Friday 4 November 2011

What do you call a set of yoga poses done in quick succession?

In high school I took yoga and I remember doing one exercise where you quickly switched between a bunch of poses, starting out in child's pose, and then eventually having to stand up into other poses.  There was a name for this kind of sets, but I fail to remember it.  So what is it called?  Also, the kind of yoga I took was Kundalini Yoga.

"Vinyasa" is the sanskrit word whose connotation in English is often translated as breath synchronized movement (as in flowing from one posture to another coordinated with inhale and exhale).

However, there is no emphasis on being quick (generally the opposite, so as to stay fully mindful of the movements), so this may not be the term you are trying to remember.

Perhaps it was someone's idea of "power yoga." Namaste',

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