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What is the Best Kind of Yoga for

Beginners?

The activity called yoga means different things to different people around the world.

The word itself comes from the Sanskrit language and means “union.”

For some, yoga is an exercise centered on mindful breathing and slow movement. For others, it is a series of difficult body movements and positioning designed to improve health and fitness. Still others consider yoga a spiritual exercise. And there are many

people for whom yoga is a combination of all or some of these things.

So, yoga takes many different forms around the world.

All kinds of yoga involve positions known as poses (asanas). But the positions and

training can differ even under yoga methods, or styles, of the same name, including

hatha, vinyasa, Iyengar and others.

So, what is the best kind of yoga training for a beginner?

“The best is the one that works for you,” said Tim Senesi, who has been teaching

yoga in Orange County, California, for 22 years. “There are many different paths