Ashtanga Weekend Workshop with Ty Landrum
It all begins with an idea.
Ashtanga Vinyasa is an endless exploration of the wonder of embodied experience. In this workshop, we explore the techniques that bring the Ashtanga practice alive—tracing internal currents of breath, balancing subtle patterns of sensation, moving the body from the inside, and opening ourselves for spontaneous psychical release. Appropriate for beginners and experienced practitioners alike, this workshop will interlace traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa practice with deep somatic exploration, subtle body alignment, potent pranayama, and intriguing forays into Tantric philosophy. You will sweat, soften, revel, release, and fall in love all over again with the beauty and brilliance of this unique contemplative form.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 24.05.2024
6pm
❊ INTERNAL ALIGNMENT
SATURDAY 25.05.2024
8am - 2pm
❊ MYSORE
❊ BACKBENDING
❊ FOLDING AND TWISTING
SUNDAY 26.05.2024
8am - 2pm
❊ MYSORE
❊ THE SECRET LIFE OF STANDING POSTURES
❊ MEDITATION/PRANAYAMA
❊ MULA BANDHA PRACTICE AND PHILOSOPHY
MONDAY 27.05.2024 - WEDNESDAY 29.05.2024
7am - 9am
❊ MYSORE
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
INTERNAL ALIGNMENT
Hatha Yoga works with opposing patterns of breath and invites these to align. When the breath aligns, the body opens up, and the mental forces that shape experience begin to move. They break and swirl in the space of our awareness before dissolving back into the emptiness from which they arose. In holding space for this movement, we allow our minds to unravel. And we steep ourselves in the quiet exhilaration of coming undone. This session introduces the visceral patterns of prana and apana, and begins to explore the yogic process of bringing these forces into alignment where it counts—on the medium of the breathing body. Expect a balance of philosophy and light somatic exploration.
MYSORE
This is a Mysore-style asana class. We practice together, mostly in silence, following the natural cadence of our own breath. This is not a guided class, so you must know your own sequencing to attend. Ashtanga Vinyasa will be the predominant style, but other Vinyasa-Krama styles are welcome.T his is an opportunity for individual attention and support.
BACKBENDING
The practice of backbending is about making ourselves vulnerable, while finding the internal support to handle that vulnerability with elegance and grace. When we connect to internal support, backbending becomes an exhilarating experience, and one that encourages deep psychical release. In this session, we learn to work intelligently with the diaphragm, the psoas, the pelvic girdle and the obliques to create a long and supple spine that can reach gracefully into these difficult forms. This session is open to practitioners of all levels.
FOLDING AND TWISTING
Folding and twisting share a common root, a common support in the exhale pattern of the breath. When we connect to that support, the postures open up in new and unexpected ways. The spine becomes more supple, and the sacrum becomes amenable to deeper movement, precisely because the joints have more support from within. In this session, we look closely into this common pattern, and we learn to use it to deepen into an array of folds and twists from the Ashtanga syllabus.
THE SECRET LIFE OF STANDING POSTURES
Standing postures have a secret life, a secret inwardness, a secret drama that is easy to miss. They can seem simple and accessible when we first learn them, but as we feel into them with closer attention, they start to reveal an unfathomable depth. Each standing posture is a unique stage for the dynamic interplay of prana and apana, and when we learn to direct those subtle forces into one another, using the structure of the postural form, their drama begins to unfold. In this session, we learn to balance prana and apana within the standing postures of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system.
MEDITATION/PRANAYAMA
Pranayama is the practice of giving space to the breath, and contemplating the energy that gives us life. This session will teach you a simple but potent pranayama sequence that you can practice on your own, a practice that can completely transform your experience of breathing. The session will end with a deep, embodied form of meditation.
MULA BANDHA PRACTICE AND PHILOSOPHY
Some say that mula bandha is the toning of the pelvic floor. Others say that mula bandha is the experience of non-duality. What do these have in common? This workshop aims to clarify. Observing the subtle breath, we discover a thread of sensation that reaches from the pelvic floor to the soft palate, a thread that connects us to the primitive source of our vitality. By awakening our adoration for where that thread leads, we invite some of the finer experiences of mula bandha to arise. This session will involve light asana, pranayama and subtle visualization practices. All practitioners are welcome.
BIO
Ty Landrum is an author, poet, and somatic explorer, renown internationally for his innovative explorations of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. With a PhD in Philosophy, he has a rare talent for explaining the theory of yoga, not just with words, but on the canvas of the breathing body. His passion as a teacher is to share the brilliance of yoga with anyone who wants to learn.
There is tremendous wisdom within every one of us, and the practice helps awaken it. As our wisdom awakens, it becomes natural for us to share the sublime wonder of whatever we touch when we engage ourselves so deeply.
PRICES
Weekend Workshop 300 Euro
Mysore Sessions (Mon, Tue, Wed) 100 Euro
Workshop and Mysore Sessions 370 Euro
Payment can be done through Bank Transfer, PayPal or in person. Email for details. yoga@anahata.at