Ashtanga Yoga Course: Beginners & Beyond
Sept 18th - Oct 9th
A 4 week deep dive into our most popular form of yoga - Ashtanga. Suitable for yoga beginners and those who want more detailed instruction and assistance to enable them to find more ease, space and steadiness in the practice.
Limited to 12 places so you'll get lots of cues and personal assistance to help you to get the most from each posture and the whole practice.
Ashtanga is the most energetic and challenging form of yoga, it's also very traditional. Ashtanga yoga combines the physical benefits of flexibility, strength, balance and cardiovascular fitness as well as the mental benefits of cultivation of focus, curiosity, deep awareness and control of the nervous system.
It suits those who are happy to work at their physical yoga practice and to sweat and progress. Ideal for those of us with busy minds as Ashtanga yoga quietens the chatter of the mind, bringing us peace and clarity.
You'll learn the Ashtanga yoga sequence so that it becomes a joyful moving meditation and you'll notice your progression. Each posture is held for 5 breaths and is linked with a set of movements called a vinyasa to create a sense of rhythmic energy that becomes deeply calming.
If you want to delve deeper there’s plenty to learn in this practice including the Sanskrit names, the Ashtanga count, mantras, philosophy and pranayama (breathing) and meditation practices, which you can pick up along the way, through the video library or through specific workshop sessions at the studio.
Our Ashtanga yoga students are a lovely, welcoming community.
If you have any questions email Emma on emmabebliss@outlook.com
A 4 week deep dive into our most popular form of yoga - Ashtanga. Suitable for yoga beginners and those who want more detailed instruction and assistance to enable them to find more ease, space and steadiness in the practice.
Limited to 12 places so you'll get lots of cues and personal assistance to help you to get the most from each posture and the whole practice.
Ashtanga is the most energetic and challenging form of yoga, it's also very traditional. Ashtanga yoga combines the physical benefits of flexibility, strength, balance and cardiovascular fitness as well as the mental benefits of cultivation of focus, curiosity, deep awareness and control of the nervous system.
It suits those who are happy to work at their physical yoga practice and to sweat and progress. Ideal for those of us with busy minds as Ashtanga yoga quietens the chatter of the mind, bringing us peace and clarity.
You'll learn the Ashtanga yoga sequence so that it becomes a joyful moving meditation and you'll notice your progression. Each posture is held for 5 breaths and is linked with a set of movements called a vinyasa to create a sense of rhythmic energy that becomes deeply calming.
If you want to delve deeper there’s plenty to learn in this practice including the Sanskrit names, the Ashtanga count, mantras, philosophy and pranayama (breathing) and meditation practices, which you can pick up along the way, through the video library or through specific workshop sessions at the studio.
Our Ashtanga yoga students are a lovely, welcoming community.
If you have any questions email Emma on emmabebliss@outlook.com
Our 4 week Ashtanga Yoga Fundamentals course is ideal for beginners as well as those who joined an Ashtanga yoga class without the benefit of a beginners course and would like to build a solid foundation for their Ashtanga yoga practice.
The class moves more slowly than our other Ashtanga classes to give you time to build a solid foundation for this energetic, challenging yoga practice of strength, balance and flexibility. Taught by Emma, our Studio Director.
Ashtanga yoga is an energetic traditional form of yoga founded in Mysore, India and now practiced all over the world.
It comprises a set series of postures which flow together forming a moving meditation which is excellent for anxiety and stress-relief, flexibility, balance and strength as well as cardio-vascular fitness.
Because the postures are only held for 5 breaths and we are moving and breathing rhythmically, Ashtanga yoga is also excellent for anxiety, cardio-vascular fitness and improving the tone of vagus nerve which improves resilience and the ability to remain focused and calm.
It comprises a set series of postures which flow together forming a moving meditation which is excellent for anxiety and stress-relief, flexibility, balance and strength as well as cardio-vascular fitness.
Because the postures are only held for 5 breaths and we are moving and breathing rhythmically, Ashtanga yoga is also excellent for anxiety, cardio-vascular fitness and improving the tone of vagus nerve which improves resilience and the ability to remain focused and calm.
At Mandala we have the following Ashtanga yoga classes:-
60minute class
75minute class
90minute class with all of the first series poses.
There is also a Mysore class which is a silent practice. See the Mysore FAQ for more detail.
60minute class
75minute class
90minute class with all of the first series poses.
There is also a Mysore class which is a silent practice. See the Mysore FAQ for more detail.
I recommend you start with either the Beginners course, or choose Tuesday or Wednesday class which are quieter so you will receive more personal attention.
Yes, we have Ashtanga yoga classes at all levels from beginner to advanced. I recommend you start with the Tuesday or Wednesday class and the Fundamentals course.
Something you are comfortable stretching in, for example leggings or shorts and a t-shirt or vest top.
about the Teacher
Emma Lowther-Wright: Studio Director
Hi, I'm Emma and I am very fortunate to have been trained to teach Ashtanga Yoga by world-renowned John Scott. John is one of the key teachers who brought Ashtanga yoga from India to Europe. Often referred to as 'Preston's yoga teacher' I am honoured to teach yoga to 150-200 people every week!
I am dedicated to and immersed in the Ashtanga practice and continue to travel to study with senior 500hr international teachers including Eddie Stern, Scott Johnson, Lucy Crawford-Scott and Greg Nardi.
I teach with an emphasis on clear communication, empowerment, joy and compassion. I am especially interested in the neuroscience of yoga, how yoga can release physically held mental and emotional tension and how yoga can help us to live with greater joy, confidence and ease.
As well as studio classes I work within the community teaching in workplaces and education settings and to members of our community with physical and mental health challenges including those with deafness, who use a wheelchair and have cognitive challenges.
My classes are heart-lifting, empowering, flowing dances to the rhythm of the breath. I share movement and meditation practices with kindness, encouragement and joy - I hope to welcome you to a class soon.
I am dedicated to and immersed in the Ashtanga practice and continue to travel to study with senior 500hr international teachers including Eddie Stern, Scott Johnson, Lucy Crawford-Scott and Greg Nardi.
I teach with an emphasis on clear communication, empowerment, joy and compassion. I am especially interested in the neuroscience of yoga, how yoga can release physically held mental and emotional tension and how yoga can help us to live with greater joy, confidence and ease.
As well as studio classes I work within the community teaching in workplaces and education settings and to members of our community with physical and mental health challenges including those with deafness, who use a wheelchair and have cognitive challenges.
My classes are heart-lifting, empowering, flowing dances to the rhythm of the breath. I share movement and meditation practices with kindness, encouragement and joy - I hope to welcome you to a class soon.
RYT 350hrs, BAST PLdip, Groove Facilitator, POUND, Barre Concept, Aerial Yoga
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