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vinyasa

UK/vɪnˈjɑːsə/

vinyasa noun: the transition between poses executed in succession, often timed with regular breathing.

Noun

vinyasa (plural vinyasas)

  1. (yoga) The transition between poses executed in succession, often timed with regular breathing.
  2. A style of yoga based on a flow between sequential poses and coordinated breathing.
    • The occasional vinyasa class had made her more attentive to her bones. She let them give.2020, Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind, Bloomsbury (2023), page 22

Forms of vinyasa

pluralvinyasas

Origin of vinyasa

From Sanskrit विन्यास (vinyāsa, “disposition (of limbs)”).

Questions about vinyasa

What does vinyasa mean?
Vinyasa means the transition between poses executed in succession, often timed with regular breathing.
What part of speech is vinyasa?
Vinyasa is a noun.
How do you pronounce vinyasa?
Vinyasa is pronounced /vɪnˈjɑːsə/ (UK).
What is the plural of vinyasa?
The plural of vinyasa is vinyasas.

Words near vinyasa in the dictionary

  1. vintry
  2. vints
  3. viny
  4. vinyard
  5. vinyards
  6. vinyasa
  7. vinyasas
  8. vinyerd
  9. vinyerds
  10. vinyl
  11. vinyl acetate

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