Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

The aim of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute is to teach and disseminate the philosophy and practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in its traditional form, as it has been taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.

This ancient Yoga method emphasises synchronization of the breath with a progressive series of asanas (postures). The breath unites the body with deeper levels of the mind.

By acquiring the ability to control a long deep breath, the mind becomes calm and concentrated, thoughts slow down and every movement flows gently and precisely from one asana (posture) into another. When breath and movement flow without effort and in perfect harmony, the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga practice transcends awareness (consciousness) and evolves into a meditation in movement.

Lino Miele is the director of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute and he runs it in Roma with Rossana Galanzi, Maria Paola Stefani and Sergio Rossetti his certified teachers and direct students.