WEB Yoga A practice that is thousands of years old, Yoga combines postures, known as asanas with breathing techniques, pranayama. By increasing strength and flexibility, improving circulation and concentration and by reducing anxiety, yoga can help reduce the frequency and severity of migraines. There are six different kinds of yoga. Hatha yoga is often practised in the western world. It is usually practised as preparation for Raja yoga, otherwise known as the Royal Path.
Raja yoga emphasizes physical and mental control.
Jnana yoga focuses on knowledge and wisdom, while Bhakti is the yoga of devotion and worship. Bhakti yoga often features prayer, ritual and chanting. Karma is the yoga of action, of people with an outgoing and giving nature. Mantra, otherwise known as Transcendental Meditation focuses on peace and harmony by repeating sacred syllables. A yoga instructor is traditionally called a yogi.