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I was disappointed to find that so many novice students have taken Ashtanga yoga and have turned it into a circus for their own fame and profit. The title 'Power Yoga' itself degrades the depth, purpose and method of the yoga system that I received from my guru Sri T. Krishnamacharya. Power is the property of God. It is not something to be collected for one's ego.(...) The full ashtanga system practiced with devotion leads to freedom within one's heart. 
The moons cycle ever-changing from wax to wane and back again is part of teaching of Ashtanga yoga. For students of Ashtanga it is implicit that they do not practice on the full or new moon. This applies to everyone, both women and men. Pattabhi says that any injury incurred in these days will take much longer to heal. The underlying reason for this advice hark back to a lunar system that was understood in ancient India at the time of Patanjali. These two rest days in the month depend on the pull from one kind of energy in the waning phase to another in the waxing phase.
There is only one yoga. It is universal and does not belong to any one. It is not physical or external exercise but rather a path for internal cleaning. The goal of yoga is the acquisition of self knowledge. There is only one method and it starts with the asana. to help you develop strength and stamina. As you continue to practice regularly, your energy will increase.
Wisdom
When the breath wonders, the mind is unsteady, but when the breath is steady, then the mind is peaceful.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika |
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About Ashtanga
Ashtanga Yoga is an ancient, dynamic system of Yoga that unites synchronization of the breath with progressive series of postures (asanas). Breath connects the body with the deeper levels of the mind. With a practice one gets the ability to slowly control the breath, which leads to the rest of the mind and the withdrawal of the senses (pratyahara). Thoughts become slow and every movement flows gently and precisely from posture to posture. When the breath and movement flow without effort in perfect harmony, Ashtanga Yoga practice transcends the mind and evolves in meditation in motion. This process frees the intensive body heat and profuse, cleansing sweat that detoxicate muscles, organs, mind... The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body and peaceful mind. In Ashtanga Yoga system philosophy is very simple: "Practice, practice, practice and all is coming!!!". |