Ashtanga

Ashtanga Santa Barbara is a yoga studio in Santa Barbara devoted to Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Its teaching supports practitioners working through the primary, intermediate, and advanced series, with an emphasis on an unmodified lineage and yoga as a disciplined, authentic process that deepens through sustained practice. The studio grew out of Steve and Michele’s direct study in Mysore, India, and their subsequent teaching of Mysore-style practice in Santa Barbara before opening a dedicated shala in 2001. Its approach is defined by steadiness, long study, and respect for the integrity of the method.