recent updates
Labor Day Weekend Schedule
| Saturday, Aug 30 | Mysore | 8:30 - 10am |
| Ashtanga 1 | 1Cancelled | |
| Sunday Aug 31 | Mysore | 8:15 - 10am |
| Ashtanga 1-2 | 10am Cancelled | |
| Open 1 | 4pm Cancelled | |
| Monday, Sept 1 | Mysore | 8:15-10am |
| Ashtanga I-II | 6pm Cancelled | |
| Damien de Bastier will teach David's classes Sept 5 - Sept 14. |
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Thursday 10am Open I
on break starting in August
Open I, Thursdays at 10am will resume on September 11, 2008.
Q & A Session with David and Keith
Sunday, August 24 10-10:30am
"Principals of Alignment" Workshops
with Carolyn Bluemle
Carolyn Bluemle a certified Iyengar yoga teacher will bring her insight and experience to these mini-workshops. Carolyn has been to Mysore and has a good understanding of the difference between Ashtanga and Iyengar. She will work at slower pace to help with alignment as it pertains to the Ashtanga series.
All LEVELS but not first time students.
Registration and pre- payment are at the center. No class cards. $20.00 per session.
| Wednesdays from 7:30-9:00pm | ||
| September 3 | 7:30pm -9:00pm | Standing postures |
| October 1 | 7:30pm -9:00pm | Forward bends, twists |
| November 5 | 7:30pm -9:00pm | Backbends (includes shoulder work) |
4000 Albermarle Entrance Only
Please be advised that the entrance on 4435 Wisconsin Ave. has been closed. You may use the entrance at 4000 Albermarle. Classes are on the lower level of the building.
Ashtanga Yoga Gift Certficates
Available for purchase at the studio.
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 |
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
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 is the founder of Ashtanga yoga as we know it. He learned yoga from the renown teacher Krishnamacharya.
Pattabhi has been teaching 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.