Yoga: The Yoga Shala, is located in Maitland, Florida. We are dedicated to imparting the Ashtanga yoga philosophy and practice developed and taught traditionally by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. Our mission is to educate, guide and train seekers to attain...
Ashtanga Yoga is a traditional style of yoga that incorporates a set sequence of postures along with breath control and focus. The Ashtanga Yoga system also teaches students two sacred mantras. Mantras are sacred syllables, words, or phrases often practiced as a form...
Welcome to The Yoga Shala’s Yoga Asana Series for building or maintaining an at home Ashtanga Yoga practice. Today we explore the foundational principals of the Ashtanga Yoga system. The foundational components of Ashtanga Yoga include breathing, bandhas and...
Along the eight-fold path of Ashtanga yoga is the third limb, asana. When translated from Sanskrit into English, asana means “posture”. We all typically begin on this third limb before we really breakdown and understand the first two limbs, Yamas & Niyamas. It is...
After exploring various types of yoga for a year, Isis began practicing Ashtanga at The Yoga Shala in 2014. She completed Krista Shirley’s Ashtanga Yoga Apprenticeship in 2018, and plans to continue teaching at The Yoga Shala. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga was created by...
