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Pretty much yeah, I'd say the history of vinyasa is a western-fication of some Hatha/Ashtanga sequences—and much more playful and less strict.
Whatever gets people to doing some form of yoga :)
Whatever gets people to doing some form of yoga
Yes. I agree. While the Indian texts describe the various aasanas be performed in a sequence which is often tiring for a beginner, this western-fication has made yoga popular.
To the people who migh not understand what we're talking about, here's a clue
The improvisations have in fact done more good than any harm to Yoga Practitioners.
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My impression as well.
And there's tons of updating to the modern world as well, most obviously: having women practice
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This is incredible! When I first had a look at it, I couldn't believe for ours is still very much male dominated country. Yoga is no different here, but statista says India's women doing more yoga. I can't believe it for I see men in yoga everywhere from schools to gardens to social media.
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