Ashtanga Mysore is a great method to practice Ashtanga Yoga.
Ashtanga Yoga is taught in a led class (group class) or Mysore style.

 

ASHTANGA LED CLASS

A yoga class that is led by a teacher is called a led class. In a led class, the teacher will guide everyone at the same time and at the same pace. In a led class students move through the Ashtanga Yoga sequence in synchronicity on the cue of the teacher.

Ashtanga Yoga is meant to be a moving meditation, by moving together this key purpose of Ashtanga Yoga will become very evident. Moving with your own breath at a steady pace, while keeping your mind calm is the purpose of Ashtanga Yoga which Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras already describes as ‘ Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind’.

Therefore, the practice helps us to control our minds.

MYSORE STYLE

During an Ashtanga Mysore session every student in the Mysore room practices (a part of) the sequence individually, following their own pace, under the guidance of the teacher.

At the very first mysore session the teacher will check-in with you to hear about any injuries, practice history, pregnancy or anything else that might be relevant for guiding you in a safe way. During the mysore session a teacher walks around the room helping everyone individually with verbal cues, but also hands on adjustments. It’s very typical to receive hands on adjustments during the mysore practice to help the students understand the asana, or sometimes to help the student reach the conditions of the pose.

You do not need to know the entire sequence before starting this practice. There are 6 series in Ashtanga yoga, and everyone that is starting to learn Ashtanga yoga, regardless of their yoga history, is starting their practice with the first one, called Primary Series. When you start to learn Ashtanga, you will begin with the first couple of poses and build up slowly from there until your body is ready for the next pose. This is to prevent injuries and so you can remember the sequence by yourself.

MYSORE AT TULA

• The Mysore program at Tula is 6 days per week, with Sunday being the rest day. Here we follow the tradition of  Pattabhi Jois.
• Mysore self-practice is from Monday to Saturday and every first Friday of the month is a traditional led class counted in Sanskrit. This traditional led class is guided with very few cues and is meant for students that are already practicing Ashtanga in Mysore style.
• On Saturday there is a half an hour pranayama session, directly after the Mysore session.
• Once or twice per month we host a special class / philosophy talks. These are one hour sessions where we cover many different topics, talking about yogic lifestyle, philosophy/the Yoga sutras, purpose and techniques of Pranayama, Meditation etc.
• You receive regular newsletters with information on the dates and topics of the special classes and free meditations you can join.

MOON DAYS
In Ashtanga tradition, asana practice is done 6 days per week with 1 day of rest, and with respect of the moon phases. Which means we also take rest on both Full and New moon days.
We always add these days to the Tula schedule as MOON DAY – NO MYSORE
You can’t miss it 😉