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Starting Your Practice
New students
If yoga is knocking at your door for the very first time, or if Ashtanga feels like an unfamiliar path, we look forward to walking it together with you. Welcome to our space! Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience or physical condition. Get in touch with us to arrange your first class, where you’ll be introduced to the practice and feel how the connection between movement and breath strengthens the body, calms the mind, and creates within you a sense of serenity that will accompany you in your everyday life.
Practical Guidelines
Here, we leave tension at the door, enter quietly, and move silently. Practice is a shared experience, we care for one another with respect and attentiveness. Before we begin, we take a quick shower and switch off our phone. You can always say “no” to any adjustment. We respect the class ending time and avoid drinking water during the practice. We keep our own mat, we do not touch or step on someone else’s. New postures will come only when we are ready. If needed, we take our time and repeat any posture that challenges us. If we have an injury, we inform the teacher and assistants. We take the time we need, but remain faithful to the sequence of the practice. We always speak softly, and during the practice, only when truly necessary. If attending as a drop‑in, we avoid the Saturday morning class. And of course, we stay home when we have a fever or feel unwell, rest is also part of taking care of ourselves.
The Ashtanga Series
“There are no higher or lower Series, only different depths in the same sea.”
Ashtanga is a journey that unfolds across six distinct Series. Each one opens a different gate for you:
* Primary Series builds strong foundations, cleanses, and strengthens the body.
* Intermediate Series opens the body more deeply and balances energy.
* Advanced Series (A, B, C, D) tests strength, flexibility, and concentration to their fullest.
Progressing from one Series to the next is not a hierarchy, it is exploration. The aim is challenge, for every practitioner to meet difficulty, whatever their natural gift. If someone is particularly flexible, they’ll find postures that test strength and balance, if someone is very strong, they’ll dive into the depths of flexibility.
Through this balance, the mind finds no room to wander, it stays anchored to the breath and the present moment. Each posture is a pulse, each breath a wave, and gradually you dive deeper and deeper.
With patience, consistency, and guidance, the practice becomes far more than physical exercise, it becomes an ocean of experience that reveals itself only to those who dare to swim in it.
Information & Memberships
Starting with the basic memberships, you can choose the plan that best suits your time and pace:
* A fixed number of classes each month, for consistency in your practice.
* Choice of morning or afternoon time slots, so it fits into your daily routine.
* Access to thematic units that combine guided practice, breathing techniques, meditation, chanting, and dialogue on the philosophy and approach of the practice.
The annual programs offer the most stable and meaningful path for progress:
* Programs that cover the entire season, with unlimited or regular attendance in the studio.
* Study & Practice Cycles that combine training, monthly reviews, and themed meetings, keeping inspiration alive and maintaining connection with the community.
For those who wish to develop skills in supporting other practitioners, there is a mentorship option, with targeted guidance and gradual participation in assisting within the studio.
All programs are designed to support consistency, progress, and a strong sense of community.
Memberships, whether monthly or yearly, are valid for a predetermined period and cannot be transferred, paused or refunded for any reason.
What is Ashtanga?
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is a dynamic system of yoga that unites breath with movement in a flowing sequence of postures (asanas). This method was developed and taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India, based on the teachings of Krishnamacharya — one of the most influential yoga masters of the 20th century. The tradition was continued by Pattabhi Jois’s grandson, Sharath Jois, through the Parampara system — the direct transmission of knowledge from teacher to student.
The Eight Limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga)
The word Ashtanga means “eight limbs” and refers to Patanjali’s path as described in the Yoga Sutras.
These eight steps (angas) are:
Yama - ethical principles toward others
Niyama - personal discipline
Asana - physical practice through postures
Pranayama - breath control
Pratyahara - withdrawal of the senses
Dharana - concentration
Dhyana - meditation
Samadhi - superconsciousness, union with the absolute
Ashtanga incorporates these steps through its practice, with an emphasis on Tristana, the method of three focal points:
Asana - the posture of the body
“Ujjayi” breath - free breathing with sound
Drishti - the focused gaze
These three elements work together as an internal mechanism for cleansing and concentration. Tristana is the heart of the practice: it cultivates inner stability, increases vital energy, and leads the mind toward stillness.
Ashtanga is not merely a physical exercise; it is a path that unites body, breath, and awareness, offering holistic care and inner transformation.
