What is Vinyasa Yoga?

Series Summary

Vinyasa yoga is a type of yoga that is focused on movements and breathing. Vinyasa is actually a Sanskrit word, which refers to breath and movement. This form of yoga has a cadence to it since each position is synchronized with your breath. Vinyasa yoga is a great practice because of all the benefits. Many practice vinyasa because of its relaxing and meditative qualities. Vinyasa can also offer strengthening, cardiovascular workouts, stress relief, and limbering. This is truly a great exercise that anyone can do in their own home.

Watch this video to learn to Vinyasa yoga. These exercises are great for beginners and for the yoga aficionados. Our expert will show each pose and the correct breathing for each one. Practicing Vinyasa yoga will further improve your ability to do these poses and breathing techniques almost seamlessly. The better you become at Vinyasa yoga the more rewarding will become.

Video Transcript

"The Vinyasa style of yoga is a form that links postures one to the next through breath. So it’s based on the movement of the breath and it’s a way to build heat and intensity in your pose or in your practice and also a way to help to strengthen and open up tight muscles. When you create heat in your body then you can release some tightness and some things that are going on and also from the poses in the activity which is to produce strong practice you can actually start to strengthen yourself to be able to move into more advanced poses. "