Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in 1982. It is known for "its long holding of positions, emphasis on ...ForrestYogaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchAschoolofmodernyogaForrestYogaFounderAnaT.ForrestEstablished1982[1]Practiceemphasesbreath,strength,integrity,spiritRelatedschoolsSivanandaYoga,IyengarYoga,AshtangaVinyasaYoga,HathaYogaForrestYogaisastyleofyogaasexercise.ItwascreatedbyandnamedforAnaT.Forrestin1982.[2]Itisknownfor"itslongholdingofpositions,emphasisonabdominalcorework,andstandingseriesthatcangoonfor20posesoneachside".[3]Reputedforitsintensity,thestyleemphasizesconnectingtoone'sfeelingsinordertoworkthroughphysicalandemotionaltrauma.[4]Contents1Description2Philosophy3BasicMoves4References5ExternallinksDescription[edit]AnaForrestderivedherpracticefromsomeaspectsofSivanandayoga,alongwithattentiontoalignmentanduseofpropsfoundinIyengaryoga,andtheheatandflowingsequencesofAshtangavinyasayoga.Asthestyleevolved,shecreatedanumberofadditionalposesandsequencesadaptedtomodernsociety,[3][5]suchaswriststretchestopreventandrelievecarpaltunnelsyndrome.[6]Shealsocreatedshouldershrugstorelievetensionandloosentheupperback,[7]abdominalexercisestotoneinternalorgansandstrengthenthelowerback,andsomeposesusingafoldedoverandrolledupyogamat.[8]ForrestpersonallypracticesaspectsofHathayoganotwidelytaughtinmodernyogaasexercise;herskillattheshatkarmanauliisfeaturedontheNauli.orgsite.[9]ForrestYogaclassesareconductedinawarmroom(85 °F,29 °C)[10]andbeginwithpranayama,thenmovethroughseatedposesandabdominalmuscleexercisesbeforearrivingatthe"hotpart"oftheclassthatmightinvolvesunsalutations,standingposes,inversions,backbendsandotherasanasthatbuilduptothemorechallenging"apex"poses.Theposesaresustained,intensivelyandcontemplatively,sometimesfor10deepbreaths,sometimesforseveralminutes.[11]Philosophy[edit]ForrestYoga'svisionandmission,inspiredbythelifeofBlackElk,ahealerandMedicineManoftheOglalaLakotaSioux,is"tome