Ashtanga Yoga
occurs on: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Membership options available
cost: £9 per session
We have 4 Ashtanga classes from beginner to advanced. Ashtanga classes are our most popular and they are taught by our Studio Director, Emma.
Ashtanga is the most energetic and challenging form of yoga, it's also very traditional and Emma teaches in a way that honours the tradition. Ashtanga yoga combines flexibility, strength, balance and cardiovascular fitness as well as a 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.
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 breathes 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.
Ashtanga is the most energetic and challenging form of yoga, it's also very traditional and Emma teaches in a way that honours the tradition. Ashtanga yoga combines flexibility, strength, balance and cardiovascular fitness as well as a 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.
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 breathes 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.
Our most popular class! An energetic, challenging yoga practice of strength, balance and flexibility. We have an Ashtanga Yoga programme from beginner to advanced. Taught by 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 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 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:-
Beginners, a 60minute class with around half the postures.
Half Primary, a 75minute class with 3/4 of the poses.
Full Primary, a 90minute class with all of the primary series poses.
There is also a Mysore class which is a silent practice a few times each year.
Beginners, a 60minute class with around half the postures.
Half Primary, a 75minute class with 3/4 of the poses.
Full Primary, a 90minute class with all of the primary series poses.
There is also a Mysore class which is a silent practice a few times each year.
If you are new to yoga I recommend you start with either the Monday or Wednesday Ashtanga class, so that you can build your understanding of each of the asana (postures).
If you have practiced a different form of yoga for more than a year and have a good level of fitness you are welcome to join our Friday Full Primary class.
If you have practiced a different form of yoga for more than a year and have a good level of fitness you are welcome to join our Friday Full Primary class.
Yes, we have Ashtanga yoga classes at all levels from beginner to advanced. If you are a yoga beginner I recommend you start with the Tuesday or Wednesday Ashtanga class.
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Studio director and full time yoga teacher Emma teaches our Ashtanga yoga programme.
She was trained and certified to teach Ashtanga yoga by world-renowned John Scott and Lucy Crawford Scott. She continues to study with Lucy, making regular residential visits to deepen her learning.
Emma has also studied with Greg Nardi, David Keil, Scott Johnson and Eddie Stern. She teaches with authenticity, honouring the tradition while taking an individualised approach to helping every student find the most appropriate expression of each asana for them.
She is an in-demand teacher around Preston and has commissions teaching specialist classes including yoga for MS, yoga for chronic pain and yoga for Army personnel.
She was trained and certified to teach Ashtanga yoga by world-renowned John Scott and Lucy Crawford Scott. She continues to study with Lucy, making regular residential visits to deepen her learning.
Emma has also studied with Greg Nardi, David Keil, Scott Johnson and Eddie Stern. She teaches with authenticity, honouring the tradition while taking an individualised approach to helping every student find the most appropriate expression of each asana for them.
She is an in-demand teacher around Preston and has commissions teaching specialist classes including yoga for MS, yoga for chronic pain and yoga for Army personnel.
Ashtanga Yoga membership saves you £4 - £6 per month. It also saves you £20 on the regular Ashtanga yoga immersion afternoons and guarantees you access to your chosen Ashtanga Yoga class each week. It also offers priority booking for events.
You can also opt for full membership giving you access to a free soundbath and drum circle each month as well as the weekly barre class.
There is the option to add Groove to your membership.
See the Membership page of the website for more details.
You can also opt for full membership giving you access to a free soundbath and drum circle each month as well as the weekly barre class.
There is the option to add Groove to your membership.
See the Membership page of the website for more details.
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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