Developed by Bo Forbes as a fusion of vinyasa yoga and contemplative practice, Mindful Vinyasa combines an innovative system of yoga therapeutics with playful, creative, and compassionate self-exploration. This practice awakens each practitioner’s innate capacity for healing. It builds on the understanding that what we do on the mat has relevance beyond the mat, and that creating space and intelligence in the physical body reverberates in the nervous system, mental body, emotional body, and spirit.
In a Mindful Vinyasa class, you will experience a practice that begins with an embodied meditation and incorporates breathwork, attention to the transitions between poses, innovative use of props, creative sequencing, an emphasis on deep, intrinsic core body strength and awareness, and connective tissue release work. This alignment-based vinyasa system helps ignite an intelligence in the tissues of the body which permeates your entire being. This practice also addresses asymmetries and injuries, promoting freedom and space on physical, mental, and energetic levels.
Teaching with focus and exuberance, our teachers help students discover the joy of awareness in stillness and in movement. While physically challenging, the focus on anatomy and alignment makes it accessible and safe for practitioners of all levels.
For visual examples of Restorative Yoga postures, visit our Asana Library.