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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
Peter Sanson Workshop 15th – 19th March 2023
Peter Sanson Workshop 5 "Mysore" Mornings Wed. 15th to Sun. 19th March 2023 Cost: $135 for all 5 sessions -- $30 per session Booking Essential: info@astanga.co.nz All levels welcome -- from absolute Beginner to Advanced practitioners
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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“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...
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MONDAY
6:00 — 8:30 am
Arrive Between 6:00 and 7:15 to Start.
All Levels Welcome
TUESDAY
6:00 — 8:30 am
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All Levels Welcome
WED.
6:00 — 8:30 am
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THURS.
6:00 — 8:30 am
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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