Ashtanga Yoga 07/10/2009
 

Ashtanga Yoga is a style of yoga that goes back to Krishnamacharya in the late 1800's in India.  This form of yoga went worldwide primarily through his student, Pattabhi Jois as well as those who later learned from Jois.

If you have done yoga, you have likely practiced sun salutations.  Sun salutes are the beginning of every ashtanga yoga practice and have been adopted as a great warm up by many other styles of yoga.  Ashtanga yoga also includes other specific sets of postures that are repeated in the same order every class.  Every class begins with Sun Salutations and ends the same Finishing Postures and can have either the Primary Series or the Intermediate series and/or Advanced A or B in the middle.  In addition to the postures, ashtanga yoga places a large emphasis on the breath and the internal locks, or bandhas.

If you are interested in learning these series of postures go to ashtangayogi.com to the "Complete Ashtanga Yoga Syllabus" link on the home page.  There you will find images of every posture in order.  Enjoy!

 


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    Amber Gurr

     I was first introduced to yoga in 2001 and quickly fell in love.  In 2004, I completed my 500 hour teacher training with D'ana Baptiste and have done annual trainings since that time with notable teachers such as Mark Whitwell, David Williams, Baron Baptiste and Rolf Gates.  I love teaching and I love seeing yoga bless both the physical and spiritual aspects of people's lives.

    I have a husband and 4 little boys, ages 9, 3, 2 and 0 that keep me busy and playing.  I decided that now is the time for me to be home with my family so now I just sub a yoga class here and there.    I also am a nutritional herbalist, herbalist, doula, have an Associates degree in music,  teach piano and do some energy readings and healing here and there. 

    I am excited to share some of the tid bits of truth that I have come across that have shaped my life thus far and hope that this sharing  will assist many others in their journey.

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