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| Anybody have any opinions of viniyoga? I just moved and there is a studio a few blocks aay who teaches viniyoga. |
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| Isn't that the one that's associated with Gary Kraftsow? If so, I would be very excited to check it out! If it is the system I'm thinking of, it's very geared toward yoga therapy. Sweet! |
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| If memory serves:
Viniyoga is a system developed by Desikachar. Desikachar, BKS Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois (ashtanga) all studied with Krishnamacharya. They are the 3 big branches of modern yoga.
The vini system is much more individualized. Preferring one on one teaching as opposed to classes. It is geared towards finding the yoga that is right for you. I have had very limited exposure to it (one workshop with Mark Whitwell--longtime student of Desikachar), but found it to be a very relaxing form of yoga. Very breath oriented and very easy. Lots of very small sequences linked together with the breath. For example a classic vini move is laying on your back and inhaling up to bridge pose and taking the arms along side your ears, then exhaling and lowering the hips to the floor and arms by the sides. Repeating several times.
Occassionally I throw in a couple of the sequences into my classes. They are appropriate when people aren't linking their breath to their movements. They drive the point home.
It is not my particular cup of chai, but I think it is worth exploring if for no other reason than because it's new and in your neighborhood and you might love it.
Edited by YogaGuy 2005-04-20 4:04 PM
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| YogaGuy - 2005-04-21 10:02 PM
For example a classic vini move is laying on your back and inhaling up to bridge pose and taking the arms along side your ears, then exhaling and lowering the hips to the floor and arms by the sides. Repeating several times.
... vertebra by vertebra! That's important. Hey, we do that in Iyengar too.
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| Thanks, afroyogi! Excellent point.
Yes, well as I said the lineage is the same soooo...you'll see some overlap. |
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