HeyJaredAshtanga Woman
A growing library for women in traditional Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga Woman — home of The Feminine Yoga Method™. By Carmen Yagüe, Ashtanga Yoga teacher (15+ years).
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 12
- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest issues
Rounding your back isn't the magic pill (opens the original)
Read excerpt
When I started Ashtanga Woman, I led with two practice principles: leg power and shoulder stability.In my eyes, they shifted the demands Ashtanga asana practice seemed to place on our bodies, especially bodies with a lower centre of mass, like those of many women.That doesn’t mean powerful shoulders don’t play a role. But in 16 years of my own practice … Read more
What does your Ashtanga practice need now? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tEtJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F193c6411-d691-4435-a8a4-d72d4e6a4321_5184x3456.j
What if experienced Ashtanga practitioners are still using a beginner’s approach to repetition? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="toddler's standing in front of beige concrete stair" class="sizing-normal" height="2025" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502101872923-d48509bff386?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaH
How I Practice Now → What’s next? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I started learning Third Series in 2020, just before Covid hit. That meant much of my Advanced A series practice developed in what, back then, was a rather unusual way: on my own, working online, and, a few years later, visiting my teacher whenever I could.As the practice grew, I found myself having to work out how Primary, Intermediate and Advanced A series could sit alongside one another - and fit into the reality of life, teaching, and giving my body the time it needed to balance out the dema
Women who know how to develop their practice work with strength like this (opens the original)
Read excerpt
When we talk about strength in Ashtanga Yoga, it is easy to reduce it to a few familiar things: upper-body strength, core strength, strong legs, or simply the ability to push harder and do more.Whilst all of these things matter, they are only part of the picture. Ashtanga doesn’t only ask us to become stronger. As practice develops, it asks us to use th… Read more
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.