ASHTANGA YOGA WEEKEND with guest teacher Tim Feldmann

We're delighted to welcome back Tim Feldmann to our yoga shala in August 2024. Tim visited us the first time in 2021 and he now returns for another weekend workshop on 6-8 September 2024. Tim will teach two morning mysore style classes and three afternoon workshops with specially chosen themes. There will also be two opportunities for Q&A. The workshop starts on the Friday evening with a talk about the purpose of our daily yoga practice - what do the classic yogic texts say about yoga and how to apply it to your own yoga practice for long term benefit? For a detailed programme and Tim's bio please scroll down. The workshop will be taught in English.

DATE AND TIME:

Friday 6th 17-19:00 - Talk,  "What is Practice" + Q&A? 

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th 8-11:00  - Morning mysore style class (two shifts depending on the size of the group). After the mysore class on Sunday at 11am Tim gives an additional 30min Q&A.

Saturday 7th 13:30-15:30  and Sunday 8th 13-15 -  Afternoon workshop

PRICES:

Full workshop: 2800 SEK

Single day: 1300 SEK

Single class: 600 SEK (participants who book the full workshop are given priority)

BOOKING: per email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Book before 30th July 2024)

*Booking rules: no cancellation possible. Participants may give their spot to another person, and in case of a waiting list the spot will go the the first person on the list.

DETAILED PROGRAMME:

Fri 6/9, 17-19 (2 hours): Talk - "What is Practice" + Q&A? 

In this talk Tim will address what it is we are supposed to do when we are doing yoga according to Sri Patanjali. The ancient, yogic goals of health & liberation of our bodies, minds and hearts sometimes get lost in our attempts of mastering yoga postures. Did you ever wonder how bending your back and jumping back-forth is possibly going to elevate your mind, release deep psychological patterns and lead you to a freer, happier state of living? Come learn what the classic yogic texts say about practice and how to apply it to your own yoga practice for long term benefit. The class ends with a Question & Answer session - so bring your questions!

Sat 7/9, 8-11: Mysore style Class

Named after the city where Krishnamacharya and Pattabhi Jois developed their yoga method, this is the classic way Ashtanga Yoga is taught. A melting pot of yoga practitioners of all levels from beginner to experienced, this class sets out to offer personalised guidance to each practitioner at exactly where you need it most. Build a relationship with yourself, your practice and your teacher in this inspiring energy. 

Sat 7/9, 13:30-15:30 (2 hours): "Sthira Sukham & Backbending"

Develop your ‘sthirasukha’, your discipline and delight, for aptitude and health in your yoga practice. The class starts with directing your mind towards the essential; we’ll look at what it takes to bend backwards without fear and pain. The key to deep back bends are available to you through the integration of sound anatomical principles, healthy alignment and technique, as well as accurate knowledge of your inner body. The movement mechanics of bending your spine are the key to an enhanced flow of energy and in this class you will begin to explore your natural potential for deep back bends with simplicity, safety, support and enthusiasm. The workshop aims at developing tools for a personal and balanced practice. All levels welcome.

 Sun 8/9, 8-11: Mysore style Class

Named after the city where Krishnamacharya and Pattabhi Jois developed their yoga method, this is the classic way Ashtanga Yoga is taught. A melting pot of yoga practitioners of all levels from beginner to experienced, this class sets out to offer personalised guidance to each practitioner at exactly where you need it most. Build a relationship with yourself, your practice and your teacher in this inspiring energy. After the mysore class on Sunday at 11am Tim gives an additional 30min Q&A.

Sun 8/9, 13-15 (2 hours): "Jumping, Walking, Rolling, and Floating - Transitions in Practice"

In the Ashtanga Vinyasa style practice, we spend almost as much time transitioning between postures as we do staying in each individually. This workshop will explore the many types of transitions we experience in practice; starting with floating in Surya Namaskara, followed by the illusive (and challenging) seated “jump through and jump back”, and finally the more complex entrances into arm balances and inversions. You will learn how and where to use strength and stability while creating lightness and ease in body and mind. Come with a sense of adventure! All levels welcome.

ABOUT TIM FELDMANN

Tim is the co-founder of the world-wide recognized Miami Life Center and of the newly opened Miami Yoga Garage - a new ambitious Shala and cultural house in Miami's fun Wynwood district. He has practiced yoga since 1994 and Ashtanga Since 1999. Authorized to teach by Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois he explores core concepts and modern boundaries of Patanjali’s yoga teachings alike. A practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga’s Advanced A Series Tim finds Ashtanga’s traditional method an exceptional path towards healing, wisdom and self-realisation. Drawing upon his past as an internationally successful dancer and acclaimed choreographer, anatomy, alignment and technique is his second nature. Tim has been pursuing in-depth studies of Patanjali, Sankhya and Vedanta over the past 7 years with Vidwan Nagaraja Rao, Jayashree & Narasimha and other exceptional scholars in South India. Cherished worldwide for his fun, disciplined and detailed pursuit of authentic yoga and his compassionately effective touch, Tim travels to yoga shalas around the globe with the inclusive message of how study, steadiness and devotion is the means to powerful transformation both inside and outside of us.