Before coming to practise Ashtanga Yoga, a few simple guidelines are enough to arrive in good conditions. Nothing complicated: punctuality,…
— Jean Claude Garnier
The practice of yoga
Before You Come: Preparing for Your Ashtanga Yoga Class
The art of teaching
Becoming an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher through Our Training
The training originally transmitted by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois continues at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute of Brussels. Since 1973, Jean-Claude…
The practice of yoga
Vinyāsa Krama: Entering and Exiting a Posture
Vinyāsa Krama is the intelligence of progression: knowing how to enter a posture, how to leave it, and how to…
The practice of yoga
Drishti: the Gaze in Yoga Postures
Drishti, the point of gaze, deeply transforms the practice of yoga postures. In Aṣṭāṅga Yoga the eyes remain open, but…
The practice of yoga
Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma: the Breath of Ashtanga Yoga
Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma is the reference breath of the postural practice of Ashtanga Yoga. It accompanies every movement, sets the rhythm…
The practice of yoga
Uḍḍiyāna: Understanding Abdominal Control
Uḍḍiyāna is a central support of yoga practice: it organises the abdominal space without excess contraction and accompanies the movement…