Namaste all.

[Guest guest]

Namaste. I am new to this club and also fairly

new to Ashtanga yoga. I have done other types of

yoga, but have felt more of the physical and emotional

after effects of Ashtanga than the other types. I am

hoping to learn more about Ashtanga, as I really enjoy

doing it. I have been doing Ashtanga from the show

called Inhale, in which Yogi Steve Ross teaches on the

cable program Oxygen. I know this will sound like an

inane question, but what difference is there between

Hatha and Ashtanga?<br>Peace to all<br>A.

[Guest guest]

Ross is a flexible guy and he's got a lot of

hotties doing some nice yoga on his show, but what I've

seen there isn't ashtanga. If you don't have a teacher

in your area, you can learn a lot about ashtanga

from three books, Yoga Mala, David Swenson's practice

manual, and John Scott's "Ashtanga Yoga." Check

ashtanga.com for book and video resources. Ashtanga rocks and

it's worth doing right. Good luck.

[Guest guest]

You are right Ashtanga does rock and thanks for

the info on books and videos. With the physcial

strength, it has helped me in my weight loss, built back my

muscle and flexiblity. What type of yoga does Ross do,

if not Ashtanga?<br>A.

[Guest guest]

ross seems to skip around, rather than teaching

the primry series poses in order, and he tosses in a

little intermediate, too. which isn't bad, but it's not

strictly ashtanga, it's more of an advanced beginner hatha

yoga class. (sorry it took me so long to reply.)