In the Navakaraṇa Vinyāsa we do not have only “postural alignments (āsana)” but also alignment between postures and the vinyāsa. It is called karaṇa or unit of movement. For instance if you move your hands from sālamba śīrṣāsana or mayurāsana to a tripod in order to drop your feet and continue the vinyāsa (as we see many times) you have lost the alignment between the posture and the vinyāsa. Here a short video taken from Cassie during last workshop. Units of movement between sālamba śīrṣāsana to mayurāsana to utthita mayurāsana to adho mukha śvanāsana.
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