The art of teaching
Where to Teach Your First Yoga Classes (Beginning Teacher)
Once trained, the whole challenge is to make yourself known and keep your students. Here, for the beginning teacher, is…
— Jean Claude Garnier
The art of teaching
Annual Income Statement
Like any professional, a yoga teacher must declare their income each year. Here is the essential — and why it…
The art of teaching
About the Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training
Becoming an Ashtanga Yoga teacher is not learned in a few weeks: it is a matter of years of practice,…
Yoga history
History of the Yoga Korunta (Ashtanga Yoga)
The Ashtanga Yoga we know today comes from a lost manuscript, the Yoga Korunta, found by Sri T. Krishnamacharya and…
On the ground · India
Thanjavur (Tanjore)
Thanjavur (Tanjore), on the bank of the Kāverī 400 km south of Chennai, is a land of Chola temples. The…
On the ground · India
Visiting the Theosophical Society in Chennai
The world headquarters of the Theosophical Society, at Adyar, encourages the comparative study of religions, philosophy and science. It nestles…
Resources
Gift Voucher
A gift that warms the body, the heart and the soul. The Ashtanga Yoga Institute offers a gift voucher, in…
Resources
Traditional Metal Lota for Jala Neti
The lota is a small traditional metal pot for Jala Neti — the cleansing of the nasal cavities with warm…
Yoga history
Yoga: the Origins
In the beginning, yoga was neither a gymnastics for the back nor a remedy for anxiety: the postures had meaning.…
Yoga history
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois: the Transmission of Ashtanga Yoga
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (1915–2009), a disciple of Krishnamacharya, transmitted the Yoga Korunta for more than sixty years. Here is…