Breath first. The posture follows.

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Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga — the traditional sequence, at a pace that meets your body.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a structured and dynamic style of yoga that links breath with a fixed sequence of postures.
It all began in Mysore. Krishnamacharya, often called the father of modern yoga, is said to have healed the Maharaja through yoga, and in gratitude the king gave him a yoga shala at the palace. His schoolroom was the old gymnasium, ropes still hanging from the ceiling. Among his students were B.K.S. Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois. 
Tradition tells that the sequences come from the Yoga Kurunta, an ancient text Krishnamacharya is said to have studied, of which no copy has survived. What we know for sure is that Pattabhi Jois shaped what he learned into the practice we know today: movement, breath and gaze, in a fixed order, the same every time. In the 1960s the first Westerners found their way to Mysore, and slowly Ashtanga travelled out into the world.
The practice is built around set series of postures (asanas), performed in the same order each time. Traditionally there are six series, starting with the Primary Series — Yoga Chikitsa, “therapy” — which is designed to detoxify and align the body. Each movement is synchronized with an inhalation or exhalation, in a flowing style called vinyasa.

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Sandra

Hello, I’m Sandra, welcome to my site!

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and I found each other in 2013, and it has been a wonderful journey ever since. I came for the physical practice; what I found reached far beyond the postures. To me Ashtanga is not only a practice, it’s a way of living — and it teaches you the most off the mat, in real life. Through the practice you meet yourself: your patterns, your lessons, your shadow and your conscious self.
I love the repetition and the consistency and how you can sharpen your awareness and feel the subtle shifts. When breath leads and awareness turns inward, Ashtanga becomes meditation in motion.

My aspiration is to make Ashtanga accessible to every-body. Every Asana can be adapted and the full posture is something to grow into, not a starting point. I pay close attention to alignment and breath, the foundation of a safe and mindful practice. Breathe and the rest will follow.
My classes are precise, lively, and cheerful.

Sanadhara – a nice little word play with my name and with meaning:
From Sanskrit.
Sana: praise, brilliance, and also eternal, from of old.
Dhara: that which holds and supports; the earth, and a stream. Ground to stand on, and a flow to move with — much like the practice itself.

Practice with me:

Wednesdays, 17:00 – 18:15
Yoga Mula
Sechshauserstraße 26/10
1150 Wien

Thursdays, 17:30 – 19:00
Bewusst Sein Im Fokus
Neubaugasse 44/2/12
1070 Wien

Led Classes

In the 75 and 90-minute led classes we go through a shortened version of the sequence, but in a way where we can still meet the goal of the practice: all of the standing postures, forward folds, the twists, loads of vinyasas and some nice inversions, plus the finishing sequence followed by a well-deserved Savasana.
Full primary — up to come!

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Prices

Drop-in 15€
5-class pass 70€
10-class pass 130€

Passes are valid at both places.

Retreat in Sardinia

Join me for a 5 days Beginners Yoga Retreat on the beautiful island of Sardinia! 
Whitsun / Pfingsten – May 2027

https://www.surya-sardinia.com/en/

More Infos coming soon 🙂

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