Yoga

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Vinyasa yoga stands out among the various styles of yoga practice, for its great emphasis upon moving in sync with the breaths. Yoga postures (asanas) are linked in sequences, and we move smoothly in a flow that offers not only an enjoyable form of exercise, but a method for calming stress, training our focus, and improving balance. Basically, good breathing does it all.

Many people think of Hatha yoga simply as a method for gaining more flexibility. Anusara Yoga and its 5 Principles of Alignment challenge this notion.

I'm often told: “I'm not flexible, I can't do yoga.” I can understand the confusion because when I first watched people practicing yoga asanas (postures), I thought it was some form of gymnastics or extreme sport.