Vinyasa Flow
A dynamic practice, best suited for injury free bodies, (and/or non-competitive and physically aware/mindful personalities), will bring about the same benefits while strengthening and detoxifying the physical body (through sweating, stretching, increasing of blood circulation, stimulation/limbering of the spinal cord, and steady control of breath).
This practice is inspired by, and based on an amalgamation of BKS Iyengar's alignment principles, Yin and Yang balancing/Meridian circulation enhancing sequences, Mysore style Asthanga Vinyasa and more creative vinyasa flow styles.
I must add here that my approach to Vinyasa flow is very colored by my background in Qigong. All my Vinyasa Flow sessions unfold spontaneously as an uplifting yoga dance, connecting with awareness bodily movement and posture to breath.
This free-flowing approach is stabilized and anchored in safety through both the cultivation of focus on alignment, and, the fostering of deep bodily awareness throughout the whole session.
Finally, of course, and this goes without saying, cause 'Mama raised no fool', no practice is ever complete without a well-deserved Savasana snooze! |