Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series and “the Crazies”

Alena Natalia Charow
8 min readApr 29, 2018
Kapotasana

When I was given pashasana, the first posture of Ashtanga yoga’s Intermediate Series, for the first time several years ago I was completely unsuspecting of the miraculous ways in which the Intermediate Series would affect my life. I was also oblivious to the roller coaster ride that this incredibly dynamic practice was about to take me on. I had practiced the Primary Series with dedication for over…

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Alena Natalia Charow

Wanderer, ashtangi, writer, lover of all things wanderlust, seeker of all things real.