Go into a meditation for too long these days and you'll come round to find a new type of yoga has become the latest trend, complete with its own star following. There's partner yoga and even yogalates, a mix of yoga posture with pilates. Head Stateside and you'll find that the dynamic jivamukti yoga is all the rage in New York, followed by the likes of Uma Thurman. And then there's kundalini yoga, a more wacky spiritual version taught in LA by Gurmukh and followed by Cindy Crawford and Reese Witherspoon. As for holidays, you can combine yoga with everything from tai chi to colonic irrigation. The website www.freespirituk.com has one of the best listings of yoga holidays. Here's our guide to who does what and where you can join in the fun:
Astanga yoga
What: a dynamic type of yoga, more aerobic and fast than traditional yoga
Who: This is the one that got Geri Halliwell on to the beach in her bikini and Madonna, left, back in form after giving birth. You name the celebrity, they do it, from Sting to Gwyneth Paltrow.
Where you can do it: Ibiza Yoga (020 7419 0999) is next year opening a more luxurious villa in Benirras, northern Ibiza, to attract celebrity yoga-ites with en suite bathrooms, satellite television and a pool, plus four hours of yoga a day and a vegetarian brunch for about £650 a week. Flights are extra. Owner Daniel Harte says he's already got Kate Moss, Jude Law and Sadie Frost booked in.
Bikram yoga
What: Imagine yoga in a sauna; called 'sweaty yoga', this is carried out in temperatures of 110 degrees. Don't worry about dehydration; you drink a litre and a half of water in class.
Who: Goldie Hawn, Barbra Streisand, Raquel Welch, Julia Roberts.
Where you can do it: Huzur vadisi in South West Turkey. Stay in yurts or in a stone farmhouse 45 minutes from Dalaman. Largely vegetarian and organic menu. Start the day with 90 minutes of posture clinic, moving into 90 minutes of Bikram yoga in the midday heat, but carried out under a shady thatch of vines. One week's full board is £470 excluding flights but including boat trips.
More information: 020 8960 9644; bikramyoga@breathe.com
Hatha and iyengar yoga
What: Though all yoga is derived from hatha yoga postures, there is still a branch that practises pure hatha, while iyengar concentrates on posture and breath control.
Who: Andie McDowell (hatha), model Lili Dent-Brocklehurst (iyengar).
Where you can do it: Skyros, Greece (020 7284 3065) where both types of yoga are taught and can be taken among three different activities carried out per week. Two weeks at the end of September costs £825 half board, excluding flights.
Scaravelli yoga
What: Based on movement from the spine, with the emphasis on well-being rather than fitness
Who: GMTV presenter Penny Smith; Joanna Lumley.
Where you can do it: GMTV yoga teacher Howard Napper runs courses in La Gomera in the Canaries, from November until March. Stay near the fishing village and dolphin centre of Vueletas for £399 full board, excluding flights. More information: 020 8933 8421; www.agoy.co.uk.
