Ashtanga Workshop in Melbourne, 2025
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop in Melbourne 2025
January 17-19th at Ashtanga Yoga Centre of Melbourne
A Practical Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
We are looking forward to returning to the Ashtanga Yoga Centre of Melbourne again for this workshop hosted by Ilaria and Matt.
If your practice of yoga doesn’t create a better situation for you in everyday life, then something has gone wrong. Yoga is the science of manipulating the hidden dimension of energy, bur, still, a lot can be said about this and how to do it. In this weekend, we will try to make clear and relatable what is often mystified.
FRIDAY JANUARY 17TH
5.30 – 7.00: Breathing Basics
The diaphragm is the thing in yoga. The aim of both vinyasa and bandha, its deeper experiencing is the reason we practice asana. But, first, it must be harnessed. We will look at how to do so, and then, how to use what is often now referred to as the muscle of the soul. No yoga clothes required but dress comfortably.
SATURDAY JANUARY 18TH
8.00 – 10.00: Led Primary with Instruction
A unique led class featuring both the vinyasa count as well as fundamental cues for each posture. Everyone will be made to feel welcome and safe in participating in this class, with options given regarding variations so everyone can do their version of the whole of the Primary series. There is no perfect or ‘traditional’ way we must do the postures.
10.30 – 12.00: Common Injuries, How to Prevent and Manage Them
We will discuss common injuries of the knees, lower back, and shoulders along with others,
to find out why they happen, how to protect ourselves against them, and/or, how to rehab ourselves if they’ve already occurred by working with our practice (rather than stopping altogether).
12.30 – 14.00: Evolution of Mysore Yoga
When the first Westerners arrived in Mysore, the way they were taught was not the same as we are today. Indeed, there have been some important changes over the last 50 years. And it’s not only interesting, but, also, useful to our own practices, to know how what we are doing has evolved up until this point.
SUNDAY JANUARY 19TH
8.00 – 9.30 Group 1 | 9.45 – 11.15 Group 2: Ashtanga Assisted Self-Practice
A self-practice class with verbal instruction and light physical assistance. Adam offers directions for you to experience asanas in a comfortable and stable way in your body. He does not believe in forcing people into postures and focuses on safe and non-intrusive assistance. The class follows the traditional Ashtanga yoga sequences and series, however it’s OK if you need practice sheets, props or to modify asanas to suit your own needs.
12.00 – 13.30: Arm Balances
Building up from the basics with some technique essentials, we will then have a go at some of the more advanced arm-balances in a way that everyone can enjoy and experience the exhilaration of taking our weight into our own hands – quite literally!
14.00 – 15.30: The Bhagavad Gita and Real-Life Choices, Q&A Session
This fundamental text on yoga is all about when to act and when to not act, practice patience and forbearance. This is the deeper exploration of dharma it gives, which is a lot more nuanced than simply doing one’s duty. Afterwards we will have a Q&A session on any topics from the weekend or from your own practice.
Bookings are taken and managed by Ashtanga Yoga Centre of Melbourne
