Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Ashtanga yoga first appeared in the January-February 1995 ...

Of the many yoga forms, Ashtanga has a reputation for being one of the most athletic. Founded in India by K. Patthabi Jois in 1948, a classic Ashtanga routine demands fitness, flexibility and focus, ...

Health Yoga Life Yoga instructor Siga Bielkus demonstrates Sun Salutation A, a sequence performed 5 times at the beginning of each Ashtanga class. Sun Salutation A is a common sequence in other yoga ...

As they were originally composed, the eight steps of Ashtanga yoga are called Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi. Dr. Patel explains each of these in detail. The ...

While some yogis prefer to go with the flow of a packed Vinyasa class, others swear by this tough self-guided yoga style. It’s morning at The Shala Yoga House on Broadway, and a room full of students ...

Fun fact for you: you don't have to bust a gut and get your heart rate through the roof to have an effective workout. Far from it, actually, as more and more studies show that low impact workouts like ...

The myriad benefits of yoga – including lower blood pressure, increased strength and bone density and reduced anxiety – should be enough to get anyone on the mat. However, as a yoga teacher I meet ...