Ashtanga yoga is a dynamic yoga, but above all a philosophical system that Krishnamacharya, Sage and Yogi developed after traveling in the Himalayas around 1916. For seven years he learned Ashtanga Yoga from Master Sri Ramamohan Brahmachari. In the 1930s he transmitted this knowledge to many Indian and Western students. Some of the best known include Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, BNS Iyengar, Indra Devi and his son TKV Desikachar.
Ashtanga consists of six series of asanas. In a series of asanas, the order is immutable. Between each posture is integrated a sequence called vinasa.
My master Barath Sheti has designed two preparatory series to allow beginners to enter the practice and to approach the first series of Ashtanga in complete safety.