| Types of Yoga | |
| A Glossary of Yoga Terms (H-P) |
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Hatha-Yoga: The discipline of the force exercised by asanas, the physiological activity and pranayama, the breath control |
Hiranyagarbha-Yoga: The discipline of Hiranyagarbha or the Golden Germ, who is considered the original founder of the Yoga tradition |
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Japa-Yoga: The centralizing discipline of recitation of the mantras |
Jnâna-Yoga: The exercise of wisdom and knowledge, which is the approach of the Upanishads. |
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Karma-Yoga: The discipline of self-surpassing action as expounded in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ; the theory of action and reaction, cause and effect. |
Kaula-Yoga: The instructions of Tantric Yoga of the Kaula school |
| Kriyâ-Yoga: The exercise of rituals as mentioned in the Yoga-Sûtra of Patanjali; the combined practice of tapas, asceticism, svâdhyâya, study and îshvara-pranidhâna, the worship of the Lord |
Kundalinî-Yoga: The discipline fundamental to the Tantric tradition; the exercise of the serpent power, kundalinî-shakti |
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Lambikâ-Yoga: The yogic approach that stimulates the uvula to augment the flow of amrita or saliva |
Laya-Yoga: The yoga that features the absorption or dissolution of the elements ere their natural dissolution at death |
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Mahâ-Yoga: The concept that is found in the Yoga-Shikhâ-Upanishad which combines the practice of Mantra-Yoga, Laya-Yoga, Hatha-Yoga, and Râja-Yoga |
Mantra-Yoga: The practice of numinous sounds that help protect the mind |
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Nâda-Yoga: The discipline of the inner sound |
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Pancadashânga-Yoga:
The training of the 15 limbs: |
Pâshupata-Yoga: The yogic discipline of the Pâshupata sect found in some of the Purânas |
| Pâtanjala-Yoga: The discipline of Patanjali, better known as Râja-Yoga or Yoga-Darshana | |
| Pûrna-Yoga: The cultivation of wholeness or integration. It is the name of Sri Aurobindo's Yoga | |
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