Ep 4 - Vinyasa Killed Yoga

Yoga is Dead

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.2 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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EP 4 - VINYASA KILLED YOGA

In this episode, we discuss the history and evolution of the vinyasa practice and issues of accessibility, yoga injuries, and a culture of athleticism. We touch on concepts of vinyasa, surya namaskar, tapas, modern postural yoga and the evolution of asana. We discuss certain popular yoga gimmicks and debunk the theory that no yoga is authentic. We share our personal stories and preferred methods for practicing and teaching. We pitch the importance of yoga & community and we wrap the episode with guidelines and tips for practicing vinyasa in an inclusive and accessible way.

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0:00.0	Goat yoga, lemur yoga, metal yoga, laughing yoga, beer yoga,
0:04.4	snowa, wine yoga, tantrum yoga, tantrum yoga, tantrum yoga, tantrum,
0:08.9	aqua yoga, pativord Yoga, naked yoga.
0:13.0	Ooh, careful with those arm balances.
0:16.2	Hello everyone, I'm Thaial, and I'm Jaisal.
0:19.1	And this is Yoga is Dead.
0:21.4	We're two Indian American Yoga teachers navigating
0:23.5	the weird and tricky world of yoga.
0:25.4	Get ready to hear our personal stories, thoughts,
0:27.8	and research on who killed yoga.
0:30.4	Grab some shy, a tall comfortable seat, and let's go.
0:36.0	Hey, hey, hey, I'm so excited for this episode.
0:39.0	We're talking about some of my favorite monsters on this one.
0:42.0	We're asking, did Vignassa kill yoga?
0:45.0	We're going to talk all about modern yoga movement and culture
0:48.0	and if and how we think it fits in
0:49.4	with the original intention of yoga.
0:51.3	But before we dive deep,
0:52.4	let's give some background on what we mean by
0:54.0	vignasa and vignasa yoga. I've heard that vignasa means to place in a special way.
0:58.6	We also describe vignasa to be a practice where movement is linked with breath, often taught as one movement
1:04.0	per one breath. SpokenSensurate.org defines Vignasa as arrangement.
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