On the ground · India
Gingee, Forts off the Beaten Track
Off the tourist trail, Gingee is a spectacular, almost-abandoned site: four old forts perched…
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Nakūla
Nakūla
name of one of the five "Pāṇḍavaḥ" in the epic of the "Mahābhārata" (Arjuna, Bhima, Nakūla, Sahadeva, and Yudhiṣṭhira) who fight their cousins, the…Read the definition →
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Yoga history
Yoga: the Origins
In the beginning, yoga was neither a gymnastics for the back nor a remedy for anxiety: the postures…
Yoga history
Sri T. Krishnamacharya, One of the Greatest Masters of Yoga (1888–1989)
Sri T. Krishnamacharya (1888–1989) is one of the great figures of modern yoga: the light of his knowledge…
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Yoga Methods: Seeing More Clearly
When you first discover yoga, the sheer number of schools can be bewildering. Vinyāsa, Iyengar, Sivananda, Bikram, Kundalini……
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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.…
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.…
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The Origins of the Ashtanga Yoga Institute of Brussels
From Rouen to Brussels, the Ashtanga Yoga Institute was born from a story of transmission begun in 1973…
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The Institute · Brussels
These words come alive on the mat.
At the Ashtanga Yoga Institute, these words don't stay on the page: they are lived, breath after breath. We have been transmitting traditional Ashtanga in Brussels for over fifty years, in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois — each posture adjusted individually, even in a group class. Here, you don't read yoga: you practise it, guided.
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