Ashtanga Vinyasa

Ashtanga vinyasa yoga emphasizes certain key components, namely tristhana (“three places of action or attention”, or the more physical aspects of poses) and vinyasa (which Sharath Jois defines as a system of breathing and movement).

Tristhana means the three places of attention or action: breathing system (pranayama), posture (asana), and looking place (drishti). These are considered core concepts for ashtanga yoga practice, encompassing the three levels of purification: the body, nervous system, and the mind. They are supposed to be performed in conjunction with each other.

Each asana in ashtanga yoga is part of a set sequence, as described above. The stated purpose of the asanas is to increase the strength and flexibility of the body. Officially, the style is accompanied by very little alignment instruction. Breathing is ideally even and steady, in terms of the length of the inhalations and exhalations.

Drishti is the point where one focuses the eyes while practicing asana. In the ashtanga yoga method, there is a prescribed point of focus for every asana. There are nine dristhis: the nose, between the eyebrows, navel, thumb, hands, feet, up, right side and left side

• Surya Namaskar A
• Surya Namaskar B
• Padangusthasana
• Padahastasana
• Utthita Trikonasana
• Parivrtta Trikonasana
• Utthita Parsvakonasana
• Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
• Prasarita Padottanasana A B C & D
• Parsvottanasana
• Utthita Hasta Padangusthasanaa A B & C
• Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana
• Utkatasana
• Virabhadrasana A & B

• Dandasana
• Paschimottanasana A, B & C
• Ardha Baddha Paschimottanasana
• Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
• Janu Sirsasana A B & C
• Marichyasana A B C & D
• Navasana
• Bhujapidasana A & B
• Kurmasana
• Supta Kurmasana
• Garbha Pindasana
• Kukkutasana
• Baddha Konasana A & B
• Upavistha Konasana A & B
• Supta Konasana A&B
• Supta Padangusthasana

• Ubhaya Padangusthasana
• Purvottanasana
• Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana
• Setu Bandhasana
• Urdhva Dhanurasana
• Salamba Sarvangasana
• Halasana
• Karnapidasana
• Urdhva Padmasana
• Pindasana
• Matsyasana
• Uttana Padasana
• Sirsasana
• Urdhva Dandasana
• Yoga Mudra
• Utplutih
• Savasana