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Instructions on Hatha yoga

Ishtar

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As the title says, anyone please. Been look for a little bit, can't find much good info on how to be begaining, any instructors or web page that is trust worthy? Thank you for u time and help.
 
Hatha yoga is what you would do if you took a yoga class. There's a pdf of a simple yoga session on the JoS website.
 
Hatha Yoga describes any of the physical practices of yoga. (Remember that yoga has eight limbs, only one of which, asana, involves doing yoga poses.) When you do Iyengar, this is hatha yoga; when you do Ashtanga, as different as this may seem, it is hatha yoga too. Hatha means forceful in Sanskrit, according to Ellen Stansell, PhD, RYT, a scholar of yogic literature and Sanskrit. The physical yoga postures must have seemed forceful compared to the other more subtle practices that were in use at the time that hatha emerged, explains Stansell.  These days, hatha is most often used to describe gentle, basic classes with no flow between poses. A hatha class will likely be a slow-paced stretching class with some simple breathing exercises and perhaps seated meditation. This is a good place to learn beginners' poses, relaxation techniques, and become comfortable with yoga.
SOURCE:  Hatha Yoga by Ann Pizer / Historical Context http://yoga.about.com/od/typesofyoga/a/hatha.htm Hatha Yoga by Ann Pizer / How Hatha Is Used Today http://yoga.about.com/od/typesofyoga/a/hatha.htm  
 
Thank you, will look at that web page too, and started on JoS yoga, not easy but get a lite better.
 

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