Stundenplan

Ashtanga Basic classes are guided “all-level classes”. Beginners and moderately advanced practitioners are in good hands here – being challenged, but not overwhelmed. Advanced practitioners use the session as a relaxed way to maintain their practice. Sun salutations, standing sequence, some selected asanas from the primary series and the finishing sequence are practised, followed by a final relaxation.

Ashtanga Full Primary is a guided session for moderately advanced and advanced practitioners. Apart from the sun salutations, standing sequence and finishing poses, the entire primary series is taught here, followed by a short guided meditation and a long final relaxation.

Mysore-style classes correspond to the original format in which Ashtanga Yoga is taught to this day in Mysore/India. Ashtanga Mysore classes are not guided, which allows the students to practice at their own pace. The classes are suitable for anyone who is already familiar with Ashtanga Yoga, so that independent practice is possible (initially, illustrations of the sequence can be used as a guide). The teacher’s role is to provide verbal and manual support, correction and advice. This format enables the teacher to address the individual needs of the students and offers greater scope for progress than is possible in the guided lessons. The spectrum here ranges from primary to third series.