Ashtanga Yoga: Step-by-Step (2 hr)
starts Sunday 19 january 2025 at 15:00
Come learn this powerful and transformative yoga practice that fosters strength, flexibility, balance and mental clarity. While best suited for those young or athletic, it can be practiced by all who are motivated, dedicated, and enthusiastic to develop their bodies and minds.
In this intro, you will experience what makes Ashtanga vinyasa yoga special. Nathalie provides step-by-step instruction on the vinyasa sequence, breaks down the principle hatha yoga postures, and introduces easier variations and options where needed. To close, Nathalie guides participants through yogic breathing exercises.
Afterward, every cell of your body will feel alive, vibrant and beaming with energy while your mind will feel light, clear and joyful!
About Ashtanga Vinyasa
In the 1930's, the maharaja of Mysore asked Krishnamacharya to teach yoga to the Arasu teenage boys at his court where there was already a well-established tradition of gymnastics and wrestling. Based on an ancient yoga text, Krishnamacharya linked sequences of static hatha yoga postures with an aerobic sequence called "vinyasa". This became codified by his disciple K. Pattabhi Jois as "Ashtanga vinyasa yoga" and by his disciple Srivatsa Ramaswami as "Vinyasa Krama". La Source is fortunate to have hosted workshops here in Luxembourg with Pattabhi Jois' son Manju in 2005 and 2006 and Srivatsa Ramaswami himself in 2018.
Nathalie on Ashtanga
"I have been practicing yoga for 17 years. Ten years ago, I started to practice the Ashtanga vinyasa yoga before attending La Source's Teacher Training in 2015. Above all, I am still a yoga student, and I am regularly attending workshops with Petri Raisanen and Susanna Finocchi to broaden my knowledge. This practice has become a real passion, touching every single aspect of my life, and I am always glad to share that passion with others."
The practice is adaptable to your abilities. Nathalie will show you how....
Price
€30 normal; €26 early-bird before January 12th.
Cancellation policy
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Early-bird rate until January 12
Style: Ashtanga Basics
Ashtanga vinyasa is an invigorating approach of yoga postures. The basics course takes you through: ujjayi breath, bandhas (internal energy locks), and drishti (focal placement). You will learn the standard asana sequence with attention to alignment and individualised adaptations when needed. You will gain solid understanding, respect your own body and breath capacity and build sufficient skill to practice confidently. Go to the Ashtanga Basics page.
Teacher: Nathalie Colavitti Blay
Nathalie became interested in yoga through a documentary of a young girl who explained with lucidity and breathtaking calm how yoga helped her recover from a severe childhood trauma. That spark brought Nathalie to Iyengar yoga classes in 2006 before moving on to vinyasa and thereafter Ashtanga vinyasa whose energizing and soothing practices fascinated her. She also included into her personal practice the shat kriyas - purification techniques that are highly effective for digestive problems, stress and insomnia.
In 2016, she graduated La Source’s 300-hour teacher training program. At the request of her colleagues, she gives yoga classes at work. At the same time, she continues her own practice and has attended workshops by senior Ashtanga teachers like Mark Darby, Danny Paradise, Gregor Maehle, Laruga Glaser, Kathy Cooper and Doug Keller.
She wishes to share the knowledge acquired and to continue to explore that vast world called yoga.
Go to Nathalie's page.
Location: Strassen
147 route d'Arlon, Strassen. Our Strassen center offers hatha yoga for all levels under the Indian lineages of Sivananda, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa Krama. It offers Yin Yoga, a synthesis of Tao Yin and hatha, and specialty courses for those with back problems and for those 50+. With oak floors and a warm ambiance, our Strassen center is a haven from the hustle and bustle of city life, located on route d'Arlon near rue de Reckenthal, just 200m from the A6/E25 autoroute. Go to the Strassen page.