Mysore Ashtanga

 

To start practice with us, please contact us at info@108yoga.gr.

The reason we operate this way has to do with you, current and future practitioners. On the one hand, we want to make your integration into the classes as safe, smooth and enjoyable as possible. On the other hand, we do not want to disrupt the energy and concentration of those who become regular practitioners.

 

Ashtanga classes are taught by Ashtanga Yoga Koukaki where we teach Ashtanga Yoga, following the traditional method of Mysore classes.

 

Mysore classes are named after the city in South India where this method was born and is still taught.

 

In these classes, all students practice together, regardless of their level of experience, in the spirit of self-practice. This could be described as a one-on-one session in a group setting. This approach is based on the fact that each individual is completely unique, so the teaching of yoga should be individualized as well.

 

Ashtanga Yoga proposes a set sequence of poses that each practitioner commits to memory, slowly and one by one, with the help of the teacher. This sequence is organized in 6 series (Primary, Intermediate, Advanced). Practitioners come to class and work on the part of the series they have already been taught, following their own pace.

 

The teacher does not lead the class, but moves around the room, observes, gives adjustments, and eventually adds more postures to each person’s practice, according to their needs.

 

Additionally, a few “Led” classes (suitable for somewhat experienced practitioners) are taught once or twice a month, that aim to transmit more information about our method to all practitioners as a group – but without substituting our Mysore practice, which will always be the foundation of our system.