Hatha Yoga
Think of Hatha yoga as the base of the evolution of other variations of classes borrowed their base from and took a part of it and added an extra asana or keen interest in deep stretching, breath works(pranayama) and all it's known classes there is out there. It's one of the many styles of asana classes people first come to know of when they are exposed to yoga classes. Asanas, when it was first practised(dated as far back as 2nd century bce or 5th century ce) & introduced by one of the great sages "Patanjali" who wrote the "Patanjali Sutras". Hatha is amongst the gentlest class in traditional asana sessions, the poses are held longer and paired with movements not necessarily in a sequence, per se in a Vinyasa flow. Hatha teaches most bends, twists, rotation & done with extra mindfulness. During longer than usual holds of asana(posture), this small little engagement of the body creates dialogue between you & the mind(when the body is tired, you have a dialogue of should i go on, am i tired, i'm too tired and i'm done kinda dialogue) & this allows you, under careful guide, to learn how to recognise if you are in your thoughts or you are able to recognise being in it rather than observing the thoughts before it manifests into physical actions(speech, body language , etc).If you like a flow class co-ordinated with the breath & a slightly more dance-ish session, Hatha will not be a good choice to start with , rather go look for a flow, or vinyasa types of classes. If you would like mindfulness within a session, carefully guided mental exercises and a gentle progression for each class, Hatha would be your first and best bet. As always, the teachings and interpretation are a vast difference, sit in for at least three different class to see what suits you and your current journey in learning.
Think of Hatha yoga as the base of the evolution of other variations of classes borrowed their base from and took a part of it and added an extra asana or keen interest in deep stretching, breath works(pranayama) and all it's known classes there is out there. It's one of the many styles of asana classes people first come to know of when they are exposed to yoga classes. Asanas, when it was first practised(dated as far back as 2nd century bce or 5th century ce) & introduced by one of the great sages "Patanjali" who wrote the "Patanjali Sutras". Hatha is amongst the gentlest class in traditional asana sessions, the poses are held longer and paired with movements not necessarily in a sequence, per se in a Vinyasa flow. Hatha teaches most bends, twists, rotation & done with extra mindfulness. During longer than usual holds of asana(posture), this small little engagement of the body creates dialogue between you & the mind(when the body is tired, you have a dialogue of should i go on, am i tired, i'm too tired and i'm done kinda dialogue) & this allows you, under careful guide, to learn how to recognise if you are in your thoughts or you are able to recognise being in it rather than observing the thoughts before it manifests into physical actions(speech, body language , etc).If you like a flow class co-ordinated with the breath & a slightly more dance-ish session, Hatha will not be a good choice to start with , rather go look for a flow, or vinyasa types of classes. If you would like mindfulness within a session, carefully guided mental exercises and a gentle progression for each class, Hatha would be your first and best bet. As always, the teachings and interpretation are a vast difference, sit in for at least three different class to see what suits you and your current journey in learning.
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