Ashtanga Yoga & Strength
What is Ashtanga Yoga & Strength?
This class offers strength building practices followed by simple poses to enhance your Ashtanga Yoga routine.
Join us to experience the synergy of strength and tranquility in one holistic practice.
Class description
This class integrates Ashtanga yoga with strength-building exercises, creating a balanced and comprehensive workout. We’ll start with dynamic movements including various types of push-ups, planks, core strengthening exercises and squats. These activities are designed to enhance your strength and endurance in diverse ways
After this vigorous segment, we’ll transition into a calming phase featuring slow, sustained asanas. This will help stretch and relax the muscles used during the strength-building portion. We will conclude the session with pranayama (breathing exercises) and a restful period, promoting overall relaxation and mental clarity.
BENEFIT OF THIS CLASS
- Less Muscle Soreness.
- Increased Range of Motion.
- Enhanced Breathing during workouts.
- More Advanced Yoga Poses.
- Less Pulls and Strains.
- More Balance, More Focus.
About Ashtanga Classes
Ahstanga Yoga Styles
01.
Mysore practice is a unique method for building a personalized and regular Ashtanga Yoga routine by learning step by step the sequence of poses.
02.
A led class is an essential complement to a regular Mysore practice in order to reinforce the teaching of the vinyasa system you learn in a Mysore class.
03.
This class is designed for Ashtanga Yoga beginners. It will build a solid foundation for your Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Yoga will challenge your mind and body.
Asthanga Yoga Poses
Learn more about specific Yoga poses.
Utthita Trikonasana
Triangle pose is one of the six fundamental postures in Ashtanga Yoga. It is a standing pose that forms the geometric shape of a triangle. This pose promotes stability, grounding, elevation, and lightness.
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
As one of the first poses in spinal extension, it significantly opens the heart region. In Upward-facing dog pose, we balance openness, strength, and tranquility.
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward-facing dog pose is essential in Yoga practice and is well-known to everyone. This posture on the hands and feet provides an intense stretch of the back of the body.
Additional Yoga Classes
Find the class that fits you.
Vinyasa
A movement-focused class based on simple yoga poses and their transitions. Breath and movement are linked to create a moving meditation.
Child Yoga
The child yoga class is designed to enhance strength, flexibility and coordination. Classes are fun and may include games, animal sounds and creative pose names.
Restorative
Restorative yoga promotes deep relaxation by holding poses for extended periods with the support of props. This practice aims at physical, mental, and emotional relaxation without strain or pain.
YogiWalkie
The YogiWalkie is a fun, adaptable outdoor yoga walk that combines walking and yoga as a journey towards our inner self. It’s suitable for everyone and a mat is not needed.
Frequently asked questions
If you believe we have overlooked something and still have a question, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Is Ashtanga yoga enough for strength training?
Most yoga styles such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha and Iyengar build some strength when you start practicing. However, as you progress, it's beneficial to incorporate targeted muscle training alongside your yoga practice.
Can you mix strength training and yoga?
When combined, whether in the same session or throughout the week, yoga and strength training create a powerful cross-training regimen that enhances both physical and mental health.
How often should you do yoga and strength training?
To tone your body, you should focus on physically demanding yoga styles such as Ashtanga and Vinyasa. Practicing these styles three to four times a week can help build muscle strength and endurance, leading to a fitter appearance.
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