Build an Ashtanga Practice
For a Body that Lasts
with Linda Munro
4-Week 8-Class Live Online Series:
September – October, 2025
Mindful Ashtanga: Strength, Healing, and Sustainability
How to build (or re-build) an Ashtanga practice for a BODY that LASTS!
In this program, you will be guided through half primary series over a period of 4 weeks, 2 live classes a week. You will receive the recordings so you can do the practices as many times as you want between live sessions.
The concept of these classes is to build a practice layer by layer to find stability in a way that feels inspiring, healing and self-empowering. You will be offered different variations of the poses so you can decide what is best for your body right now, today. As your body adapts to the poses, then you can mindfully explore deeper versions of the postures. And on days where our energy is lagging, we will understand how to soften the practice for our personal needs.
Program
4-Week 8-Class Live Series
• 2 live classes a week + replays
• Each class includes 1 hour practice + 30 minutes educational/philosophical teaching at the end
• Workbook with necessary terms & space to log your success
DATES:
September 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 and October 4, 6, 11, 2025.
Mondays 18:30 – 20:00 & Saturdays 16:30 – 18:00
Class 1 – The Breath-Led Body: Ashtanga from the Inside Out
• Focus: Gradually moving through Sun Salutations A & B with the breath to build inner connection
• Education: Breath as the foundation of a healing practice
• Key anatomy: Glottis, Respiratory Diaphragm & it’s connection to the spine
• Philosophy bite: Ahimsa toward self-practice without violence or over exertion
Class 2 – Pelvic Positions: Rooting to the Earth (part 1)
• Focus: “Open Hip” standing poses, grounding and integrating the internal “locks” – aka bandhas
• Education: Mūla & Uddīyāna Bandhas. Foot mechanics & knee alignment
• Key anatomy: Arches of the feet, knees and ankles
• Philosophy bite: The Sthira/Sukha principle and standing tall like a flexible strong tree
Class 3 – Pelvic Positions: Rooting to the Earth (part 2)
• Focus: “Square Hip” standing poses and moving more fluidly in Sun Salutations making them perfect for you
• Education: Pelvis stabilization, neutral pelvis
• Key anatomy: Pelvis & Hip external rotation
• Philosophy bite: Building inner fire (tapas) without burnout
Class 4 – Stabilize before you Lift: Standing with Integrity
• Focus: Balancing on one leg with poise
• Education: Anatomical postural alignment & forward head
• Key anatomy: Anatomical position for spine, including the neck
• Philosophy bite: Vrittis – the whirls of the mind and how they make us lose balance
Class 5 – Stretch Smart: Safe forward bending
• Focus: Standing forward folds to get the most from the poses
• Education: Empowering students to make intelligent choices
• Key anatomy: Lumbar spine & hamstrings
• Philosophy bite: Svādhyāya—understanding yourself is more important than the Instagram worthy pose
Class 6 – Stability before Flexibility: Preparing for Lotus & Folded Knee
• Focus: Asymmetrical forward bends
• Education: Symmetry through awareness, not sameness
• Key anatomy: Sacroiliac joints
• Philosophy bite: What is to be overcome is future suffering
Class 7 – Core Connection: Limbs to the Centre
• Focus: Jump-backs, transitions with grace
• Education: Healthy core engagement
• Key anatomy: Shoulder joints
• Philosophy bite: Abhyāsa – sustained, proper effort and all is coming
Class 8 – Going Upside Down: Strength, Structure, Stillness
• Focus: Headstand or preps
• Education: Step-by-step gradual progression is the path
• Key anatomy: Neck
• Philosophy bite: Vairāgyā – letting go of our idea of “all is coming”
Price
90€ for the whole series
Individual Classes – use your AYP class card/pass
FOR THOSE REGISTERING IN ADVANCE FOR THE WHOLE SERIES – Workbook & Access to Replays 1 year
Register
Online registration is only available for those signing up for the WHOLE workshop.
For individual sessions using your AYP card, please contact us.
An admin fee of 30 euros will be deducted for cancellations made more than 21 days before the workshop.
Only half of the sum paid will be returned 8 to 20 days before the workshop.
Sum paid is non-refundable 7 days before the workshop.
Refunds are processed based on the date we receive your RIB/IBAN, which determines the amount refunded per our policy.
We don’t accept transferring of a paid reservation to another person after 2 weeks before the workshop.
We advise to those coming from out of Paris to purchase travel insurance as travel issues will not change this policy. Medical issues will also not change this policy.
As the teacher is confirming their presence and is guaranteed the amount of people who are attending 21 days before, we ask for your understanding of this policy.
Location
Ashtanga Yoga Paris
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