(Above: Katy's students doing wall exercises at an Intermediate class in Dorchester)

There are four main forms or pathways of Yoga:

• Karma Yoga - Selfless service, i.e., working for others, e.g., Mother Theresa
• Bhakti Yoga - Yoga through devotion; e.g., Gandhi, Mother Theresa
• Jnana Yoga - Knowledge or wisdom, e.g., some scientists could be termed 'Jnanayogi's'.
• Raja Yoga - Royal Path (including Hatha)

Katy teaches Hatha Yoga which is a form of Raja Yoga.
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Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga is generally interpreted as the Yoga of (physical) action and is practiced in most Western Yoga Classes. The British Wheel of Yoga is partly responsible for bringing Hatha Yoga to the UK. Hatha also means balance - Ha means the sun and Tha means the moon and can represent male and female energies.

Raja Yoga: The 'Royal Path' is broken into eight steps which are: