Yoga styles - names for the layman?

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Javra, for your reply to my previous

posting. Do you practise ujayyi breathing during your

Iyengar practise? <br><br>I should have been more clear

when I mentioned the class I am taking. It is an

introductory class, offerred through Campus Rec at the

University where I work, and is literally called "Hatha

Yoga". (The teacher has mentioned that she has been

trained in 'Iyengar' yoga, but her class is quite

different from ones I have taken from a different teacher

who teaches at a different studio.) I am guessing

that this is simply a name chosen to be recognizable

to laymen, just as 'Power yoga' is often used in

reference to Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. Of course, maybe the

naming of this class suggests we won't be exploring

pranayama and other aspects of yoga beyond the somatic!

(Both of the major yoga studios in Calgary use 'better'

terminology in reference to classes, by the way.) At any

rate, I have seen enough debates about the term "Hatha

Yoga" that I should have known better than to have

mentioned it in my post! :-)

[Guest guest]

Sometimes I practice Ujayi throughout the day and

during my personal Iyengar practice.But I don't do it in

Iyengar class because of the intense Darth Vader effect.I

generally try to do each practice separately and purely as

it was taught to me.The results are good: the

benefits of each style are starting to show up in the

other!Increased stamina and power during Iyengar (so I can

concentrate better on form ,alignment and general intelligent

awareness of my body) and much better understanding and

practice of form and alignment during Ashtanga so as to

avoid injuries (very important- especially for the

repetitive stress kind of injuries that don't go BOOM-you're

injured, but creep up on you after months or years because

of misalignment,preexisting musculoskeletal

imbalances and plain old sloppy form) and be able to

concetrate more on my locks,breathing and

drishti.<br><br>What's up with Power Yoga, anyway?<br><br>In Beryl

Birch's book it's Ashtanga Vinyasa but in Bryan Kest's

videos it's definitely NOT!