In Jill and Jordan’s podcast, Bodyposiyoga, they educate about the different types yoga and how they are very much different from the “physical” types of yoga that are so popular in modern culture today. The podcast begins with defining the words yoga and asana. Yoga is defined as union of the body, mind and spirit. Asana is defined as the physical practice of yoga. They go into great detail about the five branches of yoga and what the intentions are of each branch.
I learned what yoga and asana mean and realized that yoga is the umbrella over mindfulness and meditation. I also learned that there are five branches of yoga which is much different from what I had initial thought. The five branches are yoga are defined as: Bhaki meaning devotion, Karma meaning selfless actions, Jnana meaning the path of wisdom and knowledge, Hatha meaning the actual postures and Raja also known as King yoga which focuses on meditation. This podcast helped answer my content questions and showed me how my questions are linked.
Fagan, J., & Jordan, E. (2018, June 4). Bodyposiyogi Podcast: History of Yoga- The Types of Yoga [Audio blog post]. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga 