vinyasa
विन्यास vinyāsa'To place in a special, ordered way'; the linking of breath to movement, systematised by Krishnamacharya, that turned the held postures of hatha yoga into a flow.
Where this term appears
- Surya Namaskar: The Sun Salutation Yoga
…ttabhi Jois carried to the world in the flowing style called Ashtanga Vinyasa, was to fuse that dynamic sun-salutation drill with the older practice of holding postures, and to teach the whole thing as yoga.
- Why is Om chanted at the start and end of prayers and yoga? Journal
The three Oms before a vinyasa class are the srauta priest's cap on the vessel, worn now by a room in leggings.