Anusara

At its core, Anusara Yoga integrates Tantric philosophy, which emphasizes the intrinsic goodness of all beings. Classes often incorporate uplifting themes such as joy, love, or empowerment. Classes are often structured with thoughtful sequencing that builds toward a peak pose. Although not a vinyasa style, movements are fluid and connected. With its focus on precise alignment and positive intention, Anusara is often considered a therapeutic style that is both physically and emotionally empowering.

Ashtanga

Ashtanga Yoga is a dynamic and disciplined style of yoga developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois that follows a set sequence of postures linked with breath in a flowing vinyasa format. It emphasizes strength, flexibility, and focus through consistent practice of specific series, beginning with the Primary Series. Key elements include Ujjayi breathing, internal energy locks (bandhas), and fixed gaze points (drishti), all of which support physical intensity and meditative awareness. Traditionally taught in a self-led format known as Mysore style, Ashtanga is well-suited for those seeking a structured, physically demanding, and transformative yoga practice.

Chair

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced while sitting in a chair or using a chair for support, making it accessible to people of all ages, abilities, and fitness levels. It includes modified versions of traditional yoga poses—such as twists, stretches, and breathing exercises—that help improve flexibility, strength, balance, and relaxation without requiring floor-based movements. Chair yoga is especially beneficial for seniors, people with limited mobility, or those recovering from injury, offering a safe and effective way to experience the physical and mental benefits of yoga in a supportive, low-impact format.

Christian

Christian yoga is a spiritual practice that blends traditional yoga movements and breathing techniques with Christian beliefs, scripture, and prayer. While it uses the physical postures and meditative aspects of yoga to promote flexibility, strength, and relaxation, its focus is on deepening one’s relationship with God through Christ-centered intention. Classes may include Bible verses, worship music, or prayer woven into the practice, distinguishing it from traditional yoga rooted in Hindu or Buddhist philosophy. Christian yoga offers a way for believers to experience the physical and mental benefits of yoga within a faith-based context aligned with their spiritual values.

Forrest

Forrest Yoga is a modern, therapeutic style of yoga created by Ana T. Forrest that focuses on healing physical and emotional wounds through deep breathing, core strength, and long pose holds. Designed for modern bodies and minds, it emphasizes mindfulness, intentional movement, and adapting poses to individual needs, making it accessible and supportive for people with injuries or emotional stress. The practice builds strength, releases tension, and encourages inner connection, making it both physically intense and deeply transformative.

Foundations

Yoga Foundations teaches the essential building blocks of yoga practice, focusing on correct alignment, breath awareness, and fundamental postures to create a safe and confident foundation for students. Participants learn common poses such as Mountain, Downward Dog, Warrior variations, and gentle seated stretches, along with transitions between them, while exploring modifications for different body types and abilities. Emphasis is on breathing techniques (pranayama), basic mindfulness, and how to connect movement with breath, helping students cultivate body awareness, flexibility, strength, and relaxation skills. It will prepare beginners for more advanced classes while offering experienced practitioners a chance to refine their technique.

Hatha

Hatha Yoga is a traditional and foundational style of yoga that emphasizes a balanced practice of physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation to promote overall well-being. The word “Hatha” combines “ha” (sun) and “tha” (moon), symbolizing the union of opposites and the balance of energy in the body. Hatha classes typically move at a slower pace with a focus on alignment, making them accessible for beginners while still offering depth for experienced practitioners. It’s ideal for building strength, flexibility, and mindfulness in a calm, steady environment.

Integral

Integral Yoga is a holistic yoga system founded by Swami Satchidananda that integrates six branches of classical yoga—Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma, Jnana, and Japa—to promote the harmonious development of body, mind, and spirit. It combines physical postures, breath control, meditation, selfless service, devotion, and self-inquiry into a comprehensive spiritual path. Integral Yoga emphasizes inner peace, ethical living, and the realization of the true self, with the ultimate goal of union with the Divine. It is gentle, meditative, and ideal for those seeking a balanced, spiritual approach to yoga and daily life.

Inverted

Inverted yoga refers to any yoga practice or pose where the heart is positioned above the head, reversing the body’s usual relationship with gravity. These inversions can range from gentle shapes like Downward Dog, Legs-Up-the-Wall, or Supported Bridge, to more advanced postures such as Headstand, Forearm Stand, and Handstand. Practicing inversions is believed to improve circulation, stimulate the lymphatic system, and build upper body and core strength, while also enhancing balance, focus, and mental clarity. In a class setting, inverted yoga often includes careful warm-ups, alignment tips, and progressive steps to help students safely explore being upside down, whether for a few breaths or a sustained hold, with options for all experience levels.

Iyengar

Iyengar Yoga is a precise and alignment-focused style of yoga developed by B.K.S. Iyengar. It emphasizes exact physical alignment, longer holds, and the use of props like blocks, straps, and bolsters to help students safely and correctly perform poses, regardless of ability or experience. The practice is methodical and detail-oriented, often breaking down each posture to refine technique and build strength, flexibility, and stability. Iyengar Yoga is therapeutic in nature, making it ideal for injury recovery and developing body awareness, and is well-suited for those who value structure, precision, and depth in their practice.

Jivamukti

Jivamukti Yoga is a modern, spiritual style of yoga founded in 1984 by Sharon Gannon and David Life, blending vigorous vinyasa flow with deep spiritual teachings rooted in traditional yogic philosophy. A typical Jivamukti class integrates asana (physical postures), pranayama (breath control), chanting, meditation, and study of ancient texts—often framed within a theme or ethical focus like non-violence or compassion. Music and activism, especially animal rights and environmentalism, are also key components. Jivamukti is ideal for those seeking a physically dynamic practice enriched with philosophy, devotion, and social awareness.

Kripalu

Kripalu Yoga is a gentle, introspective style of yoga that emphasizes self-awareness, compassion, and personal transformation. Developed at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, it blends traditional Hatha yoga with a meditative, non-judgmental approach. The practice typically unfolds in three stages: learning postures and alignment, holding poses with awareness of breath and sensation, and eventually allowing spontaneous movement and self-inquiry. Kripalu encourages students to listen to their bodies and honor their inner experience, making it ideal for all levels—especially those seeking a nurturing, healing, and mindful yoga practice.

Kundalini

Kundalini Yoga is a dynamic and spiritually focused style of yoga aimed at awakening the kundalini energy—believed to be a dormant spiritual energy coiled at the base of the spine. Popularized by Yogi Bhajan, it combines physical postures (asanas), breathwork (pranayama), mantras (chanting), meditation, and kriyas (specific sequences) to activate energy flow and expand consciousness. Kundalini classes are often energetic and transformative, targeting the nervous and glandular systems to promote mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual awakening. It’s well-suited for those seeking a powerful mind-body-spirit practice with an emphasis on inner growth and vitality.

Laughter

Laughter Yoga is a playful and uplifting practice that combines intentional laughter exercises with yogic breathing (pranayama) to boost mood, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. Founded by Dr. Madan Kataria in 1995, it’s based on the idea that voluntary laughter—even if initially simulated—can provide the same psychological and physiological benefits as spontaneous laughter. Sessions often include clapping, chanting (like “ho ho ha ha ha”), childlike play, and group interaction to encourage contagious laughter and joy. Laughter Yoga is accessible to all ages and abilities, making it ideal for promoting mental health, social connection, and resilience in a fun, light-hearted way.

Partners

Partner Yoga is a playful and supportive style where two people work together in poses to enhance balance, deepen stretches, and build trust. Using each other’s body weight and support, partners explore postures that improve flexibility, strength, and coordination while fostering connection through synchronized breath and movement. Suitable for friends, couples, or groups, it blends mutual assistance with elements of AcroYoga for a fun and engaging practice.

Perinatal

Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga are specialized yoga practices designed to support women during and after pregnancy, focusing on safe movement, breathwork, and emotional well-being
Prenatal Yoga helps prepare the body and mind for childbirth by emphasizing gentle stretching, pelvic floor strength, proper posture, and relaxation techniques. It can reduce pregnancy discomforts like back pain, improve sleep, and support mental calmness while creating a connection with the baby .Post natal Yoga supports recovery after birth by focusing on rebuilding core and pelvic floor strength, relieving tension, and promoting relaxation. It can also help manage stress, fatigue, and emotional shifts common in the postpartum period.
Both styles are gentle, mindful, and often include modifications to accommodate each stage of pregnancy and postpartum recovery, making them safe and supportive for new and expecting mothers.

Power

Power Yoga is a vigorous, fitness-focused style of yoga that combines strength, flexibility, and stamina through fast-paced sequences and dynamic movement. Rooted in Ashtanga yoga principles but often more free-flowing, it emphasizes continuous movement synchronized with breath, building heat in the body to enhance flexibility and endurance. Classes typically feature challenging poses, creative transitions, and core-strengthening work, often moving through standing sequences, balances, and arm supports to cultivate both physical power and mental focus. Designed to boost cardiovascular health, muscle tone, and overall vitality, Power Yoga offers an energizing, sweat-inducing practice that can feel as much like a workout as a moving meditation.

Power

Power Yoga is a vigorous, fitness-based style of yoga that combines strength, flexibility, and stamina in a fast-paced, dynamic flow. Inspired by Ashtanga Yoga but less rigid in sequence, Power Yoga emphasizes athletic movement, core engagement, and continuous breath-linked transitions between poses. It often includes challenging postures and high-energy sequences designed to elevate the heart rate, making it popular for those seeking a full-body workout alongside the mindfulness benefits of traditional yoga. Power Yoga is ideal for practitioners looking to build physical strength, endurance, and mental focus in a more intense, modern yoga setting.

Restorative

Restorative Yoga is a gentle, calming style of yoga that uses props like bolsters, blankets, and blocks to support the body in passive, long-held poses. The goal is deep relaxation, not stretching or effort. Each posture is held for several minutes to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, helping reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and promote healing. With a focus on stillness and breath awareness, Restorative Yoga is ideal for anyone needing rest, recovery, or relief from stress, anxiety, or fatigue. It’s especially beneficial during times of illness, injury, or emotional overwhelm.

Sculpt

Yoga Sculpt is a high-energy fusion of yoga, strength training, and cardio, designed to build muscle, burn calories, and increase endurance. Often set to upbeat music, it combines traditional yoga poses with weights, bodyweight exercises (like squats, lunges, or push-ups), and short bursts of cardio. The practice maintains a focus on breath and alignment while adding intensity for a full-body workout. Yoga Sculpt is ideal for those looking to combine the mindfulness of yoga with the toning and conditioning benefits of a gym-style class.

Sivananda

Sivananda Yoga is a traditional, holistic form of yoga founded by Swami Sivananda and brought to the West by Swami Vishnudevananda. It emphasizes the integration of body, mind, and spirit through a structured practice based on five principles: proper exercise (asanas), proper breathing (pranayama), proper relaxation (savasana), proper diet (vegetarian), and positive thinking and meditation (Vedanta and dhyana). A typical Sivananda class follows a consistent sequence: starting with pranayama, followed by sun salutations, a set series of 12 foundational poses, and deep relaxation. The practice is gentle yet comprehensive, suitable for all levels, and aims to promote inner peace, vitality, and spiritual awareness

Sound bath

A sound bath is a meditative, immersive experience where participants are “bathed” in sound vibrations produced by instruments such as crystal singing bowls, gongs, chimes, tuning forks, and sometimes voice or chanting. Unlike traditional yoga, there are no poses or movement—participants typically lie down in a comfortable position (often in savasana) and simply listen and receive. The sound frequencies are believed to promote deep relaxation, reduce stress, calm the nervous system, and support emotional and energetic healing. Sound baths are often used as a form of sound therapy or meditation, and they can be experienced on their own or as a complement to practices like yoga, breathwork, or energy healing.

Tewentysix-2

26 & 2 Yoga, also known as Bikram Yoga, is a structured style of hot yoga consisting of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises. The sequence was developed by Bikram Choudhury and is designed to systematically work every part of the body—muscles, joints, organs, and glands—while promoting detoxification through sweat.
Each class lasts 90 minutes and follows the same sequence every time, allowing students to track their progress and deepen their practice. The heat helps increase flexibility, improve circulation, and build mental focus. 26 & 2 Yoga is ideal for those who thrive on routine, discipline, and a physically intense, sweat-heavy experience.

Trauma

Trauma-Informed Yoga (often called Trauma Yoga) is a gentle, therapeutic approach to yoga specifically designed to support individuals who have experienced trauma. It prioritizes safety, choice, and empowerment, creating a supportive space where participants can reconnect with their bodies at their own pace. The practice avoids triggering language or hands-on adjustments, and often uses simple movements, grounding techniques, and mindful breathing to help regulate the nervous system. Rather than focusing on physical performance or deep stretching, trauma-informed yoga emphasizes self-awareness, emotional regulation, and agency, helping participants rebuild trust in themselves and their bodies. It’s commonly used in clinical and community settings as part of healing from PTSD, anxiety, or other trauma-related challenges.

Viniyoga

Viniyoga is a personalized, therapeutic approach to yoga that adapts postures, breathwork, and meditation to meet the unique needs of each individual. Rooted in the teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar, it emphasizes function over form, breath-centered movement, repetition and holding of poses, and intentional sequencing. Rather than a one-size-fits-all method, Viniyoga focuses on promoting healing, self-awareness, and balance, making it especially effective for those recovering from injury, managing chronic conditions, or seeking a gentle, mindful practice tailored to their personal circumstances.

Vinyasa flow

Vinyasa Flow is a dynamic style of yoga that links breath with movement in a flowing sequence of poses. Often referred to simply as “Vinyasa” or “flow yoga,” it emphasizes smooth transitions between postures, guided by inhale and exhale, creating a rhythmic, almost dance-like experience. No two classes are exactly alike, allowing for creative sequencing and variety. Vinyasa builds strength, flexibility, balance, and cardiovascular endurance, while also cultivating mindfulness and focus. It’s ideal for those who enjoy a physically active, fluid practice that synchronizes body and breath.

Yin

Yin Yoga is a slow, meditative style of yoga that targets the deep connective tissues—like fascia, ligaments, and joints—rather than muscles. Poses are typically held passively for 3 to 5 minutes or longer, often while seated or lying down, allowing gravity and stillness to gently stretch and hydrate these tissues. Influenced by Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yin Yoga works with the body’s energy meridians, aiming to restore balance and promote the free flow of energy (qi). It complements more active “yang” styles of yoga and is ideal for improving flexibility, joint health, and cultivating inner stillness, patience, and mindfulness.