Astanga Yoga Studio Summer Intensive 2022

Summer Intensive

Astanga Yoga Studio Copenhagen 25 - 29 July, 2022

An intensive, educational and exciting course that’s going deep into the technique, methodology and philosophy of Astanga Yoga, with a focus on the first series.

Astanga Yoga is far more than just a series of physical postures. It is meditation in motion with increasingly challenging poses that the practitioner slowly remembers and learns. In the process of learning builds strength, flexibility and endurance in the body, and bring focus and calm to the mind and balance to the emotions.

The purpose of the summer intensive is to provide clarity and understanding of how Astanga is practiced and, at the same time, experience Astanga as much more than just a series of yoga poses. You will gain insight and experience of the essential elements that define and distinguish Astanga yoga, and make it a deep inner practice. You will gain a deeper understanding of the structure and the way to practice this unique method.

In addition to theory and philosophy, much of the course will go into detail on how to perform the different asanas (the yoga poses) in the primary series of Astanga Yoga. How the breathing should be coordinated with the individual movements in out of the poses (vinyasa), and how you can work step-by-step in challenging poses. What to prioritize and focus on in your practice in relation to your body and skills, and how Astanga fits into the larger context of the teaching, insight and experience of yoga.

The day is divided into three lessons; morning practice with either Mysore or led class, followed by morning class with meditation, pranayama, chanting (Yoga sutras, mantras, Sanskrit names and counting) and yoga philosophy.

The afternoon classes are dedicated to asana techniques and learning the correct vinyasa´s. In addition to nerd poses in detail, you will also gain insight into the relationship between the poses and the series, the transitions between the poses and what purpose they have in relation to the cultivation and experience of yoga.

Astanga yoga is an amazingly beautiful journey that develops and shapes the practitioner on all areas of life. However, there are no shortcuts in Astanga, the process requires time and work.. a very long time and a lot of work. However, the result is invaluable. For those embarking on this journey, the summer intensive can provide clarity and understanding of which route is most useful to follow on this path.

Content:

Gain understanding and clarity about asana (the yoga poses) in detail
Explore the transitions and the relationship between the poses
7.00-9.00 Morning Mysore training*
9.00-9.45 Pranayama and group meditation
10.00-11.00 Chanting and yoga philosophy
16.30-18.30 Asana technique and theory
Learn counting and the vinyasa for the poses
Increase your understanding of the Astanga method
Increase your understanding and insight into the vinyasa system
Learn Sanskrit names and counting
Learn about diets and lifestyles that are beneficial to yoga
Daily group meditation and pranayama
Experience intensive daily Mysore practice

Dates:

Monday the 25th to Friday the 29th of July, 2022

The course includes complimentary participation in Led Class on Saturday 30 July at 9.00 and extended technique class at 11.00-12.30.

Daily program:

Thursday 28 July, Moonday special class.

Prices:

Full course* DKK 2500
Single day DKK 600
Single class** DKK 350

*Includes complimentary participation in Led Class on Saturday 30 July at 9.00 and extended technique class at 11.00-12.30.
** Morning program 7-11 or afternoon class 16.30-18.30.

Members of AYS

Full course DKK 1950
Single day DKK 450
Single class* DKK 300

* Morning program 7-11 or afternoon 16.30-18.30.

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Eskil Schilling

Eskil is dedicated to teaching the astanga yoga tradition from SYC Sharath Yoga Center in Mysore (formerly K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute - KPJAYI), which he has cultivated with great passion and intensity continuously since 1999. He started his spiritual journey in 1990 practicing daily meditation, pranayama, japa and hatha yoga, and intense studies of Indian mysticism and yoga philosophy. He taught Ashanga first time in 2006 and has since 2011 annually traveled to Mysore, India, on month-long stays, to immerse himself in his yoga practice under the guidance of his teacher Paramguru (lineage holder) Sharath Jois. He is a authorized level 2 teacher from the Institute in Mysore. Together with his good friend and astanga enthusiast Robin Arnold, he opened the Astanga Yoga Studio in 2009, where he teaches daily Mysore classes for diligent practitioners of astanga yoga.