Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise created by K. Pattabhi Jois during the 20th century, often promoted as a modern-day form of classical Indian yoga.[1] (not to be confused with actual philosophy called "ashtanga yoga" by Sage patanjali who gave the concept of yoga to the world used by different schools of yoga including this school). He claimed to have learnt the system from his teacher, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. The style is energetic, synchronising breath with movements. The individual poses (asanas) are linked by flowing movements (vinyasas).[2] Jois established his Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in 1948.[3] The current style of teaching is called Mysore style after the city in India where the practice was originally taught.[4] Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga has given rise to various spinoff styles of Power Yoga.
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