Ashtanga Yoga

What is Ashtanga? FIND YOUR PEACE This is where you leave it all at the door and find your peace on the mat—physically, mentally, emotionally. Feel the postures, breathe deeper, think clearer. This is your space. This is Ashtanga Yoga Victoria. A fluid practice If you’ve heard of sun salutations, you’ve heard of Ashtanga yoga. The foundation for all Vinyasa yoga, Ashtanga connects postures, or asanas, into an energizing flow that keeps your body moving, breathing and sweating through each posture. The Ashtanga Series Build your practice Ashtanga yoga has six series with set sequences: Primary, Intermediate and four Advanced Series. All students begin with Sun Salutations and move through the Primary Series at different rates, only advancing under the teacher’s guidance, which builds a strong, safe, and sustainable practice. The History of Ashtanga The beginnings of yoga Ashtanga yoga was popularized by the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a student of “the father of yoga,” T. Krishnamacharya, who also taught B. K. S. Iyengar, the creator of Iyengar yoga. Because of its history and direct teacher-student lineage, Ashtanga yoga is considered a traditional yogic practice, maintaining a form of asana from the original teachings.