Vinyasa Yoga and Capoeira

I want to link Yoga and Capoeira in parallel or sequential fashion, or use one to reinforce the other (not an original idea, but I want to do it myself). Capoeira de Angola was my love and life when I was footloose and fancy free, before I was sidelined by family and business. Now that I've given myself to Vinyasa , I realize how much the muscle memory, strength, body awareness, mindfulness, and flow resonate with capoeira and prepared me to take on power Yoga. Indeed, the radical inversion, "inverted tadasana"-hands-on-the-earth work, and flow are defining features of capoeira, which surprise-attacks the colonial order upside down. Each "move" is an Afro-Brazilian "asana" of sorts, but they are connected by dynamic movement--an elegant flow. We could say that capoeira de angola is the ritualistic, spirit-inspired Tai Chi of the Afro-Atlantic danced "martial arts." If you are a yogi, look at the delicious dance driven practice of Shiva Rea or Tias Little, for example, you will immediately get it, even if you don't know capoeira directly. I would love to dialogue with anyone who continues to practice dance, martial arts, and yoga. As I write this, I think immediately of two beloved members of our Yoga community. Don't be shy. (The first video is a didactic introduction and is, technically, the fast "up" style of Capoeira Regional; the second video is a staged and produced representation of Angola Capoeira).

Click here: http://youtu.be/DF9o9hJ2-ic