Bikram Yoga La Jolla

Kundalini: Yogi Look deep inside them to find their inner life energy, and then distribute each of the seven chakras in this style, which incorporates poses, breathing, chanting and meditation. Two smaller studios are Air Oasis Mystic and Yogi, a focus on Kundalini.

Power Yoga: Discovered by the American Beryl Bender Birch and Bryan Kest, a popular form of yoga, Vinyasa Flow class that resembles a more rigorous, involving less singing and meditation exercises and heavier. It is designed for those who are physically fit and looking for an intense workout, and often use more advanced postures. Some studios choose to add heat to the classes for extra intensity. Two leaders in the new style of yoga that La Jolla Yoga Center and Yoga Core Power.


Svaroopa: gentle form of yoga developed by Rama Berch, founder of the San Diego La Jolla Teacher Academy. It focuses on healing the body through some fairly simple poses. Check Svaroopa Yoga Studio to learn more about this class is the best choice for beginners.

Vinyasa / Ashtanga: Also known as "flow yoga," this style focus on the six postures that flow organically into the next pose to lengthen and strengthen the body. The two forms are often confused with one another because it is actually a derivative of Vinyasa Ashtanga.

Ashtanga: Started by India K. Pattabhi Jois, the following sequence of rigorous form of yoga poses that focus more on internal aspects of the practice of a person, especially someone working on a "Vinyasa," a Sanskrit word meaning "to connect movement and breath," and on the increase "ujavi," or "yoga breath.”Teachers have to learn the true Ashtanga Ashtanga Yoga Institute in India; San Diego currently has an instructor who has received this coveted title, David Miller of Carlsbad. Many who claim to teach Ashtanga studio actually teaches its derivatives, Vinyasa.

Vinyasa Flow: Derived from the Ashtanga poses, this form is much less structured than Ashtanga and do not strictly follow a series of poses: posture used is the decision of the course instructor and vary from teacher to teacher and studio to studio. The most popular spin-off of Ashtanga is often called "Vinyasa Flow" or "flow".

Vinyasa yoga is a style very popular in San Diego, and this area has some respectable studio. The Leader in the form of yoga is including Yoga Studio One, Ginseng Yoga Studio, Namaste Prana Yoga Center and OB.

Alternative forms of yoga
In addition to traditional forms of yoga, many San Diego studios offers an inventive form of this ancient practice.

Yoga for children: Yoga is not just for adults: a children's yoga classes, children have the opportunity to learn an ancient form of exercise. Classes start for children aged 18 months (motor skills and coordination are key components to the class). Classes for children ages is two and up combines puppets, music, and other age-appropriate activities to make them accessible to the younger generation. Many yoga studios offer yoga for families. San Diego Child and Next Generation Yoga Yoga studio is a regional leader.

Donation-based yoga, non-profit: Donation-based yoga class made accessible to everyone. Red Lotus Society honored studio and One Love Yoga offers courses in many classical forms of yoga and ask for small donations rather than a set fee. Red Lotus also hosts meditation classes and courses in tai chi.

Prenatal yoga: "World peace begins in the womb" is the motto at Jolie Cash 'Hot Mama Yoga, "in which pregnant women participating in yoga are designed for maximum benefit of the body during pregnancy. The studio also offers classes for new mothers and their babies so the mother-child bonding time can also be "back to pre-baby body" of time.

Yoga for cancer patients: In addition to providing traditional classes for beginners and yoga for pregnant women, inner power yoga studio offering a free class for cancer patients and survivors. They also offer classes to help patients on their way to recovery.

Meet: Looking to meet other yogis and keep up to date with the yoga scene in San Diego? Birthday Meet Up group is a lot of yoga San Diego. Some groups are directed in the general population, some children, and others to yoga outdoors ... all a great opportunity to mingle with those who share a love of channeling their inner ohm.