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Hatha yoga sequences for teachers4/19/2024 Modern vinyasa yoga has become ‘ha-ha-ha-tha’ yoga, it’s all sun, and I question that approach,” says Modestini.Ī longtime student of Sri K. “‘Ha’ means sun, ‘tha’ means moon, so hatha yoga is the balance between the sun energy and the moon energy. Are you still teaching hatha yoga in your vinyasa classes?Įddie Modestini reminded me that vinyasa is still the practice of hatha yoga, pointing out that the majority of modern vinyasa yoga classes have become all about the heating, or ha, aspects of the practice. The following 7 questions can get us started. We need to reevaluate what, how often, and why we’re teaching what we’re teaching-and potentially even rethink our approach to the practice altogether. But we can’t ignore the fact that there are more injuries in yoga today than there were 20 years ago. We don’t have to vilify one pose or movement-or style of yoga for that matter. See also The Future of Yoga: 3 Things Modern Postural Yoga Could Do BetterĪs a teacher, all of the new information, discussions, and discoveries can be confusing (even overwhelming), but everyone I spoke with agreed that modern vinyasa yoga isn’t in a dire state. I’ve found myself eliminating certain poses and movements from my classes, demanding less precise alignment from my students, and changing my focus from apex poses to the more interoceptive aspects of the practice. And after years of chronic pain, I, myself, am in a period of deep questioning, investigating, and studying with various teachers who are addressing issues like hypermobility and functional movement in the practice of asana. I’ve been teaching yoga for over a decade. Yoga in the west is at a critical point where we are now beginning to understand what we’ve been doing in our bodies, and there are a lot of conversations taking place in the yoga community about the safety and efficacy of the poses, as well as the way we practice. And new information is being released all of the time. More studies are being conducted on yoga-related injuries. More teachers and long-time practitioners are speaking up about their pain and injuries. We are just now reaching a maturity where enough people have practiced for enough years that we are beginning to understand the long-term wear and tear it potentially places on the body. The Current State of Vinyasa YogaĪs a whole modern yoga isn’t very old. However, modern vinyasa yoga has exploded and evolved so fast that perhaps the practice has fallen a little off track. More people are doing yoga than ever before, and that’s a good thing. Arguably the most popular style of practice, vinyasa (or “flow”) classes are a sweaty mixture of physical postures, creative sequences, mesmerizing playlists, and lots of bodies. Modern vinyasa yoga, born of the ashtanga yoga lineage, has taken on a very full life of its own. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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