Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga is now known as a form of exercise in west specially, although it took its route from ancient India. Many ancient forms of yoga still exist like bikram yoga, hatha yoga and many more. In yoga classes yoga is practiced in a number of different yoga styles.All of the yoga styles are comprised of same yoga postures but just the style is different. Some yoga styles are slow and gentle while others are fast and rigorous. So before joining a class a person must do a proper study of all the yoga styles so that he could make a best decision according to his needs. On of the most well known yoga style is vinyasa style yoga.
This yoga style is used in many different types of yoga class, in vinyasa yoga the movements from one yoga posture to the other is synchronized with the inhale and exhale patterns. Even the movements within a pose are also synchronized with the breathing pattern. The pace in vinyasa style yoga is very fast. This yoga style is best suited for people who want to participate in some enthusiastic exercise. Two yoga poses that provide best example of vinyasa yoga are:-
Every movement in these poses is synchronized with the inhalation and exhalation patterns. Generally a vinyasa yoga based class starts with sun salutation as a war up exercise. Vinyasa style yoga is also referred to as vinyasa flow in yoga literature.
- Cat Cow Stretch
- Sun Salutation
Every movement in these poses is synchronized with the inhalation and exhalation patterns. Generally a vinyasa yoga based class starts with sun salutation as a war up exercise. Vinyasa style yoga is also referred to as vinyasa flow in yoga literature.
About Vinyasa Yoga Classes
There is no hard and fast sequence of vinyasa yoga. No hard and fast rules are laid down. It is a just a style suited for highly enthusiastic people. That is why different teachers of this yoga style teach their class in a very different manner. A lot of variety is available to the practitioners. If someone is not satisfied with his instructor he can easily switch to another class.One thing common about vinyasa yoga classes is that they all include sun salutations either as a warm up or a regular exercise. An essential component of vinyasa yoga class is the yoga chants. In place of stretching a lot of coordinated movement among and from poses to poses is easily seen. Few very famous branches of yoga like Ashtanga yoga and bikram yoga make use of vinyasa yoga style.