Read Pink Lotus Yoga's
Yoga Basic Fact Sheet on the many types of yoga and in particular the many, many styles of Hatha Yoga. This fact sheet also includes recommended readings and DVDs.
Although yoga is many things to many people, it has some universal benefits for those who undertake the practice with mindfulness and commitment. It gives hope, causes happiness, brings balance, makes the body/mind/spirit strong and flexible, and sustains us in a state of calm and peace. Here are some quotes by great yoga masters.
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”
--B.K.S. Iyengar
“Yoga is a metaphor for life.” --Amrit Desai
“Yoga is possible for anybody who really wants it. Yoga is universal.”
--Pattabhi Jois
"The most important pieces of equipment you need for doing yoga are your body and your mind." --Rodney Yee