Vinyasa Yoga

Vinyasa is a flowing style of yoga in which you move from one pose to the next in time with your breath. It is often called ‘flow’ yoga, and the sequence of poses changes from class to class. It is related to Ashtanga yoga, which follows a fixed sequence, and moving with the breath invites a mindful focus on the present moment. Vinyasa itself has hardly been studied, but studies of yoga in general give some evidence it may ease stress and back pain a little: see “Vinyasa yoga: what the research says”.