Power Yoga

Power yoga, for example, is designed specifically to improve muscle strength and cardiovascular endurance. The poses are challenging, and you move from one pose to the next quickly. It provides a good physical workout and, unlike some other styles of yoga that follow the same series of poses each time, power yoga classes are seldom alike.

Although power yoga isn’t an official type of yoga, the term is sometimes used interchangeably with Vinyasa yoga. It’s probably more accurate to say that power yoga is a form of Vinyasa, which has its roots in Ashtanga yoga, an established practice that began in the early 20th century.

With power yoga, the emphasis is on the flow from one pose to the next, rather than approaching each pose separately. The poses aren’t disconnected from each other, unlike some other forms of yoga.

No matter what you call it, power yoga is a fast-paced and intense activity. You move from one posture to another rapidly, linking your breathing to the different motions of your body.

A power yoga class may seem more like an aerobics class than a relaxed, mindful yoga experience. Though it requires mindfulness and focus on your breathing, power yoga is more dynamic than meditative

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga focuses on mindfulness, breath, posture, and meditation and has many benefits for your mental and physical health: Strength. Hatha yoga's poses target all the body's major muscle groups in the upper and lower body.

Benefits of Hatha Yoga

• Better sleep. According to a 2013 review, doing yoga can not only help people to fall asleep faster but can also improve their quality of sleep.
• Reduce stress.
• Improve balance and core strength.
• Relieve neck and back pain.
• Lower levels of depression.
• Strengthen flexibility.
• Enhance mindfulness.