Vinyasa Yoga classes in Porto. Vinyasa is a style developed in the US in the 80's and 90's, a more energetic variation with a sequence of asanas covered in fluid and continuous movements, linked by the breath. Asanas are therefore faster and shorter. Unlike Ashtanga, it does not have a pre-set sequence of asanas, offering a variety of different movements and asanas. The term Vinyasa derives from the Sanskrit “Vi + Nyasa”, which means “variation within certain parameters” or “movement in an intentional or special way”. That is, variability but not chaos. It is a practice based on breathing and change, embracing the transience of each state and connecting the sequence of movements with the intention of evolving towards what is most important to each one.