Surya Ashtanga Yoga

SURYA. THIS IS THE PLACE.
Where we let go, surrender, and return to ourselves.
Where the body becomes a place of trust, and the breath brings us back to the present.
In the endless flow of time, we pause.
We listen. We simply are. Just be.
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SURYA. ESTE É O LUGAR.
Onde deixamos ir, nos entregamos e regressamos a nós.
Onde o corpo se torna um lugar de confiança e a respiração nos traz de volta ao presente.
No fluxo infinito do tempo, paramos.
Escutamos. Simplesmente somos.
Apenas ser.

Taking the practice beyond the mat.
With every conscious breath, step, and movement, we learn to bring yoga into everyday life. We release what no longer serves us, making space for clarity, presence, and freedom.
One breath, one step, one moment at a time.

Ashtangayogastudio

Let go as you are coming home to Your Self.

aerialyoga barre

For me once we find the rithm of our breath in a quite healing place, we may start moving within and Seattle the mind in one direction: the present moment

UTTHITA HASTA PADANGUSTHASANA
Rooted in the earth, reaching into the sky.
In this asana, strength meets softness, stability meets freedom, and the body becomes a bridge between earth and the infinite.
Surrounded by the vastness of the ocean, we are reminded that balance is not about standing still, it is about finding our centre while remaining open to everything that moves around us.

Sometimes, the practice is simply to return to what is yours to choose: your intention and your attention.
Where you place your energy, your awareness follows.
So breathe, soften, and choose where you want to be fully present. The rest can unfold in its own time.

Grateful Teresa Afonso

SIRSASANA
From this new perspective, we discover that rising does not mean leaving the earth behind. Quite the opposite, the deeper we connect with the ground, the more freely we can reach beyond ourselves.

Grateful
Chris ✨

The deeper purpose of teaching Ashtanga: not simply to master the asanas, but to allow the practice to become a path of self-knowledge where movement, breath, mind and awareness come together.
Yoga becomes a way of living, and practice becomes a way of being.

SIRSASANA embracing the infinite.
Upside down, yet deeply rooted.
In Sirsasana, we change our perspective, the earth beneath us, the universe above us, and for a moment, there is no separation between the two.
We feel the earth in the space of the infinite. The body reaches towards the sky while the heart remains grounded, embracing the vastness of existence.

ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA is a reminder that the body is our first temple and our first connection to the Universe.
Rooted in the Earth, we cultivate strength, balance, and resilience. Through conscious breath, we reconnect with the intelligence of nature and the flow of life within us.
In Ashtanga Yoga, every movement is a dialogue between body, breath, and the five elements, revealing a simple truth: we are not separate from nature, we are nature itself.