness. This 10,000 years old custom is pondered to be found in the oldest surviving literature of Rig Veda. Yoga’s ultimate goal is liberation.

It’s true that Yoga possesses the healing power as it maintains fitness, improves immunity and intuition, most importantly inner peace which leads to positive energy, stress relief, and many more. It is the secret path to transform an individual to live a vigorous lifestyle. Therefore, here is the list of 6 famous yoga forms you should learn to boost the sense of happiness and healthiness.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga is a gentle form of yoga which helps understand the structure of the body for greater possibilities. It creates a certain atmosphere to drive your energy in specific directions by using various body postures. Founded by the father of modern yoga, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya's hatha yoga is known as a healer or restores health. His famous yoga steps include Surya Namaskar, Asana many more.

Karma Yoga

This powerful form of yoga helps aware an individual’s action and manages its mental associations from negative components. Simply, the concept of this yoga is to transform you and your action to liberating by gaining spirituality. It also aims to gain freedom from the confinement of karma (view of good or bad resulting from one's actions).

Patanjali's yoga sutra

Founded by the renowned yoga teacher, B.K.S Iyengar Patanjali's yoga sutra is one of the most needed and relevant yoga forms in today's environment. This yoga is considered the finest tools to increase personal health, strength and tractability. It reminds a soul to be stress-free and help understand the mode of happiness.

Ashtanga Yoga

Founded by the K Pattabhi Jois, this dynamic system of yoga comforts the emotional, mental, physical and intellectual quantity. It involves multiple forms of a method includes, breathing, concentration, posture and many more that helps purification of the muscles and organs of the body.

Sudarshan Kriya

Sudarshan Kriya is one of the most popular breathing practice yoga (including Pranayama and Dhyaan), introduced by the Hindu spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. This powerful form of yoga is an effective meditation for anti-anxiety or anti-depression and the greatest creativity of physical and mental (psychological) health. It also benefits the spirituality as it increases an inner peace of mind.

Kapalbhati and Anulom-vilom

It is one of the most influential yoga form founded by the Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev. The Kapalbhati yoga faithfully practices to improve blood circulation and relax facial muscles and nerves. It helps improve the respiratory, reproductive and digestive system in the body and may more. On the other hand, Anulom-vilom is an excellent breathing technique to maintain calmness and peace of mind. It helps maintain body temperature and escalate blood circulation and numerous more.