Mūla Bandha

Mūla Bandha

For Sri K.

For Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, is the base of the body control : the control of the base, of the pelvic floor and control of the abdominal cavity. The practice of Mūla Bandha will join apana Vāyu (the energy of the lower body) prāṇa Vāyu  (the energy of the chest).

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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.