Gaia Ashtanga Yoga offers a complete Mysore Programme covering the whole year and divided in two teaching seasons, Fall and Spring, interspersed with two reflection periods, Winter and Summer.
Fall season
Beginning September to mid-December
Winter reflection
Mid-December to mid- February
Spring season
Mid-February to end June
Summer reflection
June and July
During the Fall season we ground ourselves in the Earth while cultivating inner silence and introspection.
During the Spring season we focus on cultivating lightness and effortlessness arising from our deeply rooted foundation.
In the Winter and Summer reflection periods, we lean on the silence of self-practice to allow for gradual embodiment of the teachings received during the Fall and Spring seasons.
Please note that during the teaching seasons and the reflection periods full and new moon days are observed as rest days following the Ashtanga yoga tradition to honour the cycles of nature. To honour and not interfere with the cycles of the body, at least two days of rest are taken during menstruation (ladies’ holidays).
The Fall and Spring teaching seasons offer:
Mysore classes from Monday to Friday: In the Mysore classes everyone practises at their own pace while I provide individualized attention. Mysore classes favour self-observation and concentration, fundamental steps along the yogic path. Mysore classes are ideal for beginners, as they are the safest and easiest way to learn the Ashtanga yoga system, as well as for more seasoned practitioners, as they provide you with the space to develop in your own practice.
Practise-together sessions on Saturday (except for last Saturday of the month): In the practise-together sessions, the teacher becomes a student and we all practise together, each one of us at their own pace. These are very special sharing sessions in which we allow the teachings received during the week to slowly sink in. They are also intended to foster the independence you need to develop a home practice.
A monthly primary led class on the last Saturday of the month: In the monthly led class, I guide the group through the primary series using the traditional Sanskrit counting. Led classes are important to firmly establish the correct relationship between breath and movement, essential to develop a clean and, eventually, effortless practice. Unlike the Mysore classes, led classes require you to already have a certain command of the practice.
The Winter and Summer reflection periods offer a number of weeks of practise-together sessions from Monday to Saturday interwoven with weeks of home practice guided by a personalized plan adapted to your needs and circumstances.