Decode the Code

Decode the Yoga Code




While there are many styles of yoga, not all classes follow the teachings of a specific school. There are common terms to help you decode the class descriptions.

Hatha Yoga

Ha~Sun

Tha~Moon

It refers to the physical practice of yoga. Generic yoga classes are often patterned on Iyengar Yoga.



Hot Yoga

Classes are heated. The aim is to warm the body from the outside in, instead of using the postures from warming from the inside out. They are loosely based on Bikram Yoga.



Vinyasa/Flow yoga

Poses flow from one to another. The breath is synchronized with movement. Expect to have a strong pattern of repeated Sun Salutations.



Yin Yoga

Passive physically seated, supine or prone poses held for a few minutes to maintain mobility in the connective tissue. Yin Yoga is thought to mobilize the flow of prana~freeing energy blocks.