Building Access
The building entrance is 4000 Albemarle. The entrance code is: 7777*. We are located on the basement level.
Punch the numbers into the small lower box, not the directory.

ashtanga basics

Ashtanga Basics is structured around learning the postures and vinyasas (connecting movements) of the Ashtanga series. Classes consist of breaking down and practicing postures. The majority of postures in the standing series for beginners are variations of forward bends. New postures are added slowly and with practice we refine all the movement in general. The pace of the class is for first timers.

basics schedule


Mondays 7:30-8:30pm
with Wendy
2 weeks only
January 9 & 16
February 6 & 13
March 5 & 12
April 2 & 9
Class is sequential
Cost $20.00

Register at the studio or by emailing:
info@ashtangayogadc.com
and include "Basics" in your subject line.


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Svastha II
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm

Svastha Yoga
All levels.
Breath work, balance, and attention.
Saturday 11:30am Svastha has been cancelled.


Next Moon Days - no AM Mysore Practice

Jan 9th, 23rd April 6th, 20th
Feb 7th, 21st May 5th, 21st
March 8th, 22nd  

Moon days apply only to Mysore classes.


Coming in 2012: Yoga Therapeutics Intensive Modules 2 and 3

Module 2: Sat. April 14 - Wed. April 18, 2012
weekdays 9am - 5pm, Weekends 10am - 6pm
Registration cost is $250.00 and full payment is due by April 1.
More Info | Fill out application

Coming in September: Module 3: Sept. 21 -25 


ashtanga yoga center mission

One of our goals is to give the student, whether a beginner or advanced a home to practice Ashtanga. It is our intention to keep the teaching of Ashtanga as close to the way we have been taught as possible. As teachers we are all deeply appreciative of those who have taught before us and helped us in our journey. Yet as life would have it none of us come from one teacher alone and so as a group we reflect many traditions. The bond of a student and teacher is ancient. It is incumbent on the student to proceed with eyes open and take full responsibility for learning. It is incumbent for the teacher to always act responsibly and with the student's interest in mind. No matter what or from whom we learn, the real and only teacher is within. Bowing to what we know as well as what we don't know, NAMASTÉ.

prices

single class $17
student rate $13
8 class card $120
16 class card $200
First 1-month unlimited
morning mysore 		$125
On-going 1-month unlimited
morning mysore 		$160
Mat Rental $2
 1-week visitor unlimited:
with mat:		 $50/
$45

Registration is required for Ashtanga Basics and new students entering the Mysore program. All other classes are on-going and you do not need to pre-register.


about ashtanga

patthibi

One of the many paths of Hatha yoga, Ashtanga is the system of Yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. This method of Yoga involves synchronizing the breath with progressive series of postures–a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind.

Pattabhi was the founder of Ashtanga yoga as we know it. He learned yoga from the renown teacher Krishnamacharya.

Pattabhi taught for over sixty years but the form of Ashtanga has only recently gained popularity. There are six different but linked series in this form. Each series begins with a standing sequence, floor work and finishing postures.

Sri Pattabhi Jois passed on in May 2009.