{"id":3205,"date":"2020-04-17T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T10:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/my-yoga\/le-yoga-ashtanga\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:42:07","slug":"le-yoga-ashtanga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/my-yoga\/le-yoga-ashtanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashtanga Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tDYNAMIC YOGA<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\nLemon And Love<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

LIKE IYENGAR YOGA, ASHTANGA YOGA<\/strong> IS EMBODIED BY A MAN
\nWITH AN EXTRAORDINARY DESTINY: <\/strong>
\nPATTABHI JOIS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

NOTHING SEEMED TO FOREORDAIN HIM
\nTO BECOME AN ESSENTIAL FIGURE
\n<\/strong>IN THE HISTORY OF YOGA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

When he was\u00a012 years old<\/strong>, he heard\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0lecture\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0Tirumalai Krishnamacharya.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The young\u00a0Pattabhi Jois\u00a0<\/strong>felt transported and\u00a0decided to become his\u00a0disciple\u00a0<\/strong>the very next day.
\nT.\u00a0Krishnamacharya<\/strong>\u00a0was the founding father of modern\u00a0Yoga.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>He was also a\u00a0great source of inspiration\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0B.K.S. Iyengar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No one\u00a0in\u00a0Pattabhi Jois\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>family\u00a0practiced\u00a0Yoga,\u00a0<\/strong>so\u00a0he decided to\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a01930, he\u00a0left\u00a0his\u00a0family\u00a0to study\u00a0Sanskrit.\u00a0<\/strong>In\u00a01932, he joined his guru in\u00a0Mysore,<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>a city he\u00a0never\u00a0<\/strong>left since.
\nThere, he\u00a0founded\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Like\u00a0B.K.S. Iyengar<\/strong>, he\u00a0taught\u00a0Yoga\u00a0<\/strong>until the\u00a0last\u00a0<\/strong>days of his\u00a0life,\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a02009.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Ashtanga Yoga\u00a0Research\u00a0Institute<\/strong>\u00a0attracted\u00a0celebrities\u00a0<\/strong>from all over the\u00a0world.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Its popularity among Westerners, and mainly Americans, has strongly contributed
\nto its\u00a0growth and worldwide expansion.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Nevertheless, for me, its \u201csuccess\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>lies elsewhere.
\nThe fact that a\u00a0large number\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Yogis adopted Pattabhi Jois\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>method,\u00a0Ashtanga Yoga<\/strong>,
\nis surely due to its\u00a0subtlety,\u00a0<\/strong>transforming the\u00a0body\u00a0<\/strong>into a\u00a0tool\u00a0for exercises<\/strong>,
\nlinking the\u00a0soul,<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0body<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashtanga Yoga\u00a0<\/strong>comes from the terms \u201cAshta\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>which in\u00a0Sanskrit\u00a0<\/strong>means \u201cEight\u201d,<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>\u201cAnga\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>means \u201cBranches\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>and \u201cYoga\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>means \u201cUnion\u201d<\/strong>.
\nTogether, these 3 words\u00a0translate into\u00a0<\/strong>the concept of\u00a0\u201cThe Eight Limbs of Yoga\u201d.<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>They are listed in the texts as follows:
\nyama<\/strong>\u00a0(abstinences),\u00a0niyama\u00a0<\/strong>(observances),\u00a0asana<\/strong>\u00a0(yoga postures),\u00a0pranayama\u00a0<\/strong>(breath control),
\npratyahara\u00a0<\/strong>(withdrawal of the senses),\u00a0dharana\u00a0<\/strong>(concentration),\u00a0dhyana\u00a0<\/strong>(meditation)
\nand\u00a0samadhi<\/strong>\u00a0(absorption, union, integration).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t

Asthanga method: \u00c2sana, Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma, Drishti <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

1. Postures<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are 6 series<\/strong> of postures, including 50 postures<\/strong> in all.
\nThe 6 sequences<\/strong> are progressive,
\nfrom the simplest to the most complex.
\nThey are always identical<\/strong> and performed in the same order.<\/strong>
\nEach posture is linked to another by a transition<\/strong> during which
\neach movement<\/strong> is synchronized by a breath<\/strong> (Vinyasa<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

2. Breathing
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Breathing<\/strong> is the core of the Ashtanga Yoga<\/strong> practice.<\/strong>
\n\u201cUjjay\u00ee<\/strong>\u201d is a breathing technique
\n<\/strong>which purpose is to synchronize the postures
\nby inhalations and exhalations through the nose<\/strong> only.
\nThe contraction of the throat controls the air in and out,
\nin order to obtain an equal duration for inhalation and exhalation<\/strong>.
\nThe practice of \u201cUjjay\u00ee<\/strong>\u201d produces a sound
\nsimilar to the buzz of a bee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

3. Gaze<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to Indian wisdom, the eyes<\/strong> are the doors of the mind.
\nIf they are fixed, the mind remains fixed, which favours the concentration in order to perform the Asanas<\/strong> properly.
\nEye exercises<\/strong> specific to Ashtanga Yoga<\/strong> (Drishtis)<\/strong>,
\nconsist of determining points for the eyes to focus on
\n(usually a part of the body)
\nto bring the mind to calm down and to channel vital energy.
\nThe correct application of drishti<\/strong> leads the body
\n<\/strong> to be well aligned in each position<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n

“Practise,and everything will follow”.
\n<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pattabhi Jois<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DYNAMIC YOGA LIKE IYENGAR YOGA, ASHTANGA YOGA IS EMBODIED BY A MAN WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY DESTINY: PATTABHI JOIS. NOTHING SEEMED TO FOREORDAIN HIM TO BECOME AN ESSENTIAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF YOGA. When he was\u00a012 years old, he heard\u00a0a\u00a0lecture\u00a0by\u00a0Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. The young\u00a0Pattabhi Jois\u00a0felt transported and\u00a0decided to become his\u00a0disciple\u00a0the very next day. T.\u00a0Krishnamacharya\u00a0was the founding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3199,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3205"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5251,"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3205\/revisions\/5251"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemonandloveyoga.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}