Ashtanga Yoga is one of the most dynamic disciplines of Yoga. It is the union of body and mind to achieve the universal Self. To achieve this, the Yogi must use 8 distinct but related including among other things, posture, breath control ...
Ashtanga Yoga that can be translated by the 8 limbs of yoga is a pure variant of Yoga. It was written by a sage Vamana Rishi, then passed down from generation to generation in the way to Grand Master Yogi Sri Krishnamacharya. This great master founded in 1930 in Mysore, India formed a school BKS Iyengar and Jois Pattabi who have driven all two own style, very dynamic. This is the version intended rather for young people in perfect health condition that is known in the West. Despite its sporty undeniable, Ashtanga Yoga respects the purest teaching Yoga.
8 Steps inseparable
Ashtanga Yoga is based on the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga of Patanjali dating from the second century BC These 8 members are inseparable and complementary. They are inner purification, the union of body and mind to achieve the universal Self. These 8 members are successively:
* Yama: the moral code of yoga. It defines the rules of life in relation to other (non-violence, respect for life ...)
* Niyama: the code of self-purification. It defines the rules for living in relationship with oneself.
* Asana: These are the postures. To improve its understanding of the world, control its energy and better focus its fears and doubts.
* Pranayama: it is the control of respiration. Like the previous posture, control of breathing can gain self-control.
* Pratyahara: is control of the senses. External stimuli are gradually erased to make way for the concentration of the mind. Listening sensory turns inward.
* Dharana: the concentration of the senses. The mind focuses on one point.
* Dyana: that deep meditation. The mind does not form any more than a home. It is its own light.
* Samadhi: the deep contemplation also known as ecstasy. This marks the state of union with the universal, the absorption in the Absolute.
Ashtanga Yoga practice
If the traditional Ashtanga Yoga leads to wisdom and ecstasy or bliss state, in practice in the West, the Ashtâga Yoga is limited to a much more simplified approach is summed up in most cases postures ( asana) and breathing exercises. Each session lasts an average of 1:30 ET consists of approximately 50 exposures combining and synchronizing the movement of breath (Vinyasa). The movement is continuous and synchronized breathing is done only by nose. Breathing exercises through the application of bandha (locks) which are all local muscle contractions. Each pose is also associated with a fixation point of gaze (Drishti) which allows a better concentration of mind.
Ashtanga Yoga that can be translated by the 8 limbs of yoga is a pure variant of Yoga. It was written by a sage Vamana Rishi, then passed down from generation to generation in the way to Grand Master Yogi Sri Krishnamacharya. This great master founded in 1930 in Mysore, India formed a school BKS Iyengar and Jois Pattabi who have driven all two own style, very dynamic. This is the version intended rather for young people in perfect health condition that is known in the West. Despite its sporty undeniable, Ashtanga Yoga respects the purest teaching Yoga.
8 Steps inseparable
Ashtanga Yoga is based on the 8 limbs of Raja Yoga of Patanjali dating from the second century BC These 8 members are inseparable and complementary. They are inner purification, the union of body and mind to achieve the universal Self. These 8 members are successively:
* Yama: the moral code of yoga. It defines the rules of life in relation to other (non-violence, respect for life ...)
* Niyama: the code of self-purification. It defines the rules for living in relationship with oneself.
* Asana: These are the postures. To improve its understanding of the world, control its energy and better focus its fears and doubts.
* Pranayama: it is the control of respiration. Like the previous posture, control of breathing can gain self-control.
* Pratyahara: is control of the senses. External stimuli are gradually erased to make way for the concentration of the mind. Listening sensory turns inward.
* Dharana: the concentration of the senses. The mind focuses on one point.
* Dyana: that deep meditation. The mind does not form any more than a home. It is its own light.
* Samadhi: the deep contemplation also known as ecstasy. This marks the state of union with the universal, the absorption in the Absolute.
Ashtanga Yoga practice
If the traditional Ashtanga Yoga leads to wisdom and ecstasy or bliss state, in practice in the West, the Ashtâga Yoga is limited to a much more simplified approach is summed up in most cases postures ( asana) and breathing exercises. Each session lasts an average of 1:30 ET consists of approximately 50 exposures combining and synchronizing the movement of breath (Vinyasa). The movement is continuous and synchronized breathing is done only by nose. Breathing exercises through the application of bandha (locks) which are all local muscle contractions. Each pose is also associated with a fixation point of gaze (Drishti) which allows a better concentration of mind.