Ashtanga Yoga Eight Limbed Path of Transformation

rooted in ancient tradition

A dynamic practice

by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois


Ashtanga Yoga is a dynamic and disciplined practice rooted in ancient tradition, systematized for modern practitioners by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. More than just physical postures, it’s a holistic path integrating breath, movement, and mindfulness to purify body and mind..

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras


At its core, Ashtanga follows the eight limbs outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: ethical principles (yamas and niyamas), physical postures (asana), breath control (pranayama), sense withdrawal (pratyahara), concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana), and ultimate absorption (samadhi). The practice synchronizes movement with breath (vinyasa) in a set sequence, generating internal heat to detoxify muscles and calm the nervous system.

Mysore-style self-practice

Mysore-style self-practice is the traditional method, allowing students to progress at their own pace under guidance. With consistent practice, Ashtanga cultivates strength, flexibility, mental clarity, and spiritual growth—a moving meditation that reveals the profound connection between effort and surrender.

Ashtanga Yoga Classes: Discipline, Breath & Flow

Led classes follow the set sequence with counted breaths, synchronizing movement in a dynamic group rhythm. Teachers guide posture alignment while maintaining the method’s rigorous pace—heat-building, detoxifying, and sharpening focus through precise vinyasas.

Traditional adjustments (hands-on assists) deepen stretches and correct form, ensuring safe progression. Beginners start with modified Primary Series, gradually unlocking postures as strength and flexibility grow.

The practice demands dedication: daily repetition of the series cultivates mental resilience alongside physical mastery. Each class ends with rest in savasana, integrating the intensity into stillness.

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Uttana Padasana, also known as “Raised Leg Pose”, is a yoga position that involves lying on your back and raising your legs to an angle of 35 to 40 degrees, while keeping your arms at your sides and activating your abdominal muscles.


Ashtanga the Alchemy of Discipline & Devotion

Beyond physical postures, Ashtanga is a moving meditation where breath becomes mantra and sweat turns sacred. The rigid structure of set sequences conceals profound wisdom: by mastering the outer form, we unravel inner resistance. Teachers don’t just instruct—they transmit a lineage through their presence, using hands-on adjustments as energetic transmissions to unlock stuck prana.

The magic lies in repetition. Daily practice becomes a mirror, revealing ego’s clinging (to progress or comparison) and inviting surrender. Each chaturanga is a bow to humility; each held pose confronts mental chatter. The counted vinyasas impose rhythmic focus, collapsing time into pure being.

Advanced practitioners discover the paradox: the stricter the discipline, the vaster the freedom. When body and breath dissolve into flow, samadhi flickers in the spaces between movements. Here, yoga transcends exercise—it’s alchemy, turning effort into awakening.

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