Definitions
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- noun In
yoga , a series ofpostures executed in succession, often timed with the breath. - noun A style of yoga based on sequential postures and breathing.
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Examples
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My favorite form of yoga is the kind called vinyasa.
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For a strenuous workout, try Ashtanga yoga (also called vinyasa, flow, or power yoga), which involves moving through poses quickly.
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For a strenuous workout, try Ashtanga yoga also called vinyasa, flow, or power yoga, which involves moving through poses quickly.
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Updog is a key pose in any vinyasa yoga practice (vinyasa yoga is the vigorous form of yoga that links breath to movement and connects each pose to the next through a repetitive sequences of three to five poses known as a "vinyasa", which inevitably includes Updog).
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Later, I discovered Ashtanga and its orderly sequence of poses, each one performed one at a time, with a "vinyasa" performed before the next pose, the vinyasa serving as a sort of yoga palate cleanser.
Lauren Cahn: Yoga: From Annoyance To Grace in 90 Minutes Flat 2009
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Make sure mom knows to chose the right style for her: Ashtanga (also called vinyasa, flow, or power yoga), which involves moving through poses quickly, provides a more strenuous workout, and Iyengar is gentler and helps you achieve the fundamental positions. 6) Give her some LOL’s.
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Make sure mom knows to chose the right style for her: Ashtanga also called vinyasa, flow, or power yoga), which involves moving through poses quickly, provides a more strenuous workout, and Iyengar is gentler and helps you achieve the fundamental positions.6) Give her some LOL’s.
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Updog is a key pose in any vinyasa yoga practice (vinyasa yoga is the vigorous form of yoga that links breath to movement and connects each pose to the next through a repetitive sequences of three to five poses known as a "vinyasa", which inevitably includes Updog).
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After years of dedicated practice, sometimes rigorous vinyasa practice even, we may still just look... like ourselves.
Alanna Kaivalya: Perfect Yoga Body? Not a Chance Alanna Kaivalya 2012
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After years of dedicated practice, sometimes rigorous vinyasa practice even, we may still just look... like ourselves.
Alanna Kaivalya: Perfect Yoga Body? Not a Chance Alanna Kaivalya 2012
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