Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga is an ancient, advanced form of Hatha yoga that uses a set of sequences known as sun salutations. It inspired the "power yoga" workout often seen in modern gym classes. Ashtanga is not a branch of yoga for the beginner or faint of heart, as it requires yoga pose experience, strength, flexibility, and focus during moving meditation.

Ashtanga is a set sequence of asanas (poses) and vinyasas (movement combined with specific breathing techniques) that purifies the body as well as the mind. It's vigorous and athletic, and it provides a great workout. If you like keeping things in sequence, this class will appeal to you.

Self-Led or Instructed Ashtanga Yoga

Whether it is self-led with other students in the class or led by a teacher, your class will teach you to follow the eight limbs of yoga, integrating your physical body with your mind and spirit in a vinyasa-style moving meditation. Here at YogaWorks, we offer Ashtanga classes, so you can expand your practice and develop a holistic approach to yoga that includes asanas as well as breathing, meditation and other types of yoga.

Check our class schedules to learn where we offer Ashtanga yoga. If you're not near a studio that offers it, please keep checking our website, as we frequently expand and upgrade our class offerings. Feel free to explore other styles of yoga with us as well. Our teachers are skilled and come from many different traditions.