52) My Various Blogs

Here is a list of the various blogs that I have created right from 2006 up till now . They reflect the various interests that I have and how those interests kept evolving over the last few years  .I am not active on all the blogs and right now focused more on My Ashtanga Blog ( http://myashtangajournal.blogspot.com/) as right now that is what keeping me occupied more and it will be like this for the next few more years . However I do keep updating other blogs as and when I have some interesting information to be shared in those blogs .

This post is basically to let people know my varied interests and how it kept evolved over a period of time and what prompted me to start new blogs and also to know what my current interest is .

http://dailyspiritualmessage.blogspot.com/
1)Spiritual Messages related to Nonduality
This site deals with spiritual quotes and messages from various Spiritual Masters like Swami Sivananda , Swami Vishnu devananda , Osho , Eckhart Tolle , Ramana Maharishi , J .Krishnamurthy ,Papaji , Vernon Howard , Atmananda Krishna Menon , Jean Klein etc .Most of the quotes and teachings here reflect non dual teachings

This was my first ever blog that I started in 2006 when I took to blogging and it had a mixture of yoga and Vedanta related messages ( non dual messages ) but since I felt  the messages of yoga and vedanta conflict with each other ( as yoga involves effort and practice and considers mind to be real and  vedanta involves no practices and considers mind itself to be a non entity ) I decided to start a separate yoga blog ( eyogateacher.blogspot.com ) for my yoga related messages and kept this blog only to deal with pure non dual teachings .

http://eyogateacher.blogspot.com/
2)My Yoga Blog
This blog presents a collection of my thoughts ,views related to Classical Hatha  Yoga and related topics like Diet ,Meditation,Fitness ,Health ,Relaxation ,Breathing and anything to do with improving physical and mental health .

This was my first yoga blog that I started as a Sivananda Yoga Teacher and was started mainly to distinguish my yoga messages from the non dual messages given by me in the other blog ( dailyspiritualmessage.blogspot.com ) . As I am now practicing ashtanga I did not want to confuse my Ashtanga experience in this  normal yoga blog and  started a separate blog for my ashtanga experience ( myashtangajournal.blogspot.com ) and this blog will continue to have articles / matter related to the Sivananda Style of Classical Hatha Yoga and  other health related topics like diet , relaxation , meditation ,  etc .Though I am currently  learning Ashtanga , I continue to be involved in the teaching of Sivananda System of Classical Hatha Yoga and hence this will contain articles related to Classical Hatha Yoga from time to time .
Note : up to Post 50. this blog had a sort of structured and one dimensional approach of just sharing about Classical Yoga ( Sivananda Style ) but from post 51 onwards this blog is taking an unstructured and multi dimensional approach and deals with issues related to not only yoga but other things happening in my life as well in society .So keep this in mind when you go through the blog .I have explained the intentions behind this new approach in my blog post No.53) A New Approach to this blog .http://movementtherapies.blogspot.com/
3)Movement Therapies
This blog is to share information about the various Movement therapies like Alexander Technique , Feldenkrais Method , Pilates ,Tai Chi , Continuum movement,Ideokinesis, Hellerwork etc .
This blog I started in year 2010  when I was deeply in quest of addressing some issues of injury related to my lower back ( in 2009 ) and ankle ( in 2010 ) and  while I started it with Pilates , it went to Tai Chi and then I came across various movement therapies and felt that it is high time I start a blog  exclusively for the same and while I am not active in this as I am right now buys with my Ashtanga Vinayasa Yoga but definitely this is a blog I will get active in due course as I believe that each movement therapy has some excellent way to address  our injuries and provide healing .

http://livingaconsciouslife.blogspot.com/
4)Living a Conscious Life
The aim of this blog is to help those seeking to live a Conscious life ( a life in present )point out the best available resources(teachers, sayings , book /cd /DVD review , retreats , courses etc) with regard to Conscious Living from sources world over .
This is again a sort of extension of my Non Dual blog and right now not very active as I still continue to share messages related to non duality in my first blog ( i.e dailyspiritualmessage.blogspot.com ) but will keep this blog updated as and when I get some interesting inputs .

http://myashtangajournal.blogspot.com/
5)My Ashtanga Journal
This blog describes my Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Journey .

This is my most recent and currently active blog . As I am new to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga  and wanted to document my  Ashtanga experiences exclusively I created this separate blog and this blog will be active as Ashtanga Vinaysa Yoga  is my current activity and will remain so for the next few years .

 51) Yoga Beyond The Mat

While most of us are aware of the type of yoga to be done on the mat but when it comes to practicing Yoga beyond the mat many of us are confused as to how it should be done . Some consider Yoga to be just what is being done on the Mat and nothing more than that . So when someone says that they are practicing Yoga they mean that they are practicing Yoga on the Mat and nothing more than that and they evaluate themselves as to how far they have progressed in Yoga by how many postures they have learnt , how long they can hold the postures , how many rounds of Surya Namaskar they can do , whether they can stand upside down in Headstand or  do advanced balancing postures like Peacock ( Mayur Asan)  , Scorpion , Crow etc . Some measure their yogic life by how many time a week they practice Yoga , how many times a week they take sattvic food , how many times they meditate , how many yoga sutras or Bhagavad Gita verses they have mastered  etc etc .First of all we must understand that Yoga means joining or integrating and hence when we say that we are practicing yoga we need to include in it all aspects of our life and not just confine it to yoga on the mat .While Yoga on the Mat is the very visible part of this journey ,there is a larger invisible yogic journey that is happening beyond the mat but since it does not have a structure like Ashtanga , Iyengar , Sivananda ,Anusara etc it is never discussed much and many do not know what it means to practice yoga beyond the mat . Yoga beyond the mat varies from person to person and situation to situation and there can be no standard yardstick for the same .Take for example the topic on Being Honest or Truthful . While we need to be honest and truthful in our speech most of the time but there are circumstances where we need to lie ,say for example your friend/family member  is seriously ill and admitted in the hospital and while the Doctor says to you personally that he/she will not be alive for long but request you not to reveal the same to the patient , you must not say No No I practice honesty in my speech and if the patient asks me what they Doctor is saying ,I will reveal to him the truth that he will not live for long . This is the most cruel way of practicing Honesty or truth in speech .So in each and every situation in life we need to weight the pros and cons and act accordingly and there is no standard rule for everyone /every situation .While scriptures like Bhagavad Gita , Yoga Sutras talk about Good /Bad , right /wrong ,standard set of universal values  like Yamas ,Niyamas etc etc but kindly note that  life is no black and white where all things are either all  black or  all white and there are hundreds of shades of grey between them and it is these  grey situations that are tricky and need to be handled and no scripture can come to your Guidance under these grey circumstances .So what is to be done under these circumstances ? There is no easy answer but Sages of the past have given 2 tools to be used when we are confronted with a difficult situation :

1) Put yourself in the shoes of the other person and see what you would do in a similar situation 

2) Introspect yourself as to your  motive behind doing anything i.e are u doing it for some seeking some rewards ( monetary or otherwise ) , are u doing it to seek love , approval or appreciation from the other .

 Putting urself in to the  shoes of the other person and verifying whether you are doing anything for selfish reasons will help you un condition your mind and give your more mental space and this extra mental space will help you get the necessary clarity to take proper decisions appropriate to the situation . But this is easily said than done as the mind has been conditioned  for centuries to think in terms of what benefit it will get directly or indirectly and suddenly asking it to revert to an unselfish situation will not work so easily .But all said and done this is the only way we can see things for clear as they are and not what we want it to be .

While the entire yoga market is flooded with Books and DVDs related to yoga postures only few are related to practicing yoga beyond the mat and I found the following 2 books very good ( links given above ):

1) Bringing Yoga to Life : The Everyday practice of Enlightened Living by Donna Farhi 

 2) Living your Yoga : Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Lasater

Both Donna Farhi and Judith Lasater are seasoned yoga practitioners and teachers and have a rich experience of  not only yoga in general but life itself in particular and the wisdom accumulated by them in their many years of teaching yoga to people from various walks of life in various countries world over  are very much reflected in both these books and  I suggest every serious Yoga practitioner / teacher  to have these books as a guiding tool in their yoga journey as many of the tricky situations we encounter in our yogic life either as a practitioner / teacher have been already encountered by them before and they have given their own insights as to how they have handled them .

50) For Doing Yoga Podcast . 

These days audio and video podcasts are very common especially in the yoga community and it is easier for teachers to make available on the web audio / video podcasts to their students world wide and I too intend to do the same and have the following excellent book called Podcast Solutions by Michael Geoghegan and Dan Klass  as a good starting point for people to start their podcasting journey .

Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition , by
Michael Geoghegan , Dan Klass
Product Description

Written by two of the best and brightest podcasting pioneers, Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition is a comprehensive and perceptive guide to all things podcasting. From downloading podcasts to producing your own for fun or profit, Podcast Solutions covers the entire world of podcasting with insight, humor, and the unmatched wisdom of experience.

Big-name companies and podcasters throughout the United States and thousands of faithful listeners around the world will tell you that Michael W. Geoghegan ("Reel Reviews-Films Worth Watching" and GigaVox Media) and Dan Klass ("The Bitterest Pill" and JacketMedia.com) know how to put together compelling and engaging shows that people come back to week after week. These two pros will guide you through everything including developing your raw podcast ideas to selecting equipment, creating your podcast (including incorporating music, professional production techniques, and audio- and video-editing secrets), and mobilizing and growing an audience.

Plenty has changed since the best-selling first edition of this book, and Michael and Dan bring you all the latest and greatest information on production, distribution, and marketing from the world of audio and video podcasting. Nearly 50 pages of new material and hundreds of updates make this the most complete and up-to-date book on podcasting imaginable.

Between Michael's uncanny business and marketing sense and Dan's nearly two decades in the entertainment industry, these authors have the experience to back up their advice on what it takes to elevate your podcast to a professional level. Podcast Solutions gives you not only what youll need to know about podcasting but also the insiders view on the business of new-media production and marketing.

Whether you want to use podcasting to inform, educate, entertain, or inspire, whether you are a complete novice or an experienced professional, Podcast Solutions is the guide you need.

In this book you'll learn:

    * How to find and download audio and video podcasts to your computer or portable media player
    * How to develop, format, produce, edit, encode, and upload your audio or video podcast, including in-depth information on using music legally
    * How to set up an effective audio studio, including the complete and updated "The podcast studio buyers guide"
    * How to create great video, including tricks of the trade such as the law of thirds, the line, and the three-point light technique, as well as tips on casting, locations, scheduling, and more
    * How people are marketing and making money through podcasting in the era of Web 2.0

About the Author

Michael is a well know figure among podcasters and has been involved in podcasting since it earliest days. Because he started early, he has developed personal friendships with most of the key figures in podcasting. Michael is scheduled to speak and lead sessions at the upcoming Podcast and Portable Media Expo. He was also the first person to lead introductory podcasting classes entitled "Podcasting 101". Michael is frequently sought for comment on podcasting by media sources such as CNN, Wired magazine, The New York Times and USA Today among many others.

Michael currently produces his own show Reel Reviews &emdash; Film Worth Watching which has consistently scored in the top ten among podcast listeners. He recently syndicated Reel Reviews content to DVDtalk.com, the Internet's largest DVD movie review and discussion site. Reel Reviews also currently has paid sponsors. Michael's sponsorship deals represent some of the first for mainstream companies outside the podcasting industry.

In addition to Reel Reviews, Michael is executive producer of Grape Radio, a show about wine that in less than 8 weeks time places in the top ten out of over 4000 available podcast shows. Grape Radio has experienced phenomenal growth and features interviews with leading experts in the wine industry. Michael continues to develop and produce shows aimed at the lifestyle and technology markets. He also offers his services as a consultant to business developing podcasting and portable media strategies.

Michael is widely regarded as a leader in producing quality podcast audio. Many of his online articles on how-to podcast remain some of the most popular and widely linked to.

Michael lives in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and two young sons.

Klass has worked professionally as an actor and comedian for more than fifteen years, appearing in sitcoms, TV dramas and feature films while performing in venues throughout Los Angeles, including appearing regularly at the world famous The Comedy Store. Recently was the creator/writer/producer/star of NewsPop, an animated series for a joint internet venture between Steven Speilberg's DreamWorks SKG and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment.

Throughout his career, Dan Klass has worked as an advertising copywriter, written magazine articles, and worked with developers of interactive video systems for the toy industry.

Klass is currently devoting most of his time to his podcasts, the weekly Old Wave Radio, a retro-80's music show, and the much acclaimed twice-weekly The Bitterest Pill, a comedy/talk show that revolves around his musings as a stay-at-home dad on the outskirts of the entertainment industry. The Bitterest Pill has been featured on NBC, NPR and in USAToday.com and the Christian Science Monitor.

Klass lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two kids and two Macs.

49) What is Yin Yoga ?

Yin Yoga is known as the quiet yoga. Many of the most popular forms of yoga, such as Ashtanga and Power Yoga, are fundamentally yang in nature, based on rhythmic movements of the muscles and focused on the need for change and attainment. Yin Yoga, in contrast, does not concentrate on the muscles but on connective tissue and bones, the parts of our body that are closest to our core and critical to our physical well-being and range of motion. The postures are all practiced on the floor and each is held for a lengthy period, usually three to five minutes. This intense non-movement allows us to experience the poses in a deeper way that enables the muscles to relax, the nerves to calm, and the surrounding connective tissue to remain healthy and supple. This meditative approach is more akin to those found in the earliest Hatha Yoga traditions. The Sivananda Style of Classical Hatha Yoga is a combination of Yin + Yang as there is movement ( but not as intense as in Ashtanga / Power Yoga ) as well as holding ( but not as long as in Yin Yoga ) and hence it has combination of both . But it is better that Yin Yoga is practiced in isolation so that it compliments your other Yang based Yoga practice .This is just a basic introduction of Yin Yoga . More details will follow in subsequent posts .

47) Adjusting in Yoga Poses

Irrespective of which Yoga style you practice /teach learning to receive /give adjustment is both an art as well a science . As a teacher one needs to give adjustments to a student for the following reasons :

1) To point out to him how  to do a posture correctly eg in Forward bends like Paschimotanasan the teacher will adjust the students legs to point out that the knees are not supposed to be bent while bending forward .

2) Even if the student  does the posture correctly adjustment will help him improve his quality in that particular posture eg : in Paschimotanasan even if the student keeps his knees straight and bends from the hips he may not be able to move much forward and the teacher will push his back with his arms to make him move forward

 3) To prevent injury while doing a particular posture like in Head Stand , Arm Balance etc .Here more than adjustment the teacher plays the role of a prop in helping the student to do the inverted postures with confidence and without any fear . 

So like this there are various ways by which the teacher helps a student to improve his confidence and quality in a posture .

But there are problems while adjusting : Not all teachers are competent to give proper adjustments and some even hurt a student while adjusting .Their intention might not be to hurt the student but out of over enthusiasm to get the student to do a posture perfectly the teacher may give some wrong adjustments that may lead to injury rather than the student improving in the posture .For eg : In Paschimotanasan not all beginners are able to bend forward properly and it is usual for the teachers to give a gentle push in the lower back to make the student move bit forward .But some over enthusiastic teachers push the back too much or even  go to extremes of standing/sitting   on the students back  to make them bend forward and that is really dangerous . So it is wise to always give gentle adjustments and allow the students to evolve in a posture slowly and steadily instead of expecting him to achieve success in a posture in a short time . 

Adjustment need not be just physical : Here again when a teacher is teaching a group class of over 20-30 students it is not possible for him /her to give physical adjustments to all the students .That will spoil the rhythm of the class .In those cases the teacher should use proper vocal instructions as tool for adjustments . If the teacher gives proper clear vocal instructions how to do the posture - pointing out the likely errors and also for those doing well how to optimise the same then it really helps a student a lot .

Sometimes I feel that vocal instructions have a better appeal than direct physical adjustments as it helps a student to develop more focus and concentration while doing the postures and lessens his dependence on a teachers direct physical touch to improve a posture . Some students are so much addicted to receiving a teachers physical adjustment that they never attempt to do the posture independently and always keep waiting for the teacher to help them . This is accepted if it involves tougher postures like head stand or hand stand but if the student keeps waiting for the teachers help regularly for simple  forward /back bends then he will take a long time to improve from that situation .

So giving and receiving adjustments in yoga postures are both an art and science in itself .Unfortunately this topic is  not much importance in many Yoga Teacher Trarning courses and very few books are also written on this topic . While lots of Books / DVDs keep coming out for practicing yoga according to different styles ,very few address the important topic of giving adjustments during yoga practice and in this context Brian Coopers book Yoga : The Art of Adjusting is an excellent book for all yoga teachers to understand the art and science behind giving adjustments in yoga .

46) Book Review : World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony

Product Description

Food is our most intimate and telling connection both with the living natural order and with our living cultural heritage. By eating the plants and animals of our earth, we literally incorporate them. It is also through this act of eating that we partake of our culture’s values and paradigms at the most primal levels. It is becoming increasingly obvious, however, that the choices we make about our food are leading to environmental degradation, enormous human health problems, and unimaginable cruelty toward our fellow creatures.

Incorporating systems theory, teachings from mythology and religions, and the human sciences, The World Peace Diet presents the outlines of a more empowering understanding of our world, based on a comprehension of the far-reaching implications of our food choices and the worldview those choices reflect and mandate. The author offers a set of universal principles for all people of conscience, from any religious tradition, that they can follow to reconnect with what we are eating, what was required to get it on our plate, and what happens after it leaves our plates.

The World Peace Diet suggests how we as a species might move our consciousness forward so that we can be more free, more intelligent, more loving, and happier in the choices we make.

About the Author
Will Tuttle has a master’s degree in humanities from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in the philosophy of education from the University of California. A professional pianist and teacher, he has for the last thirteen years toured progressive churches, vegetarian and macrobiotic conferences, and intentional communities throughout the country. He trained in Korea as a Zen Buddhist monk and has worked extensively in Tai Chi, yoga, massage, and dance and movement. He lives in Healdsburg, California.

Book review :
Various review exists for this book but I am presenting here one excellent review from amazon.com by a person named Delisa Renideo that expresses wonderfully what this book contains and why one must buy and read the same and imbibe the principles in our life .Here is the review below :
This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to grow spiritually, who wants to live a conscious and compassionate life, and who wants to contribute to world peace. I have read many books on the topic of vegetarianism, animal rights and animal welfare, spiritual growth, and peace and nonviolence. This book stands alone in its ability to make the connection between all of these subjects.

Will Tuttle, Ph.D. is a rare combination of extraordinary compassion, scholarly research and education, spiritual commitment and wisdom, intuitive insights, and the courage to challenge a worldview which goes back 10,000 years

In this book, Tuttle explores humanity's relationship with the foods we eat. He points out, very convincingly, that when humans began herding animals, it began to create a consciousness of exploitation which then spread to the control and domination of other humans, as well as animals. So the roots of human's violence to humans are found in the practice of seeing animals as objects to exploit for our own purposes: for food, furs, labor, entertainment, "sport" and experimentation. The use of humans as slaves and the subjugation of women followed the subjugation and enslavement of animals.

One thing that sets this book apart from any of the others that describe the problems associated with a meat-based diet is the focus on the spiritual aspects of our diet. When we take food into our bodies, we are also ingesting the energy contained in this food. Animals that are tortured and filled with terror and agony as they are killed are filled with this very negative energy. When humans eat their flesh, we are also ingesting this fear and anger. This affects us deeply. We cannot live with peace in our hearts as long as we are filling our bodies with the pain and suffering of other beings.

Tuttle helps us to see that none of us have actually chosen a diet based upon meat. Our mothers fed us meat from our infancy. As we got old enough to understand that we were eating animals, we were told that animals were put here for us to eat, so it was okay. We didn't question this, any more than we questioned wearing clothes or taking baths. Thus, we absorbed the acceptance of exploitation of animals so naturally that we didn't know it was happening. And being unconscious, it is hard to recognize the violence that is part of our everyday lives through the eating of animals. Therefore, it is also hard to recognize how insensitive we have become to violence, because we have to protect ourselves from an awareness of the violence we are part of 3 times a day.

This is a very important book for everyone who wants their lives to contribute to more peace in the world, rather than more suffering and violence.

My Ashtanga Journal: 5) My first Yoga Inspiration : Sri Krishnamacharya...

My Ashtanga Journal: 5) My first Yoga Inspiration : Sri Krishnamacharya...: "Even though I have been involved as a teacher /student with the Sivananda System of Classical Hatha Yoga ( founder Swami Vishnu devananda )..."

45) Book Review : Yoga Mind and Body  ( Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre )

 Right from the time ( i.e from 1998 ) I started practicing and teaching the Sivananda Style of Yoga I have been  using the book Yoga Mind & Body from the Sivananda Yoga Centre as a guide book for my practice / teaching and I find it to be a very extrmely useful guide .I gave a Morning Yoga Class in a Popular TV Channel few years back  as part of its Morning Breakfast show and I used lots of inputs from this book for my T.V Show . It has made an excellent sepraration of the basic / advanced postures and also dealt every posture with very clear step by step instructions on how to come to a posture , how to hold it and how to come out of it and it also deals with the physical , mental and spiritual benefits of each major posture .The most imortant of all is the section of common errors for each major posture that I found it to be very useful .No other book discusses the common errors of the postures as in this book . Apart from postures it also deals with Pranayama , Relaxation,Diet and Meditation . On the whole a very very excellent book .A must for every Yoga Student and Teacher

44) Hatha Yoga ( Sivananda Style ) v/s Vinyasa or Flow Yoga

The last 2 posts i.e Posts No: 42 and 43 dealt with Vinyasa or Flow Yoga and it is a different type of yoga practice than one sees in a normal Hatha Yoga practice especially in a classical yoga practice like the Sivananda Yoga . This posts just highlights the main difference between them .
1) Hatha Yoga is slow and gentle movement while Vinyasa /Flow Yoga is fast and vigorous movements based that also includes jumping .
2) Hatha Yoga involves holding the postures for a longer duration in a meditative way while in Vinyasa /Flow Yoga the postures are not being held for long and held for just 5 breaths ( except for inversions where they are held for long ) before moving on to the next posture .
3) In Hatha Yoga there is rest between the postures while in Vinyasa /Flow Yoga there is no rest at all between the postures and one needs to keep on moving till the end of the class as that is what to produce heat and detoxify the body .
4) In a Hatha Yoga class there is emphasis on gentle conscious breathing while holding the postures or while moving through one posture to another and in Vinyasa /Flow yoga the emphasis is on Ujjayai breathing .
5) In Hatha Yoga class there is no emphasis on holding the Bandhas while in Vinaysa /Flow Yoga there is continuous emphasis on holding the Bandhas and Drishtis ( Gazes ) and in fact Bandhas are key to jumps in Vinayasa Yoga .
6) You do not sweat much in a Hatha Yoga class while you sweat a lot in Vinyasa /Flow Yoga class .
7) The only sweating part of Hatha Yoga Class is the Surya Namaskar where the movements are vigorous and it resembles a Vinayasa /Flow Yoga type .

So these are some of the major differences between Hatha Yoga Class( Sivananda Style ) v/s the Vinyasa / Flow Yoga style and people must take these differences in to account before practicing the respective style and not expect one style to deliver the other . Both these styles are equally valid and it depends upon the taste and mental frame of the person practicing it and one need not fight on which style is better .Ideally I would say that a person must try doing both these styles to come out of their respective comfort zones just to experience another system . Frequently changing yoga styles is not recommended but I feel that if one has a grounding on one style then one needs to consciously shift to another totally different style to come out of his own comfort zones and relish his new yoga practice from a different dimension .
So for a person who is used to practicing the slow paced Hatha Yoga system then practicing Vinayasa /Flow Yoga will make him see the power of dynamism and for a person used to a fast paced Vinayasa /Flow Yoga then practising Hatha Yoga system with long holding will make him see the power of focus on keeping the mind one pointed during the practice .So both these styles very well complement each other if taken in the right spirit and it is dangerous to become fanatic with regard to one style / system .
Speaking personally I have been involved with practicing and teaching the Sivananda Style of Classical Hatha Yoga for the past 10 years but now I am consciously moving towards learning and practicing other Yoga styles like Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga ,Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga for me to come out of my own comfort zones and be back as a student .So while I continue to teach the Sivananda Style of Classical Hatha Yoga I am at the same time practicing as a student for the Ashtanga Vinayasa Style and in a few years from now I feel that I will be competent to teach both these styles to my students and become a complete teacher .

43) More on Vinyasa Yoga or Flow Yoga

In the last post we saw what Vinyasa Yoga or Flow Yoga is .In fact Vinyasa Yoga is quite popular these days as it promises a more intense workout where your body really sweats and your arms and thighs get a wonderful workout like working out in a gym .
Also Vinyasa Yoga is called Flow Yoga as it is continuous movement based like a flow and there is no rest in between the postures .Some may even call it as movement meditation .Vinyasa Yoga became popular with Ashtanga Vinayasa Yoga of Pattabhi Jois but soon this Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga was started to get modified in to Power Yoga first which became a big hit in America and taking that clue many Ashtanga practitioners started their own version of Vinyasa Yoga or Flow Yoga and the elements are same in all these Yoga i.e they start with typical Ashtanga Surya Namaskar A ,B and then they have their own standing /sitting /back bending sequences with no rest in between . They vary with regard to their intensity of movements , no. of postures in the sequence , time held in each posture etc etc .

Vinyasa Yoga comes in various formats now from the simple Anusara Flow to the High Intensity Ashtanga Yoga ,Power Yoga and recent Shiva Rea's Prana Flow Yoga .Also included in the list is Seane Corn's own version of Vinyasa Yoga , Sadie Nardinie's Core Vinyasa that focuses more on working out the core region , Kathryn Budig's own version of a Vinyasa Yoga flow that focuses more on arm balances etc and so on the list continues .