Service Description

Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore self-practice style, a more energetic style. What to expect: Mysore Self Practice is the traditional way in which the practice of Ashtanga Yoga is taught. Any person, any age and any level can start and do this practice. A set sequence of yoga postures is given by the teacher and memorised by the student and each student moves through the sequence at their own pace. Individual instruction is given by the teacher as and when needed. The sequence of postures and breathing will be encouraged by the teacher to be followed in a very specific way. The sequence is taught to you individually within a group/class setting and postures are added on slowly to allow you to develop greater flexibility, strength, and concentration, while sweating helps detoxify your body. Each posture builds on the ones that follow and if the students shows confidence, ease and steadiness in each posture then the student will be gently moved on to the next posture and so on. You will be taught from the very beginning and the teacher will not move you on until she is sure that you have fully understood the postures you have been given and that you are also emotionally ready to move on. The teacher moves around the shala keeping a watchful eye, instructing, guiding, encouraging, adjusting and helping. A beginner will naturally be given more instruction than an advanced practitioner but both practice in the same class. Don't worry if you have never practiced Ashtanga Yoga before, just come along, watch and try a class, as the best way to understand this practice is to experience it. In a self practice class you are not copying a teacher at the front of a class, like in the majority of other yoga classes, so there is no need for you to 'keep up' with the teacher or the other students in the class.