99% Practice, 1% Theory
-Sri.K.Pattabhi Jois
  •                                    ASHTANGA  YOGA                                                                                                                                                     Ashta = eight         Anga = Limb       Yoga = Union
 
Ashtanga means "eight limbs" in Sanskrit, which refers to the eight limbs of yoga from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
                                 
                                    
                                     Yama= Moral codes
                                      Niyama= Self-purification
                                      Asana= Posture
                                      Pranayama= Breath control
                                      Pratyahara= Sense control
                                      Dharna= Intention
                                      Dhyana= Meditation
                                      Samadhi= Contemplation

Sri K Pattabhi Jois began his studies with Krishnamacharaya in Mysore, India at the age of 12. He became the leading practitioner and teacher of Ashtanga yoga.
 
Ashtanga yoga is the Eight Limbs Path of yoga. This method of yoga is the same system that has been kept  alive for thousands of years as it passes from one generation to the next. All yogis are a part of this living tradition which connects us to an ancient lineage.
There are some elements of Ashtanga yoga that exist within an unseen world. Without these elements the yoga can become nothing more then an outward expression of physical movement. When these internal tools are brought to the practice there is a deeper understanding of yoga that happens within us.
These tools are know as :

     "Ujjayi breathing"            "Bandhas"        "Vinyasa"      and     "Drishti"