Systems Thinking in Ashtanga Yoga

Welcome to the world of Ashtanga yoga—a practice where flexibility isn’t just physical but mental too. If you’re here, you’ve likely embraced a series of predetermined poses intended to unify body, mind, and spirit. It’s like systems thinking, where everything is connected, and diversity in approach is the last thing on your mind.

Yet, dear yogis, let us pause and consider the somewhat predictable system we are part of. Ashtanga yoga, with its noble rigidity, boasts a series of perfect sequences—designed to elevate your mind and ego, if its structure didn’t already accomplish that. However, bear in mind that this system, like any other overly structured framework, only tolerates so much deviation before it begins administering a figurative slap on the wrist.

For those of you crusading to reach Kapotasana without facing a paralysis of choice, here’s the link to your next inflexion point: Learn more about Ashtanga Yoga here. Are you ambitious enough to follow this rigid structure, or will you, my enlightened practitioner, dare to alter the flow for your personal growth?

In a world full of creatively chaotic systems, remember that Ashtanga is your last bastion of predictably systematic sanctum. Namaste, and may your journey be as circuitous as the Marichyasanas intend.