The Full Vinyasa System
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is vigorous; it’s remarkable and it's joyful. It’s the progressively challenging postures strung together with coordinated breath and movement that encourages body-mind unification. That encourages stillness inherent in the present moment. With the grace of a ballet dancer, and the wisdom of a Yogi, Lino shows students the gentle side intrinsic to Ashtanga. His teaching tool is the Full Vinyasa System, which he refers to as “the scientific method.”
Disciple of Pattabhi Jois
Lino Miele, direct disciple of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, shares the knowledge and wisdom that was passed on to him by his guru.
Lino Miele's story
Lino started yoga in the early 1980's. In his search of a guru he traveled to India in 1988, where Lino met his guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Guruji.
Lino becomes an Ashtangi
Lino became an Astanga Yoga student while still working as technical director in a theatre. In 1993, he created the Federation of Astanga Yoga Centres with a few students.
Lino Researches the Ashtanga System
Lino researched the Ashtanga system and eventually wrote a manuscript under the guidance of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. The manuscript contained a study of the exact vinyasa in the first and intermediate series. It was published under the title "Ashtanga Yoga Book" in 1994.
Guruji gets Lino to Teach
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois acknowledged Lino for his personal research and many years of apprenticeship by giving him the Certificate to teach in 1994. Lino kept coming back to study with Guruji in Mysore, Guruji encouraged Lino to give yoga demonstrations back in Europe. Lino started in Italy and then in other European cities until he ended up teaching workshops.
Lino produces a series of Ashtanga Videos
In 1999, Lino produced a video of the full form of the 1st series and the vinyasa system. Two years later a followed another video with Gwendoline Hunt of the full form of the intermediate and advanced A series. Another new video came out (2008), in which Lino demonstrates the daily practice of the 1st series.
