Dear Sherry, Yoga practice is thousands of years old. In Western world came in the late 1800s and meantime different styles had developed . Vinyasa is a dynamic style, is a flow of a series of poses, joining breath and movement. It increase flexibility and balance, strenght and stamina. It is a branch of Ashtanga Yoga, but Vinyasa is more explorative and creative while Ashtanga is more methodological. In any case it depends from the teacher, as I saw many Vinyasa Classes very methodological!
Each pose has benefits and contraindications for people with some conditions, like any other style in Yoga (non specifically related to Vinyasa), but telling your teacher if you have some injury, he/she can help you to understand which is the correct way or modification to afford a specific pose. Please ask me if you have further questions, Bea
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