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New to yoga – Beginner courses
If you wish to join our community to practice this traditional and beautiful yoga practice then we offer a 2 week introductory trial for free.
People with very little or no experience of yoga are welcome at Te Aro Astanga Yoga
Upcoming Events
Mike is in India 2023
Yoga Workshop in Rishikesh & Yātrā/Pilgrimmage: I will be away in Sept. teaching a 6 day (7 night) Yoga Workshop in Rishikesh and leading a Yātrā/Pilgrimmage to some of the most holy and beautiful temples in the Himalayan foothills. I am leaving early morning...
Our Classes
Led classes
Are talk-through classes with students following in unison in the Astanga yoga style.
Open classes
Are taught Mysore style and are suitable for all levels.
We practice astanga yoga by combining breath control/focus (pranayama) with flowing movements (vinyasa).
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Our blog
“The Professor” & Imagery Borrowed from the Bhagavad Gita.
On my first few trips to Mysore in the 'nineties I would study Sanskrit chanting with a beautiful man called Professor Nairayanācarya (please forgive me if I have spelt that incorrectly as I knew him as “The Professor”). A small group of us Western yoga students would...
TIMETABLE
MONDAY
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
TUESDAY
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
WED.
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
THURS.
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
FRIDAY*
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
*Last Fri. of the Month is Led Full Primary – Sanskrit count
SUNDAY*
10:00 — 11:30 am
Led Class – Start 10:00 Finish, 11:30
All Levels Welcome