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On those days when dragging yourself out of bed feels pretty momentous, yoga—slow, steady, and supported—can help.
The word “vinyasa” can be translated as “arranging something in a special way,” like yoga poses for example. In vinyasa yoga classes, students coordinate movement with breath to flow from one pose to the next. Ashtanga, Baptiste Yoga, Jivamukti, Power Yoga, and Prana Flow could all be considered vinyasa yoga. Vinyasa is also the term used to describe a specific sequence of poses (Chaturanga to Upward-Facing Dog to Downward-Facing Dog) commonly used throughout a vinyasa class.
On those days when dragging yourself out of bed feels pretty momentous, yoga—slow, steady, and supported—can help.
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