Ashtanga is a traditional form of yoga, with a lineage that some practitioners claim goes back thousands of years. Sometimes also called "Power Yoga", Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, is the name given to the system of hatha yoga currently taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and yogi in Mysore, South India.

Ashtanga Yoga involves synchronising the breath with progressive series of flowing postures. It is this flowing, uninterrupted sequence that distinguishes Ashtanga Yoga from other styles of Hatha Yoga. The dynamic vinyasa sequence which offers a flowing link between poses is what characterises Ashtanga Yoga and is one of the factors that distinguishes "Power Yoga" from other styles of Yoga.

Ashtanga Yoga, practised in its correct sequential order, gradually leads the practitioner to rediscovering his or her fullest potential on all levels of human consciousness--physical, psychological, and spiritual. Through this practice of correct breathing (Ujjayi Pranayama), postures (asanas), and gazing point (driste), we gain control of the senses and a deep awareness of our selves. By maintaining this discipline with regularity and devotion, one acquires steadiness of body and mind.

It is not only intended as a fitness system - its fiery series of vinyasa (flowing postures linked by the breath) are intended not only to detoxify, stretch, and strengthen the body, but to stoke the fires of prana (life-force energy) and channel the amplified energy up the spine, creating a state of meditative bliss.

Ashtanga Yoga classes are on:
Saturday morning 7am-8:30am
Sunday morning 8am-9am
Please see the time table for all the details