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What is Vinyasa or Flow Yoga? Nowadays, Vinyasa Yoga is a very popular style  associating movement with  breathing. It is a practice that is characterized by sequences made up of postures that are linked through breathing. There are as many versions, sequences and definitions as there are teachers.  ​ The  modern Vinyasa Flow Yoga (also known as Flow Yoga) is best described as freestyle Ashtanga Vinyasa because it does not adhere to the rigid structure of the Ashtanga Vinyasa series established by K. Pattabhi Jois. In this practice, movement and connection between static postures are also worked on.  ​ Vinyasa Yoga or Vinyasa Flow is not a system and does not follow a clear lineage, hierarchy, or leading guru. There is no official founder of Vinyasa Yoga. Vinyasa Yoga is a modern style of yoga, born from the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition. The Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition, in turn, is based on the teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya taught that the movements between each asana should be considered as significant as the postures themselves. His idea was to deepen concentration and body awareness throughout the practice. Instead of focusing on “getting into the pose” and then breathing, in Vinyasa Yoga, the goal is to maintain consistent deep breathing and body awareness throughout all movements during practice.

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Vinyasa Yoga connects one posture to another through rhythmic breathing Ujjayi Pranayama. The postures are practiced and so is the  flow from one to the other. The opposite of Vinyasa Yoga is the more classic style of yoga such as Hatha Yoga, where you constantly remain in the posture and then leave it without working on connecting to the next posture. ​ Vinyasa Yoga is a Cardiovascular Exercise A Vinyasa Yoga practice usually involves intense movements and generates cardiovascular training not always present in other forms of yoga asana practice. ​ Vinyasa Yoga is a Moving Meditation Due to its intensity and variety it requires intense concentration/focus. The practice can be described as a Dynamic or moving Meditation.