Saturday, 31st August - Saturday, 7th Sept. 2024
Yoga in Salento, Italy
Ashtanga and Vinyasa are two of the most practiced styles of yoga practice but did you know that Vinyasa is deeply rooted in Ashtanga?
Join Katy for a week long retreat where you get the opportunity to explore the Ashtanga practice on your own terms! No matter if you are an Ashtangi through and through or a Vinyasa practitioner, Katy will meet you where you are in your practice and will help to guide you through the Ashtanga practice. This is an Ashtanga retreat BUT with a very open invite to Vinyasa practitioners and teachers to come and experience the practice in a safe and open space.
The location
The retreat will take place at the beautiful Yoga in Salento in Italy. This will be the 5th Retreat we have hosted there and we are always excited to return. Agricola Samadhi is a last generation organic farmhouse located in southern Puglia in the heart of Salento in the Grecia Salentina countryside right in the heart of Zollino, just a few steps from the quaint country train station. Immersed in the fascinating and authentic atmosphere of Puglia, the Agricola Samadhi farmhouse enjoys a strategic location to dis- cover Salento, just 10 minutes from Lecce and 20 minutes from the most beautiful beaches on the Ionic and Adriatic Seas.
Schedule
Our schedule will include 5 Morning Mysore practices, one Led class and 4 afternoon sessions covering a variety of topics.
Students will also receive an informational handout to help them start or deepen their Ashtanga practice.
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Travel & Arrival day
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8-10 am - Mysore Practice
4-6pm - Workshop
How it all begins: The components of Surya Namaskar A & B.
A workshop where we will explore the fundamental elements of the sun salutations. We will look at and discuss how to best approach Chaturanga, upward facing, downward facing, utkatasana, virabhadrasana 1 and the elusive toe rolling.
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8-10 am - Mysore Practice
4-6pm - Workshop
The foundations.
A workshop where we will explore the standing asanas of all the primary series. These are the foundational asanas of Ashtanga Yoga and are present in every practice. We will look at these core asanas and break them down to make them assessable to the individual as well as look at the traditional transitions between the postures. Description text goes here
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8-10 am - Mysore Practice
FREE AFTERNOON.
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8-10 am - Mysore Practice
4-6pm - Workshop
Backbending in Ashtanga.
A workshop where we will look at the fundamentals of urdhva dhanurasana and how to practice this key asana safely as well as learning how we can deepen it to prepare for Dropbacks.
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8-10 am - Mysore Practice
FREE AFTERNOON
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8-10 am - Led Class with a LOT of extra explanations
4-6pm - Workshop
How it ends.
A workshop where we will look at the Finishing sequence of Ashtanga yoga. This long and incredibly important part of the sequence can be challenging considering all the inversions involved. We will explore the sequence and work with variations and steps to make the finishing sequence accessible to you.
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Travel Day.