10/20/2023 0 Comments Hatha yoga bookHatha can be broken down into two Sanskrit words: ‘ha,’ meaning sun, and ‘tha,’ meaning moon. Many beginners prefer to practice Hatha yoga as the pace of the classes are not rapid and the overall tone of the class is more laid back than other forms of yoga. Hatha has always encouraged relaxation while increasing flexibility, endurance, and muscle tone. Svatmarama is considered to be the founder of the Hatha system of yogic methodology, and his writing of the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika,” which laid out the basic foundations of the Hatha system. Although many forms of yoga training have existed for thousands of years, Hatha (the yoga of physical mastery) is a relative newcomer in comparison to the other main systems of Yogic methodology in India. Hatha dates back as recently as the 15th century with Svami Svatmarama and is the base for many popular styles today such as Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini, and Ashtanga.
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