VINIYOGA

Viniyoga is a tradition transmitted by T.K.V Desikachar according to the yoga-sūtras, the founding text of yoga. Viniyoga is a traditional teaching method that adapts to the needs, health and abilities of each practitioner. It is a yoga accessible to all, regardless of age or physical condition, respecting the singularity of each individual and acting in depth to influence all aspects of our being.

Viniyoga is based on a specific yoga pedagogy which includes various techniques. These encompass a range of postures performed statically and dynamically, advanced breathing techniques (prânâyâma) and the use of special gestures (mudrâ) which seal vital energy in the body. These tools are flexibly integrated into practical sequences adapted to each individual, in terms of duration and intensity.

The benefits of Viniyoga are numerous:

- Ensure, protect and develop the strength, flexibility, resistance, balance and relaxation of the body;

- Straighten the body, correct it and align it in depth;

- Maintain the activity of the digestive fire;

- Develop the ability to concentrate the mind

This teaching is part of a lineage that goes back to T.K.V Desikachar, who himself was a student of his father T. Krishnamacharya for almost 30 years. T. Krishnamacharya was a key figure in the history of modern yoga, opening the practice of yoga to women and Westerners. Famous students include Pattabhi Jois, founder of Ashtanga yoga, and B.K.S. Iyengar, founder of Iyengar yoga. Thus the lineage goes back to Patañjali, who is said to have formulated the fundamental principles of yoga through the yoga-sūtras.