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My Ashtanga
Ashtanga yoga as a counted led practice for your own mat. The sequence, the vinyasa count, and the breath, exactly as they are taught. Spoken in Sanskrit, or in English while you learn.
Free to download, on iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Sun Salutations, the Standing sequence, and the 108 mala are free to practice.
On your phone
What the practice looks like
Choose the series and the length, then put the phone down. The pose, the breath count, and the drishti are there when you look, and the count carries on when you do not.
The traditional method
Ujjayi counted vinyasa by vinyasa, asana in the traditional order, and drishti for every posture.
Begin free
Sun Salutations and the complete Standing sequence are free to practice, for as long as you like.
Make it yours
Set the vinyasa, the hold length, and the rounds, or build your own sequence from the postures.
Tristhana
Counted the way a led class is counted
In a led room the teacher calls the vinyasa number and you move on it. My Ashtanga calls the same numbers. The posture is named, the vinyasa is counted, and the breaths in each hold are counted out loud, so a practice on your own keeps a teacher’s timing.
Ujjayi, counted
Every vinyasa is numbered aloud and every hold is counted breath by breath, in the traditional count rather than against a stopwatch.
Asana, in order
The postures arrive in the order they are taught, with both sides and every lettered variation in its own place. Nothing is silently dropped to save time.
Drishti, named
Where to look is spoken for each posture that is held, so the gaze is part of the practice rather than something you look up afterwards.
Yoga Chikitsa
What is in the Primary Series
The complete first series, in its traditional order. Practice it at Sun Salutations, Half Primary, or Full Primary length, or build your own sequence in Custom Practice. Every posture is written up in the full reference.
Surya Namaskara A and B
Five rounds of each by default, or set your own number for either. Free to practice.
The Standing sequence
Padangusthasana and Padahastasana through the Trikonasanas, the Parsvakonasanas, all four Prasarita Padottanasanas, Parsvottanasana, Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana, Utkatasana, and both Virabhadrasanas. Free to practice.
The Seated sequence
Dandasana through Setu Bandhasana, with Marichyasana A to D, Navasana, Bhujapidasana, Kurmasana and Supta Kurmasana, Garbha Pindasana, and the Konasanas each in their traditional place.
Backbending
Urdhva Dhanurasana where it belongs, between the end of the seated sequence and the start of the closing.
The closing sequence
Salamba Sarvangasana, Halasana, Karnapidasana, Urdhva Padmasana, Pindasana, Matsyasana, Uttana Padasana, Sirsasana, Baddha Padmasana, Yoga Mudrasana, Padmasana, and Utpluthihi. Every practice finishes in Shavasana.
Or your own order
Custom Practice builds a sequence from the standing, seated, backbend, and closing sections, with the Surya count and vinyasa settings you have chosen.
Buying early
Later series are included
Any series added after you buy is yours at no additional cost, on Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime. The price rises as the app grows, so the earlier you buy, the less you pay for the same thing.
Free reference
Every posture, written up
A page for each posture of the Primary Series: how to get into it, the drishti, the breath count, and where it falls in the sequence. Plus a printable chart of the whole series for the wall.
The 108 Sun Salutations, counted for you
Solstice, equinox, New Year, or any morning you decide to. A full mala of Surya Namaskara A, flowing round after round, with the count spoken aloud the whole way. You will not lose the number somewhere in the sixties.
How the mala works →Before you start
Common questions
More on purchases, restoring them, and managing a subscription is on the support page.
Do I need to know the sequence already?
No. Each posture is named as it arrives, in Sanskrit and in English, and the question mark on the pose card opens a written walkthrough of how to get into it. The app assumes you are practicing alone, not that you have the series memorized.
Is it counted in Sanskrit or in English?
Either. Sanskrit is the default, spoken in one consistent voice throughout rather than read by the phone’s system voice. A full English mode covers the same count and the same posture names while you are learning them. Switch under Settings, Language.
What can I practice without paying?
Surya Namaskara A and B, the complete Standing sequence, and the 108 Sun Salutation mala, with no time limit and no account. The seated sequence, the backbends, the closing, and Custom Practice open with a subscription or the one-time Lifetime purchase, and new subscribers get a seven-day trial.
Does it need a connection?
No. The sequence and every spoken cue are inside the app, so it works in airplane mode. There is no account, no sign-in, and no analytics, and the app sends nothing anywhere. Purchases are handled by Apple.
Is this a led class or a Mysore practice?
It is a led count for a room of one. The vinyasa is called and the breaths are counted the way a led class runs, but the pace, the hold length, and the number of Sun Salutations are yours to set. There is no video and nobody is watching your alignment, so it supports a self practice rather than replacing a teacher.
Which series are included?
Primary, Yoga Chikitsa, is complete today. Intermediate, Nadi Shodhana, and Advanced A and B are being added, and any series added after you buy is included at no additional cost on Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime.
Questions?
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