Vinyāsa

I was thinking about it.

I used to do the, was it Vinyasa yoga?

Yeah.

I used to do that a few years ago.

Okay, so you wanna know what happens to me when they, when I do that?

[laughs]

'Cause that's, uh, with the, specifically with the Vinyasa yoga-

Yeah

... yoga block between the thighs.

You know, that was something I discovered in Hatha yoga more than Vinyasa, like, at least in the-

Yep

... earlier days.

But because of the structure of the system of practice that he presents, there is the possibility of following that deeper.

And yeah, this holds true for many of the systems that grew out of the lineage that he sort of bequeathed through his students, Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa, there are ways in which they are very well aligned with this as well.

And I think the thing for Krishnamacharya was his, as far as we can tell, invention of this concept of Vinyasa, which is a quite multi-purpose term, can mean quite a few different things in different contexts.

It's a word that is used in earlier Sanskrit sources, but certainly not for the linking of postures together or the coordination of movement with breathing or even the idea of vinyasa krama, the sequential steps that make something effective.

But what he's incorporating into that presentation is the idea of focus.

Recently, we've been taking a deep dive into the many different styles of yoga, looking at where they came from, how they evolved, what makes each one unique, and most importantly, what each one can teach us as golfers.

We've explored the awareness of Hatha Yoga, the precision of Iyengar, the consistency and discipline of Ashtanga, and the movement, rhythm, and transitions of Vinyasa.

Most recently, we took a little break from the history and experienced the practice itself through a guided meditation.

Today, we're going to slow things down even further because today we're talking about yin yoga.

So I was sharing that my yoga, the kind of yoga that I practice and teach is very integrative.

So we don't just do vinyasa.

Vinyasa is a wave of it, like a wave of the ocean, but there's many waves and the waves are inclusive of all beings, which I think is really sweet.

So, you know, anybody can practice, you know, a senior citizen that's in a chair, somebody who has an injury.

Children love it.

But I think that's where my intensity typically lives, is in...

Like, I love power, hot power Vinyasa yoga.

Mm-hmm.

Postpartum it was a little bit different, but, like, I got back there.

I wanna be with myself.

Uh, yeah.

But, um, yeah, started yoga, and I did, I do, I do still love how, you know, when you're doing a Vinyasa, like, just the strength of the upper body that it builds, um, in a functional, like, fluid way, you know? Like, you're building the strength, like, moving through the pose.

Do you know what I'm, do you know what I'm saying?

Currently, I'm just doing private sessions in people's homes.

I teach a bit of, like, Hatha meets Vinyasa, energy stuff, energy work.

I'm really into, right now, Joe Dispenza's work as well, just that type of stuff, and I have an annual Costa Rica retreat.

So that's what I've got going on.

It sounds like that's my kind of deal, too.

And also that kind of...

That yoga is my kind of deal as well, the Hatha meets Vinyasa.

And Joe, Dr. Joe, love him.

And I started doing some of their classes, and I was just doing, you know, little bits of yo- little bits of yin yoga.

And then I had this desire to, uh, find a teacher who had a bit more of a strong practice, so a bit more like Vinyasa or Ashtanga, even Hatha, and just more than a, like, a yin class, like a bit more heat and a bit more strength work.

And I started doing classes like that on, on YouTube.

And anyway, so that was kind of interesting.