Ashtanga Breakdown with Kimberly

Step-by-step guidance in the foundational poses of the primary and intermediate series Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with detailed alignment cueing mindful and steady support.

This innovative offering reimagines the traditional ashtanga learning experience by integrating principles of accessibility and individualized adaptation while honoring the integrity of the lineage. Rather than expecting practitioners to conform to the practice, this approach explores how the practice can intelligently meet each individual where they are.

By bridging the precision and discipline of classical ashtanga with contemporary principles of accessibility and inclusive movement education, this class creates a meaningful pathway into the practice for a broader range of students - without compromising its depth, rigor, or transformative potential. Through detailed breakdowns and a highly supportive teaching environment, practitioners are empowered to build confidence, deepen their understanding, and cultivate a sustainable, lifelong practice.

Everyone is Welcome Here

All bodies, backgrounds, and experience levels are welcome. No prior experience is necessary. There is never a cost. 

What to Bring

Please consider wearing comfortable, layered clothing and bringing any practice supports you enjoy - mat, blocks, straps, bolsters, or blankets. Community practice supports are available, and you’re encouraged to use them freely. Bringing water to hydrate after practice is also a good idea.

The Evolution of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga emerged in the early 20th century through Tirumalai Krishnamacharya’s practice and sharing of yoga, building on what he learned from Rama Mohan Brahmachari. One of Krishnamacharya’s students, Krishna Pattabhi Jois, began sharing a set sequence of postures taught in led, breath-synchronized group classes. He used the term Ashtanga Yoga to describe this method of postural practice.

As the practice spread globally through the work of Jois’ early students - including David Swenson and Richard Freeman - it became a foundation for many modern movement traditions. Vinyasa flow, power yoga, and countless contemporary yoga styles trace their roots back to this evolving system.

Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga has never been static. Like all living practices, it has changed through culture, people, and time. What is often presented as fixed or ancient is, in reality, a modern lineage shaped by interpretation, adaptation, and experimentation. Today’s Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga exists not as a singular authority, but as a spectrum of practices - each reflecting the values, creativity, and love of the folks practicing and sharing it.

This Practice is Not Sold

This practice is not sold. It’s shared. Our offerings exist through voluntary giving - as a living expression of the community we are. What we receive is made possible by the many who have given before us, and what we offer allows the practice to remain unowned and open.

Giving is part of yoga practice - not as a duty, but as a remembering. When we give, the grip of “me and mine” loosens. The patterns of separation and self-importance are disrupted. We step out of self-absorption - the root of suffering - and feel into the truth of interconnectedness. Every act of giving dissolves a boundary. The giver and the receiver are not two. This is how the practice continues - through open hands and open hearts.