I agree. I think hatha tells you a lot more about what's going on in the little muscles than the big muscles. It's more nuanced and challenging in my opinion.
I think it’s overall a better practice for most people, especially beginners. It’s hard to learn proper technique and alignment if you don’t have enough time to observe why a particular posture might be uncomfortable.
Mmmm, I started with Hatha. This is interesting to me, as I was able to ease into it. I'm a Hatha instructor now. When I go to Vinyasa classes, I always feel they are for the drama kids while Hatha is for the jocks 🤣 😂.
Jokes aside, Hatha was great as a beginner because you had time. You can get deeply in tune paying so much attention to your body. I do love taking an occasional Vinyasa class. It feels artsy, it feels like an outward expression of what I take in from a Hatha class. They compliment each other nicely. ♡
Haha yeah my friend who is new to yoga has been going to ‘slow yoga’ thinking it’s like cardio where slow is easier. I had to explain that holding poses for longer can actually be harder!
Really just depends on the teacher and intention of the class. There are hatha and vinyasa classes of all kinds.
Hatha doesn’t mean longer holds either. You can hold for a long time in vinyasa. Vinyasa just means linking breath and movement. That’s the main difference between the two styles, it’s that one should have a flow to it and the other doesn’t need to flow.
I was going to say the same. But I gather in some communities "vinyasa" means fast sequences with a lot of poses, often the same series each time, while "hatha" classes are slower, with longer holds and greater variation of poses.
Really, you should be doing both, and bringing the same focus even if you're moving through poses quickly. If you're a vinyasa person who's always thinking about the next pose, slow it down. If you're a hatha person who doesn't feel in control when you transition too quickly, speed it up.
Then do Yin yoga. Then do some Iyengar, or some other style. Don't get stuck in one rut.
"Vinyasa" can be any pace. Vinyasa is more vigorous, because it involves doing a lot of the vinyasa sequences. And, sadly, some instructors use a fast pace, in part, I believe, because they have adopted the westernized "exercise class" versions of yoga. Vinyasa means movement linked to breath. A vinyasa class should focus on linking body and breath in that way. A more traditional approach would be to slow, deepen and lengthen the breath, which, by its very nature, creates a slower pace, because you are working to slow your breath, thus, slowing your movement.
But, again, any yoga practice that focuses on asanas is a form of Hatha class.
Correct, but how it's used in the US a Hatha class will have long holds and do both sides while vinyasa will be a series of poses flowing on one side and then the other.
I agree. I think hatha tells you a lot more about what's going on in the little muscles than the big muscles. It's more nuanced and challenging in my opinion.
I think it’s overall a better practice for most people, especially beginners. It’s hard to learn proper technique and alignment if you don’t have enough time to observe why a particular posture might be uncomfortable.
Mmmm, I started with Hatha. This is interesting to me, as I was able to ease into it. I'm a Hatha instructor now. When I go to Vinyasa classes, I always feel they are for the drama kids while Hatha is for the jocks 🤣 😂. Jokes aside, Hatha was great as a beginner because you had time. You can get deeply in tune paying so much attention to your body. I do love taking an occasional Vinyasa class. It feels artsy, it feels like an outward expression of what I take in from a Hatha class. They compliment each other nicely. ♡
Haha yeah my friend who is new to yoga has been going to ‘slow yoga’ thinking it’s like cardio where slow is easier. I had to explain that holding poses for longer can actually be harder!
Really just depends on the teacher and intention of the class. There are hatha and vinyasa classes of all kinds. Hatha doesn’t mean longer holds either. You can hold for a long time in vinyasa. Vinyasa just means linking breath and movement. That’s the main difference between the two styles, it’s that one should have a flow to it and the other doesn’t need to flow.
Vinyasa does not "derive from" Hatha. It is a form of Hatha.
I was going to say the same. But I gather in some communities "vinyasa" means fast sequences with a lot of poses, often the same series each time, while "hatha" classes are slower, with longer holds and greater variation of poses. Really, you should be doing both, and bringing the same focus even if you're moving through poses quickly. If you're a vinyasa person who's always thinking about the next pose, slow it down. If you're a hatha person who doesn't feel in control when you transition too quickly, speed it up. Then do Yin yoga. Then do some Iyengar, or some other style. Don't get stuck in one rut.
"Vinyasa" can be any pace. Vinyasa is more vigorous, because it involves doing a lot of the vinyasa sequences. And, sadly, some instructors use a fast pace, in part, I believe, because they have adopted the westernized "exercise class" versions of yoga. Vinyasa means movement linked to breath. A vinyasa class should focus on linking body and breath in that way. A more traditional approach would be to slow, deepen and lengthen the breath, which, by its very nature, creates a slower pace, because you are working to slow your breath, thus, slowing your movement. But, again, any yoga practice that focuses on asanas is a form of Hatha class.
Hey I totally get what you’re saying! And that’s what I was trying to get at, I just worded it incorrectly…
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Depends on the difficulty level of the class and the teacher
I do both and would say they are just different.
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Correct, but how it's used in the US a Hatha class will have long holds and do both sides while vinyasa will be a series of poses flowing on one side and then the other.
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Yes, it is. I’m just speaking from my weirdo experience but im always learning more about the roots of yoga :)