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About Ashtanga Yoga: The style: Ashtanga is a form of Hatha Yoga which is a vinyasa Yoga system (the linking of postures by breath and movement). Ashtanga Yoga is divided into seperate set series meant to be learned with the assistance of a teacher in order. If you attend a Ashtanga Yoga class lead by a teacher in the U.S. it will be the first series (The Primary Series). There are 3 key ingriedients to a successful Ashtanga Yoga practice: dristi (gaze), Bandha (locks), and Breath (ujai pranayama) The Guru: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga was primarily brought to the west by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, yogi and Sanskrit scholar. Follow this link for more Background info on Ashtanga Yoga. The Roots: Asha = eight anga = limb The ancient sage Patanjali organized the Ashtanga yoga system in eight limbs. This eight limbed sytem is compiled in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras estemated date of the sutras rance from 5,000 B.C. to 300 A.D.. The eight limbs of Ashtanga outlined in the Yoga Sutras are as follows: 1.Yamas: Ethical Observations
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