Ashtanga Blog

My thoughts, experiences and advice all around Ashtanga Yoga. Enjoy reading, and if it inspires something in you: please share it with me.

Tania Kemou practicing a yoga pose on Serifos island, Greece

How should we breathe in Ashtanga Yoga?

Why less breathing is actually more.

Tania Kemou practicing a yoga pose on Serifos island, Greece

4 mistakes I made in my first years of practice – and why you should avoid them

Why being too ambitious can backfire and how to build a sustainable Ashtanga practice instead.

Tania Kemou doing a yoga pose on the rocks of a Greek island

Adjustments that harm: when overzealousness backfires

How ego and ambition can prove harmful when it comes to yoga adjustments and what to look for instead.

Tania Kemou sitting at a beach in Greece, at sunset.

Shala or home practice? 2 different pathways to growth

An overview of the benefits and downsides each way of practicing has to offer.

Tania Kemou practicing Yoga in Varanasi, India

Vinyasa: the quintessence of Ashtanga Yoga

The main functions of Vinyasa and how it makes Ashtanga Yoga so unique.

Tania Kemou meditating in Jaisalmer, India

The ideal of the undisturbed Yogi: is it still relevant?

From unrealistic expectations of complete transcendence to the achievable goal of enhanced awareness.

Tania Kemou praticing yoga on Serifos island, Greece

Struggle Poses: Trust the Practice, Not the Stretch

Should you warm up before your struggle pose?

Tania Kemou and her teacher in Mysore, India

Yoga will show us the way

A tribute to my teacher Shri R. Sharath Jois.

Tania Kemou teaching a retreat on Serifos island, Greece

A Life Transformed by a Simple Breath

The profound impact of Ashtanga Yoga on my well-being, relationships and perspective on life.

Tania Kemou holding a workshop during a Yoga retreat

A Week of Growth, Reflection, and Renewal

The Transformative Potential of a Yoga Retreat.