Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

India 2026 / 2027

INDIA 2026/2027 Workshops 2026 / 2027 October 24th – December 18th, 2026 (First group) February 1st – March 17th, 2027 (Second group) Mysore, Karnataka Daily Ashtanga practice, Pranayama, Trataka Workshops Yoga Sutras Basics of Sanskrit Yoga Theory Daśara Festival (October 20) and time…

May 23 –June 5, Rzeszów, Poland

 23 May – 5  June RZESZÓW, POLAND Mula Bandha – a workshop for beginners and more experienced practitioners 2 WEEKS IN TOTAL 2 DAYS OF WORKSHOPS AND TWO WEEKS OF MYSORE Classes are conducted in Polish and English WORKSHOP DATE: May 23 (Saturday)…

September 28th – October 4th, Masuria, Poland

SEPTEMBER 28th – OCTOBER 4th MASURIA, POLAND Intensive Ashtanga Workshop Classes are conducted in Polish and English WORKSHOP’S PLAN: 8 intensive days Dharana (concentration techniques), Qigong, Pranayama, Moon Salutations, Mysore, LED Workshops WORKSHOP TOPICS: Main topic at the workshop will be about seated…

Qualities of Vinyasa

Qualities of Vinyasa   Definition of Vinyasa: The Sanskrit word Vinyasa consists of two parts: “Nyasa” – to place, to set, “Vi” – in a specific, defined order, sequence. Thus, Vinyasa means order, sequence, moving forward. Vinyasa is movement combined with breath, integrated…

Victorious Breath of Ashtanga Yoga

Tristana combines three elements that should occur in parallel during practice in every Asana. They are BREATH, BANDHA, and DRISHTI. In this article, I will describe UJJAYI, a way of breathing specific to Ashtanga Yoga. UJJAYI The first meaning we derive from the…

Training of the mind

Discipline is one of the basic ways of keeping the mind in check. Commitment and will are its components. Thanks to them, we make further attempts which let us deepen our knowledge over time. This way, we can improve our actions every time…

Moon days

Moon days Full Moon and New Moon in Ashtanga Yoga are considered days off the practice.  What are the grounds? The human body consists of 70% of water. Accordingly, just like other things that have a quality of water, we depend on the…

Pramanani

Pramanani Pratyakshanumanagamah Pramanani (1.7) In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defines PRAMANA as an ultimate verification of truth, a definite proof we can rely on when we decide and act. We follow it when we want to grow as beings returning to our True…

Why the right side first?

Why the right side first? The answer to this question concerns the aspects of the liver and the spleen, Nadi: Ida (Candra) and Pingala (Surya), the right and the left nostril, so also cerebral hemispheres, and both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems….

Principles of Ashtanga Yoga Practice

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali define grounded practice as the result of three components. Practicing should be: satkara – correct (proper) nairantarya – constant (systematic) and dirgha kala –  continued for a long time. Perception of a ‘long time’ changes throughout the years…