For Ashtanga Yoga we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Classic Yoga and Yoga.

Ashtanga Yoga (Classic Yoga)

The "eight limbs" of classical raja yoga, as taught by the sage Patanjali and outlined in a treatise he wrote called the Yoga Sutras. This text remains to this day the single most revered work on yoga, and the definitive treatise on raja yoga.Also a modern form of hatha yoga developed by Patthabhi Jois (a student of Krishnamacharya). This flowing style of yoga is said to be derived from a lost book by Patanjali, which has since decomposed or otherwise disappeared. The original work is undoubtedly pseudepigraphic, which is common in Indian (and other) writing.

Ashtanga Yoga (Yoga)

A Yoga regimen commonly know as "Power Yoga", Ashtanga is a flowing practice in which the postures are linked together and are always done in the exact same sequence.

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