Information On Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa

Ashtanga yoga Vinyasa is one of the oldest forms of yoga. Eight limbs that. It is believed to be over 5,000 years old but its popularity is owed to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, who under the careful eye of his guru Krishnamacharya founded The Ashtanga Yoga Reasearch Institue in Mysore, India focused at instructing this exact type of yoga.

The benefits provided by ashtanga yoga encapsulate the entire being, physical, emotional, and mental.   Physically it gets rid of diseases afflicting the body, making it strong and lightweight, allows the body to absorb and maintain prana that is believed to prolong life span. This sets us free emotionally thus enabling us to see things clearly. While opening the mind at the same time it also improves the analysis of sensory data.

How is Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa Performed?

Often termed to as the athletic yoga because of its discipline and interlinking system of Vinyasa, ashtanga yoga vinyasa is a group of particular asanas or postures that are done in a chronological order,beginning with the ten sun salutations followed by standing, seating and ending moves. When one is in the full expression of the asana, it held for a minimum of five breaths. Thoraco-diaphragmatic breathing is used in ashtanga. The lungs get rid of the air by pumping it out. Deep breathing enhances vitality thus the term vinyasa which means breathing along with movements.

The various poses are done so one may become aware of all the areas of the body, and as awareness is achieved the life force is directed to that area. Chronic diseases are said to be the result of lack of awareness. To spread the life force evenly inside the body one has to learn to breathe into all the areas of the body.

Breathing in ashtanga is done using the abdomen and the thorax. Increasing inhalation increases oxygen supply to the different body parts.  These toxins build up in areas where oxygen is almost absent and these leads to chronic illnesses. Deep breathing can help the body get rid of toxins and return the body to its original state of health.