by Nina Those of you who have watched Baxter’s most recent Warrior 2 video (guest starring moi!) will have learned that he’s focusing on mini vinyasas this year.  Have any of you been wondering what’s up with that? I mean, if you come from a yoga tradition that includes little or no vinyasa practice (like me), you might want to know, what are they good for? And how do they compare to poses that you do once and hold for an extended period of time? Likewise, if you have a vinyasa practice and never hold your poses for long periods, you might be wondering, what good do those static poses do? I’ve been wondering myself, to be honest. So I started talking with Baxter about it, which led him to do some research, which led me to think some more about it, which led to— Well, here are our current thoughts. For Strengthening As Baxter told us in Strength Building: How Long to Hold Yoga Poses, holding a pose for 8 to 10 seconds strengthens your muscles through isometric muscle contraction. Wh...