Explore how to bring balance, steadiness, and ease into your practice and life. This workshop combines guided kriya, pranayama, Ashtanga practice, and hands-on exploration of philosophy, breath, and subtle energy. Learn to harmonize opposing forces, refine your awareness, and cultivate stability, flow, and presence - on and off the mat.
SCOPE:
This in one of four workshops designed to deepen your practice, refine your understanding, and cultivate steadiness, insight, and joy - on and off the mat. Each session combines guided kriya, pranayama, led Ashtanga practice, and exploration of philosophy, anatomy, subtle energy, and rhythm. Join us to enrich your practice, explore key themes in depth, and connect with a supportive community of fellow practitioners. These workshops can be booked individually or as a package.
SCHEDULE & WHAT WE WILL DO:
1. Morning Practice (8:00–10:30h)
Guided kriya, pranayama, and workshop-style Ashtanga practice centering on harmonizing opposing forces in posture, breath, and energy, cultivating deeper awareness throughout the practice.
We will explore:
Expansion and grounding as embodied anchors, and how to recognize and refine these qualities in our practice
Practical ways to integrate expansion and grounding in every pose (principles that can be applied in all asanas)
Prana and apana in practice, and how to foster and harmonize these seemingly opposing forces
Working with the opposing forces of the breath, allowing subtle micromovements and using both inhale and exhale to support the posture
2. Late Morning Session (11:30–14:00h)
A blend of philosophydrawing from yoga & Ayurveda philosophy as well as polyvagal theory, embodied exploration, and hands-on asana lab to deepen understanding and integration of opposing forces for a more harmonious experience
We will explore:
How yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, and polyvagal theory illuminate our natural tendency to lean toward one side of an apparent opposite, and how integration supports greater harmony in practice and in life
Right effort (skilful presence) and surrender, in contrast to unskilful effort and tension, grounded in yoga philosophy
Asana principles and hands-on assists as a way to deepen embodied understanding, cultivating greater stability and spaciousness
Who is this for?
This workshop series is for Ashtanga Yoga practitioners who wish to:
Deepen their understanding of yoga beyond asana
Refine their practice through practical and embodied insights
Explore philosophy, subtle anatomy, breath, and rhythm in a supportive environment
Cultivate steadiness, presence, and joy on and off the mat
The other workshops in this series are:
• 18 April - Root & Rise: Cultivating Inner Stability and Lift
• 5 September - Breath & Rhythm: Deepening Awareness
• 21 November - Rhythm & Focus: Vinyasa as a Foundation
See here for the full program and links to all sessions here.
Tuition & Booking:
Single Workshop: €99 (Bhumi Yoga Membership Holders: €89; for membership holders send an email to sign in with the reduced rate)
Full Workshop Series (4 workshop days, 20% discount): €320 - Book the complete series here for a comprehensive, year-long journey into your Ashtanga practice.€320