I love arm balancing! Whether it is prepping in Chaturanga Dandasana or Parsva Bakasana- Side Crane Pose, I love the uniqueness and patience these asanas require.
Here is my favorite pose of the moment. Though, I am not an expert on it yet, I love busting it out all the time. Plus it makes for a great party trick!

Vinyasa, विन्यास, in Sanskrit, is a style of yoga that links the body with the breath. To break down Vinyasa in Sanskrit, nyasa means “to place”, and vi means “in a special way.” In Vinyasa practice, we are placing the breath and body in a special way to connect our mind, body and soul. Vinyasa practice derives from Ashtanga fundamentals and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois teachings. Practice normally contains Sury Namaskar A, or Sun A, and flows through asanas, poses, using pranayama, breath, as the foundation of the flow.

Here is a video demonstrating Sury Namaskar A, Sun A.

The good thing about yoga is that it can be done anywhere. If you are feeling like busting out some stretches- then do so! Keeping your practice with you in your everyday life helps you ease out of the stress and keeps you grounded.

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Krisnamacharya Yoga Film 1938

Here Krisnamacharya demonstrates asanas (poses) and pranayama (breath) techniques. Krisnamacharya (1888–1989) was an influential Indian Yoga teacher, who believed “Yoga to be India’s greatest gift to the world”. He developed Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and shared it with many influential yoga teachers of our time, including Sri BKS Iyengar, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the late Indra Devi and Krishnamacharya’s own sons T.K.V. Desikachar and T.K. Sribhashyam.

We might have a long way to go before attempting all of his postures, but at least we know the journey that lays ahead.