Ashtanga Month South of France, July 2024
Ashtanga South of France with Adam Keen
July 1st - 28th, 2024
Adam is delighted to be teaching for the entire month of July 2024 at the bijou studio of Ashtanga Yoga Golfe Juan, located on the Côte d’Azur, between Antibes and Cannes.
This is a unique opportunity to learn in a small group setting and received individual attention and access to Adam's famed technical knowledge as the studio accommodated 15 students at one time. There are many options for you to choose from, including the whole package down to single workshop sessions. We expect this to fill up fast so if you are interested, bookings are confirmed when paid for.
Mysore Classes, Monday to Saturday, 9.00 am – 11.00 am
Within the framework of the Ashtanga sequences, there is a lot of room to suit the practice and make it work for you. And, whilst stressing comfortable, effective, and, most of all, injury-free progress; one can still practice traditionally - keeping to the sequence and its flow.
Adam’s approach is not to shame, stop or tell off; rather to make people feel motivated, confident, and safe in their practices. It’s not about knowing the whole thing perfectly then, so absolutely everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the benefits of practising at one’s own speed and level.
Saturday, July 6th, 11.30 am – 13.00 – Essential Fundamentals
Saturday, July 13th, 11.30 am – 13.00 – Hip Openers
Saturday, July 20th, 11.30 am – 13.00 - Arm Balances & Inversions
Saturday, July 27th, 11.30 am– 13.00 - Jump Through, Jump Back & Other Transitions
About the Studio
Ashtanga Yoga Golfe Juan is the South of France home of Linda Munro and Gérald Disse, founders of Ashtanga Yoga Paris in 2004 and are pioneers of the practice in the city. AYG is borne of their dream to create a small, familial yoga school in the sunny south of France. Located on the ground floor of their home, overlooking a lush garden of tropical plants, the studio imbibes a homey, peaceful ambience.
Golfe Juan is the seaside part of the commune of Vallauris, located on the Côte d’Azur, between Antibes and Cannes. It’s less touristy than those two towns, with calm beaches, coastal restaurants and a harbor. Golfe Juan is the seaside part of the commune of Vallauris, which is where Picasso lived from 1948 until 1955.
Prices & Booking (with only 15 spaces available we do anticipate to be fully booked, so book early to ensure your spot, all options include only yoga, no accommodation or meals).
1 Month of Mysore (Mon-Sat, 1st to 27th) + 4 Saturday Workshops: €450
1 Week of Mysore (Mon-Sat) + Saturday Workshop: €140 (Monday to Saturday)
For Mysore class or workshop drop-ins, priority will be given to those with weekly or monthly passes, email us closer to July to check if we have availability.
Getting There
Shala address: 6 Av. du Midi, 06220 Vallauris, France
Golfe-Juan is a seaside resort on France’s Côte d’Azur, situated between Antibes and Cannes. The space is located just a few minutes walk from the Golfe Juan Vallauris train station and from the sandy beach.
By Train
The Golfe-Juan SNCF station provides access to Trains Express Régionaux (TER: Mandelieu-Grasse-Cannes-Nice-Vintimille line no. 4)
Trains every 30 minutes on average (Golfe-Juan/Vallauris coach links). www.ter-sncf.com/paca
For long-distance and TGV trains (numerous daily connections from major French and European cities), the nearest stations are Cannes and Antibes.
By Bus
Several regular lines serve Vallauris Golfe-Juan. Nice-Cannes regional line by the Lignes d'Azur with a stop in Golfe-Juan: every 15 minutes; Line n°200; Fare €1 per journey; Possibility of connections within 74 minutes of the first validation (excluding round-trip).
Connections in Nice for Menton and the valleys, and in Cannes for Grasse and Saint-Raphaël. www.lignesdazur.com
Urban network by Envibus: Bus station, bd du Docteur Jacques Ugo. www.envibus.fr
6 routes through the city to Cannes, Antibes and Sophia Antipolis.
By Car
A6 and A7 freeways from Paris to Marseille (Autoroute du Soleil) and A8 freeway (La Provençale); exit Antibes (no. 44) then RD135 towards Vallauris.
Departmental roads 6098 and 6007 (ex. nationales 7 and 98) cross Golfe-Juan from east to west.
Note: Route Napoléon starts in Golfe-Juan; it leads to Grenoble (RN85) via Grasse, Castellane, Sisteron and the Alps...
By Plane
Vallauris Golfe-Juan is 25 km from Nice-Côte d'Azur International Airport, the gateway to Europe with over 70 destinations worldwide and some 50 scheduled airlines serving it.
There is a real air bridge between Paris and Nice, with numerous daily flights. www.nice.aeroport.fr
Regular bus services are provided by Lignes d'Azur from the airport, line no. 250. www.lignesdazur.com
Express freeway service, bus no. 210, every hour from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., journey time 50 minutes, stop at Cannes bus station and connection to Golfe-Juan until 8:00 p.m.
Accommodation:
There is this little hotel 1 minute away: https://www.hotel-leprovence.fr/ or you can search booking.com or Airbnb.