Ashtanga For All – Adam Keen at Mandala Wellness, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

All levels are welcome and will benefit and most of all have fun in these sessions.  Adam teaches with years of knowledge that have led to compassion and understanding with an ability to teach students where they are at.

Saturday 22 October

7 am-8:30 am: Led Ashtanga Primary Series

Adam will lead the primary series giving tips as well as demonstrating and offering alternative variations. Everyone, whatever your level can follow along comfortably and enjoy the class.

4:30 pm  – 6 pm: Technique Fundamentals 1

You’ve made the shape, now learn how to do work within it safely and effectively. From this you will gain a deeper understanding of how the bandhas and breath go together. Adam will go through a variety of postures from the primary series showing how to develop them from the inside outwards.

Sunday 23 October:

9 am – 11 am Mysore Class:

Everyone can do self-practice. Even if you don’t know the series you can download Adam’s primary series sheets here https://www.keenonyoga.com/ashtanga-yoga-primary-series/ and he will be happy to come around and guide you further.  This is not an exam, but self-practice is valuable to get you into your own experience of yoga. You can do this at your own pace, with your own breath and, at your own current level.

12 pm -1 pm: Yoga Philosophy and Q&A

We will focus on the The Bhagavad Gita. Adam will provide a very brief overview of how it relates with making choices in daily life and how it can provide comfort in difficult times. There will also be space left for further questions and discussion about practice.

2 pm -3.30 pm: Technique Fundamentals 2

Working from the techniques of breath and bandha, we will consider the jump-through/jump-back movement. You will find a way to get as much out of this movement as possible. Even if you can’t complete it fully you will find your own version that you can continue to work from. You do not need to have been to Technique Fundamentals 1 to attend this workshop.