Ashtanga Yoga

A standard set of asanas with a strong focus on breath, moral and ethical guidelines, as well as internal mental space.

Translated from Sanskrit, the term “Ashtanga Yoga” literally means “the eight limbs of yoga.” The eight limbs were first outlined in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali, a text detailing the purpose of yoga practice and the principles that a yogi should strive to live in accordance with.

These limbs make up the eightfold path, a set of guidelines for living a better life through yoga. The eight limbs outline not only the importance of the postures practiced in yoga but also moral and ethical guidelines to implement throughout one’s life. In addition to the asanas, Ashtanga Yoga places heavy emphasis on the seven other yogic limbs and is very much a spiritual discipline as well as physical.