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Yamas and Niyamas
While not related to asana practice, Pattabhi Jois named his practice Ashtanga Yoga to remind us of the importance of practicing all 8 limbs of yoga. I am interested in exploring the first limb,...
View ArticleBandhas (especially Jalandhara)
1. The bandhas are commonly explained in yoga books in the context of Pranayama and sitting, or special standing postures, but often referred to in yoga classes as an aspect of asana and vinyasa...
View Articlelost too much weight from practice?
Is it possible to loose too much weight from to practicing? I know it might not be the practice itself but some other bad habit but can't tell what.... Started doing the full 6-day practice 5 months...
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Some question about knees, upper and lower back
Hi, im new in this forum.I wanted to ask about 3 issues.-I have somedays little pain at the meniscus in the left leg, can be for the backbending i think. I was looking some therapeutic pose for fixed...
View ArticleFitting in primary series 6days-week
Hi allI am new to the forum and so grateful to have found it. About 10 years ago I had a daily Ashtanga primary series practice. The community I practiced with fell apart for a number of reasons and...
View Articlesharp heel pain when doing forward bend
Hi, I have had a series of injuries that have taken me away from practice for a while. Last year I had adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) in my left shoulder which made it nearly impossible to...
View ArticleAsthanga Mommas
Hello,I've been looking for a place where I can share my experience of Ashtanga practice as a mother of a 2 and a half year old, pregnant with my second baby (due in April!), so I thought I'd start...
View ArticleBeginner
Firstly, I apologise if this is the wrong section. I've been really keen to start Ashtanga for over a year now but because of my job, and where I go, I can not get to a class. So instead I bought a...
View ArticleEating Meat
My Asthanga teacher is a vegan and has stated that he sees vegetarianism as essential to ahimsa. I've attempted to stop eating meat numerous times and eventually end up feeling weak and fatigued....
View ArticleA handful of questions about hand mudras lol...
What's up, I am kind of new to studying yoga and I am fascinated by mudras and beginning to study them very seriously and I have a bunch of good questions about them. Firstly I have read that the five...
View ArticleGupta Nari...?
I have been studying some about mudra practice and it's relation to chakras and prana and came across this line in an article: " Keeping the hands on the knees stimulates the Gupta Nari and makes the...
View ArticleEvolution of ashtanga
Hi, I recently read this article on how ashtanga has been/is changing by Matthew Sweeney. http://www.worldyoganetwork.com/a...Read More
View ArticleThe (Ashtanga Yoga Pranayama) Elephant in the room
Some interesting blogs and comments on these two links..join the hot potato of a debate ..http://ashtangayogamanchester.co.uk/2013/09/11/pranayama-and-ashtanga-yoga-by-charlie-taylor-rugman/and part...
View ArticleHello from Perth
Hello everyone, I'm 24, and I'm new to this forum and Ashtanga. I recently discovered Ashtanga(2-3months ago) and ever since I started, I have been drawn to my mat daily. I practice 7days a week....
View ArticleInjury - please help
Hi everyone, I have been reading this forum from a distance since taking up Ashtanga yoga last September. Prior to that I had never done any other kind of yoga and actually didn't really do any...
View ArticleThings that help you in the morning
I've been finding that it takes quite some time after having woken up to finally get on the mat. And I worry that once my career is in motion, I won't have the privilege in the mornings to spend so...
View ArticleHow do I know that I'm doing Uddiyana Bandha correctly?
I'm having a hard time figuring out if I'm doing Uddiyana Banda correctly. From my understanding, it's done by keeping the lower part of the abdomen (below the naval) still to avoid abdominal...
View ArticleAdvanced Series
Does anyone here regularly practice an advanced series whilst continuing to live a relatively 'normal' life?
View ArticleInjury
Hi:) i ve been practicing Ashtanga for a year and half now and i have started to practice second series couple months ago till kapotasana. 1 week ago after coming back from mysore class i have started...
View ArticleMoon days question
Hi guys, something has really been baffling me recently: when moon days happen on a Friday do you still keep Saturdays off or you simply rest on Friday (moon day) and get back onto the mat on Saturday...
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