Ashtanga Yoga

Phone: 416-858-5703

Email: ashtangayoga@balancedbodystudio.ca

Ashtanga Yoga is characterized by a focus on vinyasa, or a dynamic connecting posture, that creates a flow between the more static traditional yoga postures. Vinyasa translates as linking of the movement to the breath. The whole practice is defined by six specific series of postures, always done in the same order, combined with specific breathing patterns. The purpose of vinyasa is to create heat in the body, which leads to purification of the body through increased circulation and sweating. Ashtanga Vinyasa improves flexibility, as well as tendon and hard tissue strength, allowing the student to practice advanced asanas with reduced risk of injury.

Ashtanga Yoga consists of all eight limbs of Yoga: Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadi

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