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Santosha | संतोष | Contentment | Satisfaction

January 21, 2024 by Elliot

Santosha, the second Niyama of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is sometimes spelled Santosa, is a portmanteau in Sanskrit, derived from Saṃ-prefix (सं-, सम्-) and Tosha (तोष (from root √तुष्, √tuṣ)). SaM-, means “completely”, “altogether” or “entirely”,[5] and Tosha (from the root √tus), “contentment”, “satisfaction”, “acceptance”, “being comfortable”.[5] In modern Californian yoga culture, we say, “chillin” to express this. Contentment is the name of the … Read more

Ashtanga Yoga with Elliot Workshop

August 14, 2021 by Elliot

I am honored to present you with my upcoming workshop series on Ashtanga Yoga. You can sign-up on the events page here. You can also sign-up on Facebook, if you so desire. Drop-ins are welcome, but you will be missing out on additional information on the series and future events. Practice the Primary Series by … Read more

Continuing Work with Ashtanga

February 5, 2020 by Elliot

The entire series usually takes me a couple of hours, because I mediate for 10 minutes before and do some easy yin stretches if I need to before starting the series. Often I don’t finish, but about half of the time, I do.

Ashtanga with Elliot 2020 Yoga Workshop Series

August 18, 2024January 12, 2020 by Elliot

This year I have decided to do something deeper and more durable for my yoga students. Ever since India, I’ve wanted to share the daily Mysore style of yoga practice with my community and this dream is finally coming to fruition! Get into the best shape of your life with yoga! Sign-Up Here Date and … Read more

Ashtanga Workshop #2: Intermediate Series

April 6, 2019February 23, 2018 by Elliot

What a great day for yoga on Saturday afternoon, it was so much fun to share the Ashtanga yoga workshop on the Primary Series, or Mysore style of yoga practice with my friends in the East Wind community a little over two weeks ago. The Ashtanga yoga series workshop was difficult and taxing, but the … Read more

5 Reasons I Don’t Practice Ashtanga Everyday

July 15, 2015 by Elliot

http://ashtangayogaathens.com/2014/08/healing-injuries-with-ashtanga-yoga/

I still practice Ashtanga. Just not every day. I practiced every day while I was in India up until 3 months ago and when I began to travel. However, I stopped practicing every day and have gone back to a more diverse practice of general Hatha poses. But there are some major reasons why I … Read more

Adjusting Ashtanga

June 19, 2015 by Elliot

I am a huge fan of the Ashtanga practice. The intensity, the discipline, the mindlessness, and the routine of the sequential practice makes it like a second home for me. I always know that there are mornings where I can wake up and work without thinking, push myself without thinking of how, breathing without having to … Read more

Day 48 of Ashtanga Practice (Last Day)

April 4, 2015 by Elliot

My last day of practicing yoga with Saraswathi Jois was on Tuesday, but I am very happy to continue moving. I am very happy with how the trip and Saraswathi have added to my practice, though it definitely evolved much differently than I expected. Ashtanga can be grueling at time. I think this is one … Read more

Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga’s Modern Lineage

August 10, 2015March 19, 2015 by Elliot

What is Ashtanga Yoga? Ashtanga yoga sequences are a tradition expounded by Pattabhi Jois and is currently taught by teachers in different forms across the world. It is most likely that these sequences were originally created by Krishnamacharya for Pattabhi Jois, using knowledge he obtained from his guru, Brahmachari for short, who lived in a … Read more