Vinyāsa
（重定向自Vinyasa yoga）
![Vashisthāsana. Vinyāsa are used to enter and exit asanas.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Vashisthasana_by_Caroline_Klebl-Vinyasa_are_used_to_enter_and_exit_Asanas_2014-02-20_19-552909.jpg")
Vinyāsa (/vɪnˈjɑːsə/ vi-NYAAH-sa; Kannada;Sanskrit:विन्यास; IAST:vinyāsa) is a Sanskrit term often employed in relation to certain styles of yoga, that usually refers to a transition between two different positions. The term vinyāsa may be broken down into its Sanskritic roots to assist in decoding its meaning. Nyasa denotes "to place" and vi denotes "in a special way." Like many Sanskrit words, vinyāsa is a term that has many meanings.