Ashtanga, taught as it was meant to be.
Traditional Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga with a teacher beside you, plus Led Primary Series on weekends. A daily practice learned one posture at a time — held at our Ulsoor Lake studio.
— The practice
A method, not just a class.
Ashtanga follows a consistent method: a set sequence of postures linked with breath through flowing movement, known as vinyasa. Practised in the same order each time, it becomes a moving meditation — developing strength, flexibility, balance, and endurance while calming the mind.
The Primary Series, known as Yoga Chikitsa, is where the practice begins. You do not learn it all at once. You learn it one posture at a time, allowing the body to adapt, the breath to steady, and the mind to settle.
That repetition is the point. Because the sequence is fixed, progress becomes honest: the same postures, the same breath, the same mat, repeated consistently until the practice starts to reshape how you move, breathe, and focus.
At Ignite + Aliign Ulsoor Lake, our Mysore-style yoga classes are held in a warm studio in the evenings and a normal, unheated studio in the mornings.
The Ashtanga programme · Ignite + Aliign
— Mysore-style vs Led Primary
Two ways into the same sequence.
New to Ashtanga yoga? These are the two formats to understand. Most practitioners use both: Mysore-style self-practice through the week to learn and deepen, and Led Primary Series on weekends to understand the rhythm, count, and discipline of the sequence.
- 01Mysore-style self-practice
Taught one-to-one, in a roomful.
You move through your sequence at your own pace and breath while the teacher moves quietly through the room — guiding, adjusting, and adding the next posture only when you are ready. It feels personal because it is. This is the traditional way Ashtanga yoga has been taught in Mysore for generations.
- 02Led Primary Series
One breath, one count, one room.
On weekend mornings, the teacher leads the room through the Primary Series with the traditional Sanskrit count — every breath, every vinyasa, in rhythm. It builds discipline, pace, and clarity, and gives newer students a structured way to experience the sequence.
- 03The temperature
A warm studio, not the hot room.
The Ashtanga studio is held at approximately 32°C — warm enough to help the body open, gentle enough to support a consistent daily practice. This is deliberately different from our 40°C hot yoga studio. Ashtanga builds its own heat through breath, movement, and repetition.
- 04The discipline
A practice that rewards showing up.
Ashtanga is traditionally practised six days a week, but your practice begins with what you can sustain. Three steady mornings are better than chasing six and burning out. The sequence is patient; so are we.
— FAQ
Ashtanga, answered before your first morning.
The questions a first-timer asks before stepping into the studio. If yours is missing, WhatsApp us at +91 80507 71666 and we will add it.
Mysore-style is self-practice in a shared room. You move through your own Ashtanga sequence at your own breath and pace, while a teacher circulates — giving you your next posture only when you are ready and adjusting you on the mat. Named after Mysore, India, where the method originated, it is one-to-one teaching inside a roomful of practitioners.
No. Complete beginners are welcome. We recommend starting in a led Primary Series on a weekend, where a teacher counts you through the opening of the sequence step by step. You only do as much as is led. Once the basics feel familiar, you move into the weekday Mysore room and build your practice one posture at a time.
Both follow the same Ashtanga sequence. In Mysore you practise at your own pace while a teacher gives individual adjustments — ideal for learning and deepening. In a led class, a teacher counts the whole room through the Primary Series in unison, setting the correct rhythm and breath. Most practitioners do Mysore through the week and led on weekends.
At our Ulsoor Lake studio — Kensington Layout, 21 Kensington Rd, Halasuru, Ulsoor, Bengaluru 560008, about two minutes from Ulsoor Lake. This is our dedicated Ashtanga room. Mysore self-practice runs on weekday mornings and led Primary Series on weekend mornings. The studio is open daily; call or WhatsApp +91 80507 71666 for current timings.
No — nothing like the hot yoga studio. Our morning Ashtanga classes are held in a normal, unheated studio, while evening classes run warm (around 32°C) — still far gentler than our 40°C hot room. Ashtanga generates its own internal heat through breath and continuous movement, so the room stays comfortable for a daily practice rather than an endurance one.
Traditionally Ashtanga is practised six mornings a week, but you do not have to begin there. We would rather you come three mornings consistently than attempt six and burn out. The fixed sequence means progress is steady and honest — what matters most is returning regularly, and adding mornings as the practice settles into your week.
No — flexibility is a result of the practice, not a requirement for starting it. The Primary Series is taught one posture at a time, so you only ever work at the edge of what your body can do today. A teacher modifies postures for you in the room. Runners, lifters, and stiff first-timers all start here.
— Begin
Roll out the mat. The rest follows.
The hardest posture in Ashtanga is the first morning. Begin with a led Primary Series this weekend, or step straight into the Mysore room — a teacher will meet you where you are and give you exactly your next posture, nothing more. Open daily at our Ulsoor Lake studio. Call or WhatsApp +91 80507 71666.