Ashtanga Yoga gets round

Ashtanga Yoga is very different from other yogas.

 It is said that only yoga derived from Ashtanga yoga or Ashtanga yoga is performed by using bandha techniques when practicing asana (pose).

Of the three bandhas, almost two bandhas are used to practice asanas.

The first is Mula Bandha.
Bandha that means root and is conscious of the bottom part of the body. To be easy to understand, the pelvic floor muscles feel slightly pulled up.

The second is Uddiyana Bandha.
The feeling of slightly pulling four fingers below from the umbilical cord.

 These two bandhas work together to create energy and tour the body.
Ashtanga Yoga emphasizes and puts bandha at the center and practices everything.
Therefore, it becomes a posture concentrated on the lower abdomen overall, and it becomes a rounded posture in all poses.

For example, downdog (down dog pose). In many yogas that emphasize alignment (well-set and regulated), such as Iyengar Yoga, this is the posture that stretches straight down the spine or is slightly recessed.

In Ashtanga Yoga, posture is rounded like this photo. ↑

Almost all other front-bending poses have similar rounded postures. ↑

In many yogas, when you bend forward, trying to touch your abdomen towards the legs like folding a folding mobile phone, so that there is no gap.

In Ashtanga Yoga, you have a rounded posture so that the space remains there.
In the case of sitting poses (such as the first photo), first attach the forehead while leaving space, slide if you can bend more, and attach the jaw. That is Ashtanga flow.

Ashtanga Yoga doesn't pursue the beauty of the look of the pose, 
because keeping bandha locked and kept is a top priority.

It's a rather unique yoga (laughs)



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