Ashtanga is the original “power yoga” and “hot yoga” rolled into one. It’s sweaty, fun and builds both strength and flexibility, as well as improving balance, coordination and cardiovascular function.
Ashtanga is a daily practice for thousands worldwide.
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About Ashtanga
Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, as taught by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India, is a rigorous meditation-in-motion which links breath with progressively more difficult postures. It produces internal heat and a purifying sweat, benefiting the whole body, especially the nervous system, bringing a vibrant sense of wellness to the body and mind.
The sustained practice of Ashtanga yoga yields new vistas of physical health, emotional stability, and mental calm. It is a wholly unitive discipline, aiming to integrate physical challenge with intelligent inquiry, breath with movement, and body with mind. The efficacy of the Ashtanga system is directly related to the consistency of practice and instruction.
Yoga practice presents us with a paradox: can discipline bring freedom? It is this question which ultimately makes all yoga practice contemplative. By teaching us to replace our tendency to react with the ability to remain present, the practice eventually provides us the opportunity to see through the workings of our own minds, to root our experience in the present moment and to simply observe, with clarity and compassion, the life process.