Reasearch : Yoga Hybrids

Most of us yogis of hatha yoga. We may be experiencing this as Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Zen or Yin. But these are all variants of Hatha : asana, pranayama, meditation and cleanses. Yoga of the body.

Primal Yoga

Combining yoga with martial arts and flow.

Somatic Yoga

Muscle isolation, mindful contaction and release.

Pilates

Combining yoga with callisthetics.

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