Understanding Aṣṭāṅga Yoga

Alignment Cues - Supta Kūrmasana

Sleeping tortoise can be very demanding or relatively accessible, depending on the variation. All forms share the characteristic inward-folding quality of the...

Alignment Cues - Uṣṭrāsana

Camel pose is not quite as simple as it may seem. This backbend stretches the front body powerfully and invites openness through the chest and spine.

Alignment Cues - Nāvāsana

Strong and light at the same time, boat pose is a balance posture on the sitting bones. The legs and upper body create a clear, lifted shape.

Alignment Cues - Paścimottānāsana

The seated forward bend is one of the oldest and best-known postures of Haṭha Yoga. The upper body lengthens forward over the legs with calm intensity.

Alignment Cues - Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana

The upward-facing bow is one of yoga’s most spectacular and classic postures. With the right technique, it becomes both powerful and accessible.

Alignment Cues - Vīrabhadrāsana A

In the posture of the mighty hero, the practitioner rises powerfully upward from a long, stable stance. Clear alignment helps the posture become both strong...

Alignment Cues - Pūrvottānāsana

The intense front-body stretch is a powerful arm-supported posture. The front of the body opens upward while strength and length work together.

Alignment Cues - Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana

Revolved triangle may look similar to triangle pose at first glance, yet its physical effect is quite different. Rotation, balance, and length meet in one...

Alignment Cues - Utthita Trikoṇāsana

In triangle pose, the body forms several interlocking triangular shapes. Energetically, the posture transforms steadiness into spacious clarity.

Āsana + direction = alignment

An asana alone does not define you as a yogi. Only the interaction of breath and energy, lightness and stability, falling back and advancement will open the...

Śayanāsana - The process of coming into one's own

Finding comfort while maintaining balance requires practice. Śayanāsana is the ultimate challenge of equilibrium.

Āñjaneyāsana - Learning devotion from Hanuman

Through step-by-step devoted practice of this posture and its variations you can develop a well-balanced level of flexibility.

Breath and Movement as a Path to Your True Essence

Ronald's inspirational video connects breath, movement and Svātma. Learn how it came to life, what inspired it and how the sequence can guide your practice.

Ahiṁsā - The Bridge between Yoga and Karate

Martial arts and yoga are two disciplines which at first glance seem as if they were two worlds apart from one another. But after taking a closer look, it...

Riding the waves of breath

“This is Breathing Yoga – Some simple stretches but intense breathing“ This is the way Sri K. Pattabhi Jois liked to describe Aṣṭāṅga Vinyāsa.

How come a new Mama suddenly gets a ton of new asana!

After a mother gives birth to a child, she finds not only her body has completely changed, but also that her emotions are in need of a good tune up in order...

Can a Newborn Baby Practice Yoga? - and what we as adults can learn from them

We didn't know what to expect when we laid our two-week old son down between our mats. At first, he was just lying there, but then...

Mysore-style: A Private Lesson in a Group Setting

A yoga class where hardly any words are exchanged, there is no fixed start and end time and where it seems at first that everyone is just doing whatever they...

Nāḍi Śodhana: A Rollercoaster Ride for the Nerves

From feelings of disappointment and discouragement to those of contentment and balance: Sandrine Bremer spoke with us about her experiences while practicing...

Yoga? - But I'm too old for that...

... as if! A join-in workshop including the sun salutation. All you need to participate: a chair

Understanding Aṣṭāṅga Yoga as breath, movement, and meditation