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Flow Yoga

Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness

Flow yoga is a type of yoga that connects your movements to your breathing. In flow yoga, the yoga postures or "asanas" flow smoothly from one yoga position to the next on either an inhalation or an exhalation.

Flow Yoga is also called Vinyasa Yoga, which means "breath-synchronized movement." The thought is that the controlled breathing that accompanies the yoga positions in Flow Yoga cleanses the body and creates energy. This philosophy is the basis for other popular yoga styles like Ashtanga Yoga and Power Yoga.

But unlike the predetermined sequences of Ashtanga Yoga, there is no single set of rules or philosophy governing Flow Yoga.
Instructors have the freedom to create unique experiences by linking yoga positions according to their personalities and the needs or mood of the class. This makes Flow Yoga a great option for both beginners and experienced yogis alike.

Twisted yoga: New ways to get your fix

Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Motivation

They say that mixing things up is one key way to keep yourself motivated and committed to your exercise routine. If you love yoga, there are plenty of unique ways to keep it fresh, including naked yoga, chocolate yoga, yoga for writers, and therapeutic yoga to help heal injuries. There's acroyoga, a more social form of yoga where poses are done together, and even dog yoga. All of these alternatives mean there's something for everyone, even the yoga enthusiast who's looking for something off the beaten path.

I'm not trying to knock anyone's chosen form of fitness, but naked yoga may be just a little too far off that path for me. What about you?

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