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单词 ashtanga
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Definition of ashtanga in English:

ashtanga

(also astanga, ashtanga yoga)
noun aʃˈtɑːŋəaSHˈtäNGə
mass noun
  • A type of yoga based on eight principles and consisting of a series of poses executed in swift succession, combined with deep, controlled breathing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pregnant women look sexier than their svelte counterparts, and prenatal yoga beats ashtanga in cachet.
    • The yoga practised here is the very physical ashtanga variety.
    • So for a few weeks, I tried all different types, some with names I couldn't pronounce - Bikram, hatha, ashtanga, kundalini.
    • Located on 355 acres of Mt. Madonna above Monterey Bay the 22-year-old center emphasizes the spirituality of ashtanga yoga.
    • Several traditional yoga styles - kundalini, ashtanga and vinyasa, for example - are offered as well as hybrid styles, including Yogilates, a hatha-yoga-and-Pilates combo.
    • She did variations on third-series ashtanga until her belly was as big as a sack of groceries and she had modified her practice down to, like, two poses.
    • The Slip Free Yoga Chalk is now our favourite way of keeping hands sweat-free, especially during athletic ashtanga and Bikram classes.
    • Yoga bag by Mantra is designed to hold your mat, money and water bottle when you head to your next Pilates or ashtanga class.
    • It was at that point that ashtanga yoga began spreading in America, starting in California, and then later emerging in Hawaii.
    • A few years ago, I went to an ashtanga class in a nearby city.
    • I wouldn't give up iyengar, slower yoga for astanga but I think it's a worthwhile practice.
    • We're not sure they're actually meant to be worn for working up a sweat, but slipping into these togs instantly marks you out as someone who should know the difference between ashtanga and ayenga.
    • I used to do ashtanga fairly regularly with my friend Sola, but our excellent instructor moved on and I kind of lost the edge.
    • Meditation is the essence of ashtanga yoga, which means ‘eight limbs.’
    • Some of the popular hatha derivatives, such as ashtanga (upon which ‘power yoga’ is based) and viniyoga, are movement and breath oriented and can offer a significant challenge.
    • Years of dancing, weight-training, running and astanga yoga - a very physical and punishing form - have given her the body of a much younger woman, but the same cannot be said for her face.
    • In ashtanga yoga, also known as power yoga, you'll work up a sweat through physical exertion.
    • Within the yoga schools, ashtanga implies a type of practice that is oriented towards insight for the purpose of liberation - not the cultivation of anything else.
    • Christophe is a qualified yoga teacher who has been studying various styles of yoga, particularly lyengar and ashtanga, for the past 10 years in Europe and India.
    • More vigorous forms of yoga, such as vinyasa and ashtanga, promote strength and stamina as well as flexibility and relaxation.

Origin

From Hindi aṣṭaṇ or its source, Sanskrit ashṭaṅga 'having eight parts', from ashtán 'eight'.

 
 

Definition of ashtanga in US English:

ashtanga

(also astanga, ashtanga yoga)
nounaSHˈtäNGə
  • A type of yoga based on eight principles and consisting of a series of poses executed in swift succession, combined with deep, controlled breathing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More vigorous forms of yoga, such as vinyasa and ashtanga, promote strength and stamina as well as flexibility and relaxation.
    • Years of dancing, weight-training, running and astanga yoga - a very physical and punishing form - have given her the body of a much younger woman, but the same cannot be said for her face.
    • We're not sure they're actually meant to be worn for working up a sweat, but slipping into these togs instantly marks you out as someone who should know the difference between ashtanga and ayenga.
    • Yoga bag by Mantra is designed to hold your mat, money and water bottle when you head to your next Pilates or ashtanga class.
    • She did variations on third-series ashtanga until her belly was as big as a sack of groceries and she had modified her practice down to, like, two poses.
    • Several traditional yoga styles - kundalini, ashtanga and vinyasa, for example - are offered as well as hybrid styles, including Yogilates, a hatha-yoga-and-Pilates combo.
    • I used to do ashtanga fairly regularly with my friend Sola, but our excellent instructor moved on and I kind of lost the edge.
    • Meditation is the essence of ashtanga yoga, which means ‘eight limbs.’
    • Some of the popular hatha derivatives, such as ashtanga (upon which ‘power yoga’ is based) and viniyoga, are movement and breath oriented and can offer a significant challenge.
    • It was at that point that ashtanga yoga began spreading in America, starting in California, and then later emerging in Hawaii.
    • Christophe is a qualified yoga teacher who has been studying various styles of yoga, particularly lyengar and ashtanga, for the past 10 years in Europe and India.
    • The yoga practised here is the very physical ashtanga variety.
    • A few years ago, I went to an ashtanga class in a nearby city.
    • Within the yoga schools, ashtanga implies a type of practice that is oriented towards insight for the purpose of liberation - not the cultivation of anything else.
    • So for a few weeks, I tried all different types, some with names I couldn't pronounce - Bikram, hatha, ashtanga, kundalini.
    • Located on 355 acres of Mt. Madonna above Monterey Bay the 22-year-old center emphasizes the spirituality of ashtanga yoga.
    • I wouldn't give up iyengar, slower yoga for astanga but I think it's a worthwhile practice.
    • Pregnant women look sexier than their svelte counterparts, and prenatal yoga beats ashtanga in cachet.
    • In ashtanga yoga, also known as power yoga, you'll work up a sweat through physical exertion.
    • The Slip Free Yoga Chalk is now our favourite way of keeping hands sweat-free, especially during athletic ashtanga and Bikram classes.

Origin

From Hindi aṣṭaṇ or its source, Sanskrit ashṭaṅga ‘having eight parts’, from ashtán ‘eight’.

 
 
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