Vinyasa is a style of yoga characterized by stringing postures together so
that you move from one to another, seamlessly, using breath. Commonly
referred to as “flow” yoga, it is sometimes confused with “power yoga“.
Vinyasa classes offer a variety of postures and no two classes are ever
alike. The opposite would be “fixed forms” such as Bikram Yoga, which
features the same 26 postures in every class, or Ashtanga which has the
same sequence every time. The variable nature of Vinyasa Yoga helps to
develop a more balanced body as well as prevent repetitive motion injuries
that can happen if you are always doing the same thing every day. As a
philosophy, Vinyasa recognizes the temporary nature of things. We enter
into a posture, are there for a while and then leave. While Vinyasa, or
Vinyasa-Krama, dates back to the Vedic age—the earliest period of yoga
thousands of years ago—it referred to a series, or sequence of steps, to
make something sacred. The movement practice of Vinyasa is said to begin
with T Krishnamacharya who has had the largest influence on how yoga, in
general, is practiced today. Put all this together and Vinyasa, is a
breath initiated practice, that connects every action of our life with the
intention of moving towards what is sacred, or most important to us. While
Vinyasa Yoga is one of the most popular forms of the practice in the world
today, it is not well understood.
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each practice as an opportunity to bloom fresh, infinite new beginnings
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