Vinyasa Yoga

Benefits of this form of yoga include increased strength, flexibility, cardiovascular health, better lung function, boosted immunity, decreased anxiety, improvement of depression symptoms, and many more!

Hatha yoga is a much slower yoga practice with more controlled movements but still focuses on the breath. Vinyasa yoga is faster paced, less about control and more about the “flow” of the practice.

Because vinyasa yoga is fast paced and is not primarily focused on proper alignment but more on moving with your breath, we encourage beginners to be familiar with yoga basics and proper alignment before attempting vinyasa yoga.

This is just another way people identify vinyasa yoga! Because vinyasa yoga focuses on flowing seamlessly from one pose to the next, it is often referred to as vinyasa flow.

Often just called vinyasa, the parts of sun salutation series are usually incorporated into most every vinyasa yoga class: plank, chaturanga, upward facing dog, and downward facing dog. Other popular vinyasa yoga poses include cobra, low lunge, all three warrior poses, and child’s pose.

This form of vinyasa yoga is also referred to as power yoga because it is very dynamic, requires a lot of exertion, and is generally taught in a repetitive sequence that yogis expect each class versus a creative, dance-like flow of traditional vinyasa yoga.