How to Choose the Right Kind of Yoga for You

Yoga has been around for centuries. It's used for exercise, meditation, and better health.
Some of yoga's popularity has to do with its (well-deserved) reputation for being an excellent stress reliever. But a big part of yoga's popularity surge is it's just plain good exercise.

Here How to Choose the Right Kind of Yoga for You :

1.   Go online
Do research the different kinds of yoga to see what they have to offer.

2.   Hatha: Good for Beginners
This mellow form of yoga focuses on simple poses that flow from one to the other at a very comfortable pace. Participants are encouraged to go at their own pace, taking time to focus on the breathing and meditation in their practice. This yoga is ideal for winding down at the end of a tough day.

3.   Ashtanga & Power Yoga:Good for Weight loss
These two combine the regular benefits of yoga with a killer cardio session. Both styles focus on flowing from one pose to the next without rest—making for a terrific calorie burn (about 500 per hour). "The practice is meant to generate heat in your body," says Mandy Ingber, the yoga instructor behind Jennifer Aniston's ageless body. So, yes, you will sweat. A lot.

4.   Bikram Yoga:Good For yoga veterans
Done in a sauna-like room at about 40.6 degrees Celsius and 40% humidity, a series of 26 poses and two breathing exercises are performed during every class.
The high heat allows you to dig deep into the stretches, simultaneously building your stamina and flushing toxins from your body through intense perspiration.

5.   Iyengar: Good for: Injury-prone people
A softer on the body classical style of yoga,It uses props such as chairs, straps, blocks and pillows, and even sandbags, to compensate for a lack of flexibility, which is helpful for anyone with back or joint problems.
Benefits include toning muscles, eliminating tension and easing chronic pain. When we strengthen weak areas of ourselves and open and stretch tight ones, our bodies return to their correct alignment.
Practicing Iyengar yoga will give you a good knowledge of classic yoga poses so that whatever other style you practice, you will have the basic fundamentals of how to do each posture.

6.   Find a yoga studio and/or swimming pool that has the yoga classes you want.

7.   Try to keep up with the instructor(s) as best you can