Dive deeply into your practice, inner peace and well-being
Join me for one of my special workshops or retreats. Offered both in Gronigen and elsewhere.
See below for the agenda of special events.
If you are looking for my weekly yoga schedule, you can find that here.
Special workshops and programs
Embodied Ashtanga Workshop 1: Anchored from Within: Integrating Opposites in Practice and Life
7 February, 8-14.00h, in Groningen
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.
Ashtanga Workshop for Women: Anatomy, Rhythms & Life Stages - with Practical Insights and Support for Your Practice
21 March, 10-13h, Groningen and online
Explore how women’s anatomy, natural rhythms, and life stages influence Ashtanga Yoga practice. We’ll dive into how your body, menstrual cycle, and the transition into perimenopause or menopause naturally shape movement, energy, and presence on the mat. Drawing on Ayurveda, physiology, and years of practice experience, Maxi shares practical ways to honor your body’s wisdom while cultivating self-acceptance and ease in practice. You’ll gain insights, tools, and inspiration to move with confidence, compassion, and joy - no striving, just listening and adjusting to what your body needs.
Embodied Ashtanga Workshop 2: Root & Rise: Cultivating Inner Stability and Lift
18 April, 8-14.00h
A full workshop exploring stability and lift from within. The early morning practice focuses on mula bandha and uddiyana bandha to cultivate grounding, lift, and deeper awareness in your practice. In the late morning session, we explore energy, subtle anatomy, and guiding principles through philosophy, hands-on exploration, and practical application - supporting steadiness, ease, and presence both on and off the mat.
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Ashtanga Yoga Summer School in Groningen
16-19 July 2026, Groningen
Four days to deepen your practice, broaden your perspective through nourishing insight, supportive community to enrich your yoga to reconnect with what yoga truly offers. It’s a chance to ground yourself, find inspiration, renewed perspectives and balance. Open to all Ashtanga Yoga practitioners.
Embodied Ashtanga Workshop 3: Breath & Rhythm: Deepening Awareness
5 September, 8-14.00h, in Groningen
A full workshop exploring breath, rhythm, and the subtle body. The morning practice focuses on the subtleties of breath and the five vayus in a workshop style Ashtanga practice, cultivating clarity, steadiness, and ease in practice - physically, energetically, and mentally. In the late morning session, we deepen integration through philosophy, hands-on exploration, and asana lab, using breath as an anchor for presence, flow, and harmony, and learning practical ways to balance energy and move with awareness both on and off the mat.
Embodied Ashtanga Workshop 4: Rhythm & Focus: Vinyasa as a Foundation
21 November, 8-14.00h, in Groningen
A full workshop exploring mindful transitions and rhythm in practice. The morning practice session focuses on bringing intention, clarity, and steadiness to each movement, using the vinyasa count as a tool (not dogma) to integrate breath, movement, and presence. In the late morning session, we deepen understanding through philosophy, hands-on exploration, and asana lab, learning how rhythm and mindful transitions support stability, flow, and focus, with practical ways to refine awareness and embody connected, responsive movement both on and off the mat.