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Ashtanga Yoga
Ashtanga is the original fast-moving, flowing style of yoga that is so popular today. Ashtanga is rigorous, requiring daily practice and a willingness to work within its strict sequence of poses. Those who stick with it usually become devoted practitioners.
Ashtanga Yoga
This overview of Ashtanga yoga describes the history and method of this very popular yoga style.
Ashtanga Yoga - Share Your Ashtanga Yoga Experience
Ashtanga yoga inspires strong opinions: some love its fast pace and repetition, others can't stand it. Share your Ashtanga yoga experience here, and let us know why you're an Ashtangi...or not.
Surya Namaskara A
In Ashtanga yoga, each practice begins with sun salutations. First comes several rounds of surya namaskara A, followed by several of surya namaskara B. These sequences are used in many other vinyasa yoga traditions as well.
Surya Namaskara B
In Ashtanga yoga, each practice begins with sun salutations. First comes several rounds of surya namaskara A, followed by several of surya namaskara B. These sequences are used in many other vinyasa yoga traditions as well.
Ashtanga Jump Through Tips
How to jump from downward facing dog to a seated position.
Practice and All Is Coming
Ashtanga guru Pattabhi Jois famously said, "practice and all is coming." What does "practice and all is coming" mean?
Yoga Is 99% Practice, 1% Theory
Pattabhi Jois explained that Ashtanga yoga should be 99% practice, 1% theory.
Guruji - Guruji, A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga Guru
Guruji - Guruji, A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga Guru
Yoga Mala by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
A look at founder Pattabhi Jois' treatise on Ashtanga yoga, including the primary series and philosophical background.
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute
The official site of Ashtanga innovator and guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
Find an Ashtanga Teacher
Find teachers certified by Pattabhi Jois's Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute.
