Vinyasa Krama

Vinyasa Krama

Based on the tradition of Krishnamacharya, the father of Modern Yoga (or ancient yoga in modern times) this practice is oriented on the breath and its inherent relationship to healthy movement and tranquility of being. A highly intentional blend of movement (vinyasa), staying power (asana and mudra), breathing with (pranayama), and mental focus (dharana) in every class offers a deep(er) experience of what yoga is.

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Vinyasa Krama
  • Leg Series in 3 planes

    90 minute Vinyasa Krama practice putting together leg and hip oriented sub-series in 3 planes of movement. A delight of a practice! Class ends with pranayama and meditation.

  • Don't go back to sleep

    Practice begins with a discussion on Samyogah and the call now to wake up and step up to the truth of who we are! Full intermediate: Vinyasa Krama, Pranayama and dharana practice.

  • "Vikṣipta and Ekāgratā"

    This 90 minute Vinyasa Krama practice opens with a dharma talk on the 5 stages of the mind as related to yoga practice. The Asana practice is grounding and strengthening to the legs and spine and ends with anuloma ujjayi and meditation on Om.

  • The Inner Tradition of "Remaining"

    This vinyasa krama practice emphasizes asana as mudra including longer holds in principle postures, ample time for pranayama and dharana. The practice of yoga offers us the gifts of learning to remain with what is.

  • Steady and Uplifting

    An invigorating and grounding blend of standing, standing balance, prone backbending vinyasas and the 4 key mudra of vinyasa krama (including inversions). Ending with pratiloma ujjayi pranayama

  • "Rooted"

    This 60 minute vinyasa krama practice incorporates intentional standing, standing balance and seated postures to access the hips and legs. As always a balanced sequence ending with pranayama.

  • "Being the Faithkeepers"

    This 60 minute vinyasa krama practice begins with a dharma talk on faith and our dharma as yoga practitioners. Focused on the supine series and standing balance this practice ends with pranayama.

  • Tranquil or Tamasic?

    It’s easy to confuse tamas with tranquility. Sleepiness with ease…In today’s class we check in with the question: how am I bringing myself to a more peaceful awareness through intelligent and embodied ACTION? 90 minute class involves vinyasa krama with a good amount of work on bandha, time in th...

  • A practice around 3 key āsana

    This posture is built to support 3 key postures from the vinyasa krama system: Paschimatanasana, Sirsasana and Sarvangasana. Class ends with reclining pranayama.

  • Consciousness and Control

    Living a conscious life often teaches us about the illusion of control. In this vinyasa krama practice we dive into standing, inverted and tiryangmukha vinyasas with simple cueing and time to explore the depth of breath alignment. Class ends with pranayama and mantra.

  • Sacred Sunday: Begin with Peace

    Begins with call and response chanting of the shanti mantra, continues with a well rounded vinyasa krama practice including portions of the prasarita padatonasana and meditative sequences and ends with nadi shodhana and dharana on OM.

  • Hanuman, Strength and Service

    60 minute vinyasa krama practice with a focus on the anjaneya-hanuman krama. Invoking strength and compassionate devotion :)

  • "Well-Being"

    60 minute vinyasa krama practice to awaken, mobilize and increase the pranic flow to the entire body. To be a well- being we must take our whole-being into consideration- body, breath, mental state, spirit.

  • "Open and Ground"

    This 60 minute Vinyasa Krama practice brings attention and stability to the legs and opens the breathing centers.

  • Walking Camels and Rolling Plows

    This 60 minute vinyasa krama includes a unique blend of visesa vinyasas and invigorating heart opening. Ending with a savasana serenade.

  • Take Aim!

    This 60 minute vinyasa krama practice focuses on movements and asana to stabilize the body, open and relax the limbs in preparation for akarna dhanurasana (the shooting bow pose). Moderately invigorating class inspired by a torrential thunderstorm and how something as subtle as wind can be moved ...

  • "The mind, the dog and the leash"

    My teacher says the mind is like a dog on a leash. Usually the dog (mind) is pulling us around, following every bright and shiny object. Through steady practice of dharana (concentration) we can learn to guide the dog comfortably (again, mind). A directed and steady mind is well prepared for medi...

  • "On Two Feet" practice

    A grounding, mildly invigorating, profoundly simple, breath led practice to stretch the whole body, lubricate all the joints, steady the mind and drop in to the heart. Ending with a calming pranayama practice this vinyasa krama sequence is easily adaptable and highly effective for all practitioners.

  • "Complete Back Stretch"

    This 55 minute Vinyasa Krama practice focuses on the utanasana sequence to provide an equal stretch for the "back"- ending with nadi shodhana pranayama this practice is stabilizing for the mind and lengthening for the back body.

  • Showing up as loving awareness

    So often when we "show up" we are really just waiting and expecting. But yoga practice teaches us the value of showing up without agenda and in pure loving awareness. This practice flows around the midline asking us to explore all the doors to inner awareness. Ending with pranayama and meditation.