WHAT IS ASHTANGA YOGA | ashtanga yoga beginners
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- Ashtanga yoga is a practice, whereby when you practice it consistently, it is almost as if a whole new world opens up to you. There are so many interesting layers to this practice that can take a whole lifetime to open up, learn, and experience.
For Ashtanga yoga beginners and even for those who may have some experience with Ashtanga, this video aims to cover the most frequently asked questions you may have about Ashtanga yoga, the philosophy and the physical practice.
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"the practice becomes moving meditation..." and after this sentence I understood I'm hooked!
Ah yes! And that’s exactly what hooked me to this practice :-)
This is a very good statement. Absolutely I can underline it. Meditation whilst sitting is hard for me ( i m meurodivers/ adhd) but since I do yoga I feel like my brain can calm down and I feel light balanced and strong after a session
This was the absolute best explanation of Ashtanga I’ve come across. Just starting to get into this style of yoga and this was very helpful!
I spent ten weeks in France helping an Ashtanga teacher set up a retreat centre... i did yoga and meditation every day and even taught myself how to jog... interesting how I applied yogic principles to an activity that I previously did not like and made it an enjoyable process. I transitioned from Ashtanga to Sivananda while at the retreat centre which seemed to upset my teacher, but it felt like a natural step to explore the inner attention during poses... I moved away from yoga after this period and 20 years later am in dire need of bringing it back to my life... watching this video is my first step... thanks.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! And what an interesting one it was! Well, welcome back to the weird and wonderful world of yoga and it’s an honor to be part of your journey :-)
This is so concise! thanks for explaining
Thank you very much for the explanation!
Amazing video! 🧘♀️
Great video, thank you 🙏🏼
Very clear explanation which can seldom be found other TH-cam videos!
Very informativ video. And great energy! Loved it, thank you!
I have signed up for your Full Body Flexibility Course. Am so excited - thank you 🥰
I love your Videos soo much. Realy. I downloaded 37 Videos from you😊
I❤Ashtanga also👍👍👍
Lovely vide alexia very well explained
this is just what i needed to start off again properly on yoga! i've been following different yogis online and not many actually explains it like how i wanted to understand about yoga. thank you Alexia!❣
You're so welcome! And I’m really happy you found my video helpful :-)
Exact same! Good teaching!
Thank you Alexia. I am really newbie to yoga, but in love. Thank you for your short reviews
Glad you like them! I try to share all the information I would have wanted to hear when I first started out!
Very helpful thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you for sharing this beautiful ashtanga summary :)
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for this video!! This is exactly the kind of information I needed ☺️🙏
You're so welcome! Happy to have helped :-)
Thank you for this amazing introduction!!!
Melanie you are very welcome!
Thankyou ❤
What a wonderful video! Just what I needed ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video!!! Thanks for sharing your vision =) you are really generous!!!
Marcela thank you so much for the beautiful comment!
Beautifully explained. Thank you so much!
So happy you liked it :-)
Thank you! And lovely tone of voice!
Thank you for your lovely comment!
Perfect overview of Ashtanga yoga that I needed. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for clearing this up for me to understand better.
I’m happy you found it helpful!
Very helpful! You explained it very well! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your comment! Happy you liked my explanation :-)
Finally I’ve found a good video about ashtanga thank you for sharing!
Happy to hear you found it helpful!
Thank you for this beautiful video!!! Namaste🙏👳♂️
You are very welcome :-)
Beautifully explained! Thank you so much:)
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching :-)
Really great explanation and very well done. I’m enlightened and looking forward to learning more from you. Thank you 🙏
You are so welcome! And thank you for letting me know :-)
Thank you for this video 🧡
Planning on doing my first ashtanga yoga class tomorrow 🙏🏼
Wonderful! I hope your first ashtanga class went smoothly!
Wow, great channel. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment :-)
Absolutely excellent video and explanation of Ashtanga. Thank you so much!
You are very welcome Yvonne :-)
thank you!!! finally a clear and simple explanation to start :)💙
Happy you liked it :-)
Thank you so much!! 🎉 so very well explained. This was such a great video!
You are very welcome :-)
Thank you this is the first time I really understand what is ashtanga yoga 🧘🏻♀️ ❤️
That’s lovely to hear! Happy you found the video helpful :-)
WOW! This explanation is so well done! I loved it!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the video. So clear!
You're very welcome!
This video helped me out a lot! I took notes 📝 in order to study more in deep. Thanks a lot ! 🙏🏽💖
Carolina that's wonderful to hear! I'm really happy you found it helpful :-)
Thank you for this beautiful and informative video😇
You are very welcome!
Best Information on Ashtanga Yoga on TH-cam. Great Content 🤟🏼
Wow, thank you!
Absolutely informative! 🙏🏾
Glad it was helpful :-)
THIS IS SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!
Cassidy thank you for the lovely comment :-)
Thank you for this explanation.
You are very welcome!
Great explanation!! Thank you!
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching :-)
Thank you so much for this very detailed post. Now I understand how the whole practice is done.
Mary you are very welcome! I'm happy to hear it's helped you understand the practice more :-)
Thank you 🙏 so excited to start yoga again after listening to your explanation. Have been to classes before but kept getting lost and although I felt the benefits now feel I will be able to learn more at home and feel more confident in classes xxx
Oh yay that's great news! I'm planning on posting a few short Ashtanga practice videos so I hope you find them helpful too :-)
Thank you for this breakdown. I've been doing ashtanga for several years now and this is a great video to show friends for a breakdown.
(sorry for late reply)you are very welcome! Yes I think it’s information I needed to hear especially as a beginner to Ashtanga :-)
this video really helped me in understanding the main differences and how it basically works! I'm having my first Mysore ashtanga class next week so I'm really excited for that now and I know what to expect :)
Ann-Kathrin happy to have helped!! I hope your first ever Mysore class went well :-)
Dear Alexia, this is such a great, helpful and explaining video. Thank you so much.
I feel that in my yogalates class, what is a fusion but I would say more ashtanga yoga than pilates my teacher is following this scheme.
I feel that I do not have to look at her so much as in the beginning but still often I feel like I have to inhale sooner than I should be.
F eg I did the sunsolutation with your explanation and feel that I can t hold my breath as long and have to inhale sooner, as in the class. What would you recommend?
Doing and inhale inbetween or stay in my breath rythm whilst in class but than I am delayed or out of rythm and this is than hard to follow the group..
Amazing video. Thanks a lot 🙏
You are very welcome :-)
I'm so happy i found you. Clear explanation in astanga yoga. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
My goodness, what a wonderful video. For some reason, I am drawn to Ashtanga yoga specifically. You are a lovely representative for the practice and offer such a clear, comprehensive introduction. Many thanks!
Thank you so much for the beautiful comment!
So helpful thank you!!
You're so welcome!
Thank you...very helpful. I love asthanga...it’s always the same but there is always room for self improvement.
Ah yes, well said! And that is the beauty of this practice :-)
thank you so much
You are very welcome!
Thank you - such a clear & precise introduction to Ashtanga Yoga - really helpful 👏👏
(sorry for late reply) you are very welcome 🙏❤️
This was very instructive. Thank u very much!
You are very welcome!
Very informative and well communicated. Thank you 🙏
Thank you for the lovely feedback :-)
This very informative. Very well explained. Thank you Alexia. This helped me as a beginner
(sorry for late reply) thank you for your lovely comment! Happy to hear it was helpful :-)
Thanks sister ♥️♥️♥️
You are very welcome :-)
Very nice explanation. Thank you.
You are welcome! I hope it helped :-)
Thank you. What a clear and great explanation. I am just discovering ashtanga yoga and this has been really helpful. I am very excited to start the journey.
So lovely to hear! Welcome to ashtanga :-) I will be uploading some beginners videos so hopefully you find them helpful.
Great video!!! 🙏🏼
Thank you 🙌
so useful. thank you
You are very welcome! Happy to hear you found it useful :-)
Omg, I love your video sooooo much 😍
I wish I could get you earlier 😪 🥰🥰
Thank you so much ❤ 💓
You're welcome 😊I'm happy you found it!
Thank you
Otavio you are very welcome :-)
Thank you! I really like the way you explain this style of yoga and your demonstrations. I also must say, I loved your demonstrations with you talking as you go….vs voice over.
Thank you for the lovely feedback! Happy to hear you’ve been enjoying my videos :-)
Thanks for the clarity. I have a much better understanding and appreciation of Ashtanga yoga practice. You are such and awesome teacher.
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment! I'm planning on filming a few Ashtanga practices so I hope you find them helpful too :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga You're welcome. That's something I'd welcoming very much.
Thanks!
You are very welcome :-)
Really love your voice :)
thank you :-)
Love your vioce, so calming... Could you please upload a video of a full ashtanga yoga series?
Thank you for the feedback! I am planning on doing some short Ashtanga practices, so hopefully you will enjoy practicing to them :-)
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Excellent explanation! Well structured and to the point. Very helpful. Thank you 🙂🌹
Thank you so much for the lovely comment Beata :-)
Well deserved 😊
You, and your videos, are top-notch! 👌You explain everything so well, making the concepts easy to understand, while at the same time, keeping one engaged in the topic at hand! I’ve noticed that a lot of TH-camrs sound extremely boring when trying to explain this info. So I just had to tell you how amazing you are, and what a talented teacher you are, keep up the great work! 👏 👏
(sorry for late reply) awww thank you so much for your lovely feedback! It really means a lot ❤️🙏
@@AlexiaKYoga Your very welcome! 💕
It feels good that people like you in Western world are teaching what Yoga is according to Patanjali. It feels very cliche when I see some people making money in the name of 4-5 different poses and calling it Yoga. Your information is research based and everybody in the west should go to the direct source of knowledge i.e the orignal textbooks before considering anyone a "Master". Thank you for spreading correct information.
I understand what you mean. Unfortunately yoga in the West is how you described, not always, but most of the times. I was lucky enough to learn Ashtanga yoga from a teacher who frequently went to Mysore, India and that is why I then started traveling to India, to learn from the 'source'.
Thanks for the explanation. I did an Ashtanga session this morning and wanted to know the meaning.
Glad it was helpful! I hope you enjoyed your practice :-)
Really great channel Alexia!
Thank you Adriana! Same to you :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga Thank you too!
well said dear. i miss you.
Hope you're doing well
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thank you so much. Excellent introduction. What is the best yoga for beginner dancer. I am starting to lean different dance style moves. Can you please suggest the yoga poses that will improve balance and concentration. Appreciate your help very much.
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It would bé great if you could upload eight videos for each part of ashtanga ioga, pleeeease!
Your amazing all the way from kuwait ...Laila
Thank you so much 😀 Big hug to you!
I do both, following a class but also alone. Some postures I want to take longer, slower, or try them more times (inversions for example). So I like to take my time and follow my body (also considering all the sequences of course)
I'm the same, sometimes I like to take a bit longer in poses to really try to get into them better. And you are completely right, it really is important to listen to and follow what our body needs :-)
08 anga yoga :
01 . yama . don'ts
02 . niyama . do's
03 . asana . poses
04 . pranayama . breath control
05 . pratya ahara . diet control
06 . dharana . perception / sensory control
07 . dhyana . concentration
08 . samadhi . meditation
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p.s. my version is wrong , but makes sense 😂👍❤️
(sorry for late reply) yes interesting interpretation!
@@AlexiaKYoga literal translation .. almost perfect
@@dara_1989 looks perfect to me
Lovely explanation thank you so much! Question though, where can I find the ashtanga move poster that was displayed behind you 🙏🏻💕
Thank you for the feedback Christina! This is the one I have: www.ashtangayogaleeds.com/downloads/ashtanga-primary-series-chart-a1/
what a fabulously explained video. i'm sure you are a great teacher. love your cute accent, irish? :)
after a 200 YTT, if i wanted to specialize in ashtanga yoga teaching, how would I go about that?
Thank you so much Fatma for your lovely comment! I'm half Scottish and half Greel :-) If you want to start teaching Ashtanga, I would recommend you develop a consistent practice and then with time, find an Ashtanga yoga teacher you like and respect and see if they do any workshops for teachers. Good luck on your teaching journey :-)
Nice
Thank you!
Just wanted to say a huge thanks for that incredible informative video. I have been practicing yoga on and off for 25 years and never had Ashtanga explained so clearly to me as the holistic practice it can be . I am about to do a weeks ashtanga retreat in Greece and now am very much looking forward to it and eager to practice and learn more . Thanks Alexia , Michelle from Ireland. x
Hello Michelle from Ireland! Thank you so much for your kind words and have an amazing time on your retreat! Where about is it?
Hi Alexia,
It’s on Hydra, run by Penelope in her home. It starts tomorrow, a little nervous but excited for the challenge, it’s my first yoga retreat and I’ve being doing your vids for the last week to get up to speed. So thank you again. Best online yoga I’ve tried and I’ve tried a few!! Best , Michelle 🙏🥰
@@michellebyrne7936 oh Hydra is beautiful!! I’m sure you’ll have an amazing time :-) And thank you so much for the lovely feedback, it really means a lot ❤️
@@AlexiaKYoga been to Hydra 6 times now, love it and Greece, if you have any other recommendations in Greece , please let me know, kinda hooked!
@@michellebyrne7936 oh wow! 6 times in Hydra?! Other nice islands are Paros (which is quite popular but the main village is beautiful), Tilos (which is quiet and serene), Astipalaia (beautiful and up and coming) and Kythira (I hosted a retreat there last year).
As I'm currently researching Yoga (asanas) to find the best class for me, this was one of the best explanations of Ashtanga I've heard so far! So clear and structured, it was exactly what one needs in this world where everyone has their own explanations. Thank you! 🙏
One question though if I may. Are there other differences between Power Yoga and Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow and Ashtanga than the "the latter two don't follow the same set of asanas"?
Thank you for the lovely comment and interesting question! Ok let's see. Ashtanga yoga is a set sequence of poses and we hold each pose for 5 breaths. Think of Vinyasa Flow and Power yoga as more free style Ashtanga practices. The basis may be the same, but in Vinyasa Flow the focus is more on the flowing in and out of poses (and maybe even working on a peak pose), whereas in Power yoga we may be focusing more on long holds to build strength. One further difference is that there is no music in Ashtanga, while there can be music in Vinyasa Flow and Power yoga. All 3 types can be great for anyone who likes a more dynamic form of yoga. Try them all and you may feel like you prefer one over the other. For me, after trying them all I found that I preferred Ashtanga. But that's me! I do hope you find what you're looking for :-)
@@AlexiaKYoga Thank you for taking the time to answer my question in that level of detail. 🙏Currently I'm leaning toward the more systematic and structured approach of Ashtanga. I have tried Vinyasa twice to different instructors. One was very reminiscent of Ashtanga, slow, deliberate and it felt like a meditation; the instructor stopped giving classes. The other was more like a high-intensity fitness bodybuilding training with many postures from Ashtanga, some others postures and some pure core fitness excercises; it left me exhausted, nervous and anxious. I'll consider trying Power Yoga too, just to get a better idea of the styles. However, currently, Ashtanga seems to have most of what I want. Apparently, I'll be spending a lot of time on your channel - there's so much to learn! :) Thank you deeply for your effort in putting this channel together.
Thanks for that explanation..do u have videos about other yoga styles? I am pretty amateur
Ok this is the only video I have that you may find helpful: th-cam.com/video/0qL2HH2gTGw/w-d-xo.html
Hi. Thank you. Very revealing. Where can I buy this ashtanga poster, to have in my room?
This is the poster I have: www.ashtangayogaleeds.com/downloads/ashtanga-primary-series-chart-a1/
Thank you I learn about this clearly! Your voice is so clear here may i know what mic you used in this video? Love and thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Ok the mic I was using was a little combo. My main mic is the Rode Wireless go (amzn.to/3qA61pF) and then I also added the lavalier mic in this video (amzn.to/32rV5Sd).
I see. Thank you for the response. Love and light! More tips from you please.
@@joanjo6387 my pleasure! Let me know if there is anything specific you would like me to discuss :-)
I am wondering if any beginners would like to connect regularly (once a week or more often) for a 30 minute youtube follow along session on zoom. We will help one another stay accountable and have someone along for the ride while trying to create a powerful habit. It's been 5 years since I regularly practiced. I'm in Northern NSW, Australia so syncing the best time is probably the biggest challenge. Let me know if this interests you.
That is actually a really good idea! There is quite a big group on Facebook, the 'Ashtanga home practitioners' and I regularly see people posting about practicing together on Zoom. You could post your idea there :-)
Very nice explanation, thank you. My question is, in a typical Ashtanga yoga class, is there usually a discussion about the eight limbs? Or is it just the asana that is practiced? Are the other eight limbs just practiced personally or individually?
Interesting question! In a typical Ashtanga Yoga class there generally isn't a discussion about the eight limbs. If it's a led class then the teacher guides the students through the sequence of poses, while in a Mysore style class the teacher offers adjustments or advice on how to get into poses. The other 7 limbs are generally taught in a workshop setting or through individual study. Though I will say that if you become a regular Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and if you study the other 7 limbs, you start to notice all eight limbs in the practice.
This is the exact video I was looking for. Thank you!
Hello, do you have a complete beginner ashtanga yoga videos on TH-cam channel?
Hi Lorraine! I don’t unfortunately, though I am in the process of creating a beginner’s Ashtanga course. If that’s something you find interesting, you can sign up to my newsletter :-)