Flexibility with Flow | Vinyāsa Krama
Rooted in the Traditional Vinyāsa Krama and Prāṇāyāma Teachings of Śrī T. Kr̥ṣṇamācārya
In Yadu Yoga, flexibility is not just about touching your toes — it’s about cultivating resilience, ease, and openness in both body and breath. This workshop takes you on a transformative journey using Kr̥ṣṇamācārya’s traditional Vinyāsa Krama method, where postures unfold with intelligence, grace, and breath awareness.
Here, asana becomes a prayer, and prāṇāyāma becomes an offering, guiding you into a state of inner fluidity and calm. Flexibility emerges not only in your muscles and joints, but also in your nervous system, focus, and emotional space.
What Is Vinyāsa Krama?
Vinyāsa Krama, as taught by Śrī T. Kr̥ṣṇamācārya, is a systematic and breath-linked sequence of āsana, built gradually and mindfully. It respects individual capacity and creates a rhythm that softens resistance and builds true mobility.
In this workshop, we use:
- Progressive movement sequences (krama) that open the body safely
- Dynamic and static moments for flexibility and stillness
- Integration of bandha (internal locks) and mudrā (gesture) to deepen the experience
Each posture is approached with awareness, using breath-centric movement, not force. Flexibility arises organically as you develop strength, coordination, and surrender.
Samantraka Prāṇāyāma: Breathing into Expansion
A unique hallmark of this workshop is the inclusion of Samantraka Prāṇāyāma — breath practice guided by mantra and mental focus. This ancient technique from Kr̥ṣṇamācārya’s lineage enhances flexibility from within by:
- Releasing tension held in subtle layers of the body
- Guiding prāṇa to flow evenly through restricted areas
- Harmonizing the iḍā and piṅgalā nāḍīs to support muscular softness
- Anchoring the mind in breath-led stillness
You will learn to coordinate mantra, movement, and breath to expand both the lungs and the mind, opening space within the spine and between the joints.
Workshop Structure
This 2–3 hour workshop includes:
1. Opening Saṅkalpa & Chanting
- Centering with bhūta-śuddhi and a short mantra invocation
- Clarifying your intention for the practice
2. Flexibility-Focused Vinyāsa Krama
- Progressive sequences targeting the hips, spine, shoulders, and hamstrings
- Use of props, breath pacing, and adaptations for all levels
- Emphasis on transitions, counterposes, and rest moments
3. Samantraka Prāṇāyāma Practice
- Learn breath ratios (sama, viṣama) with mantra guidance
- Apply breath to soften stiffness in inner regions of the chest and back
- Experience stillness with spaciousness
4. Meditative Conclusion & Reflection
- Guided camatkāra dhyāna (contemplative meditation on the inner body)
- Gentle chanting for closure and inner integration
- Optional Q&A and sharing circle
Benefits of Attending the “Science of Flexibility”
- Open and strengthen the body safely and progressively
- Develop flexibility without force or injury
- Learn to move with breath awareness and mantra focus
- Harmonize breath and mind through Samantraka Prāṇāyāma
- Discover how true flexibility supports meditation and devotion
- Gain tools for ongoing home practice
Additional Benefits of Attending the “Science of Flexibility” Workshop
Rooted in Traditional Vinyāsa Krama & Breath-Led Movement
1. Safe, Intelligent Flexibility — Without Injury
Unlike aggressive or passive stretching, the progressive sequencing (krama) used in this workshop supports your joints and muscles through every stage of release. You will learn how to work with your breath rather than against your limits, reducing risk and building functional mobility that lasts.
2. Flexibility Through Breath, Not Force
Using Samantraka Prāṇāyāma, you’ll experience how inner spaciousness arises from rhythmic breathing and mantra-based awareness. The result is a gentle but deep opening of restricted areas — especially in the hips, shoulders, spine, and diaphragm.
3. Releasing Chronic Tension and Holding Patterns
Many flexibility blocks are not just physical — they are emotional and nervous system based. This practice helps release unconscious tension stored in the fascia and subtle body, restoring a feeling of lightness, freedom, and comfort in your body.
4. Strength and Flexibility in Balance
True flexibility isn’t limp or passive. This workshop teaches you to engage the right muscles and apply the correct amount of effort (prayatna śaithilya). You’ll gain stability within mobility, leading to more confidence and safety in your āsana practice.
5. Flexibility as a Gateway to Meditation
As tightness and restlessness dissolve, you’ll find it easier to sit in stillness. The sequences are designed to prepare the spine and breath for prāṇāyāma and dhyāna — opening a doorway from physical release into subtle inner awareness.
6. Deep Nervous System Relaxation
When flexibility is approached from a breath-first perspective, it calms the sympathetic nervous system and activates the relaxation response (parasympathetic state). This leads to a feeling of calm alertness, reduced anxiety, and improved sleep quality.
7. A Sustainable Practice for All Body Types
Because the method is adaptive and breath-centric, it honors each person’s unique anatomy and constitution. Whether you are stiff, hypermobile, recovering from injury, or a long-time practitioner, you will gain a flexibility practice that is sustainable, personalized, and safe.
8. Inner Devotion Through Outer Expansion
In Yadu Yoga, flexibility becomes a form of inner worship. Each movement becomes an offering, and each breath a link to the Divine. As your body opens, so does your heart — reconnecting you to the deeper meaning of yoga as union.
This workshop is perfect for:
- Practitioners seeking deep flexibility in a non-aggressive way
- Yogis with tightness due to stress, lifestyle, or injuries
- Teachers wishing to learn the authentic Vinyāsa Krama methodology
- Anyone looking to develop a flexibility practice that respects the breath and inner rhythm
