It is a modern form of yoga created by the K. Pattabhi Jois, and it is referred to as the modern form of the classical Indian yoga. This type of yoga is said to be energetic and deals with synchronising breaths with the movement.

1. Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: The future of yoga
It is a modern form of yoga created by the K. Pattabhi Jois, and it is referred to as the modern
form of the classical Indian yoga. This type of yoga is said to be energetic and deals with
synchronising breaths with the movement.
How to perform Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga:
A person attempting to perform ashtanga vinyasa yoga starts with a set of 5 Surya Namaskar
A and Surya Namaskar B each. It is followed by a standing posture and then by following six
series.
1. The Primary Series: Yoga Therapy
2. The Intermediate series, The Nerve Purifier
3. The Advanced series: Centering of Strength
4. Third series
5. Fourth series
Benefits of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga:
The benefits of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga are far too many. This yoga enriches your soul and
improves your body, movement and might also sometimes help to fight off any diseases.
These benefits include:-
 Improve flexibility:
As with any other forms of yoga, Ashtanga improves your body movement and flexibility,
but it's very crucial to listen to your body limits and go slow at the beginning. Gradually
increasing your limits will help you reach a high level of flexibility if you work consistently
and mindfully.
 Increase strength:

2. A lot of the vinyasas in the ashtanga yoga needs you to hold up your body weight on your
hands or to balance it on one leg. It increases your core body strength and gives your body an
overall increase in power.
 Improved muscle tone:
All these increase strengths in your body give you an added tone to your muscles. It helps to
build up your muscles and make you look firm and toned throughout.
 Improve cardiovascular fitness:
When one goes through all the primary four vinyasas, they will observe the amount of sweat
they will excrete. This excretion of sweat shows that along with the increase in muscles and
strength, they all get improvement in cardiovascular fitness.
 Reduce body fat:
With the improvement in muscle tones, it's natural that your body will excrete the extra and
unnecessary fat in your body through the sweat.
 Reduce stress and anxiety
Ashtanga yoga keeps your mind off your problems by keeping it engrossed on the breathing
system which, in turn, helps to remove your mind from your problems in life and relieves you
from stress and anxiety. It might help you be more focussed and be more creative sometimes.
 Lower blood pressure:
Ashtanga yoga deals with increasing your inhaling capacity, which helps your breathing
system to improve. This helps your heart to pump blood at a steady rate which in turns lowers
your blood pressure.
 Prevents injuries

3. As discussed, Ashtanga yoga improves your strength, flexibility and muscles, which helps
you to be more prone to sudden injuries and prevents your body to get severe damage.
Conclusion:
Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga is the future of modern yoga. It improves your overall strength,
muscle tone, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, improves your mind and relieves you from
stress. It helps your body to adapt to injuries and help your body to have less damage through
it.