Ashtanga Yoga

MYSORE STYLE PRACTICE 

Thursday June 12, Friday June 13, Sunday June 15 & Monday June 16
7:30am-9:30am

This is the traditional method for practicing Ashtanga Yoga. Atsuro will work with you individually to help deepen your practice. Detailed techniques, tips and proper methods as it applies to each individual student will be shared as well as advice for how to practice in the future when necessary. Atsuro’s adjustments effectively and therapeutically correct asana and guide students to a deeper level of self awareness.

Pricing Per Session:

General: $50
Members: $40
Early-bird through 6/2: $40

Breaking down the backbenD

Friday June 13
5:30pm-8:00pm

Learn how to perform a  backbend in an anatomically safe way. Atsuro will offer detailed explanations to help practitioners understand the body and protect against common misalignment that cause injuries. Technical explanation, demonstrations, asana options and modifications will help take your practice to the next level. This workshop includes a strong practice and will finish with some relaxing asana at the end. All levels are welcome to attend! 

Pricing:

General: $80 
Members: $65
Early-bird through 6/3: $65

Yoga Chikitsa: Primary Series – Led class

Saturday June 14
9:00am-10:45am

Yoga Chikitsa is the Sanksrit name for the primary series and can be translated as yoga therapy. Therefore practicing this series purifies and heals the body. Atsuro will lead you full primary series using the traditional Sanskrit count with his effective therapeutic adjustment and verbal cues to deepen your practice.

Pricing:

General: $50
Members: $45
Early-bird through 6/4: $45

BALANCING ASANAS

Saturday, June 14
1:30-4:00pm

Headstand, Arm balance, One leg standing balance…
Enjoy and explore the balancing postures to feel steady and comfortable (“sthira sukham asanam” “steady comfortable asana” as described in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) through a variety of options and an in-depth preparation that is both anatomically safe and beneficial for practice. This will be a fun opportunity to experiment with asanas from the Advanced series of Ashtanga Yoga with technical detailed instruction and demonstrations. All levels are welcome to attend.

Pricing:

General: $80 
Members: $65 
Early-bird through 6/4: $65

FLOATING VINYASA

Sunday, June 15
1:30pm-4:00pm

Learn the principles of Floating Vinyasa through “Surya Namaskar”, “Jump back & Jump through” and “Asana transition” in Ashtanga Yoga. Atsuro will guide you through stages, detailing how to create body strength and engage the Bandhas that allow for floating. You will gain a deeper understanding of anatomical alignment as well as the movements connecting the breath and the body. This class will be a great opportunity for you to witness the internal body, to feel and activate the Bandhas, and to observe the external form that Atsuro will demonstrate to help deepen your practice. All levels are welcome to attend.

Pricing:

General: $80 
Members: $65
Early-bird through 6/5: $65

About Atsuro
Born and raised in Japan, Atsuro started his yoga practice in his mid twenties after moving to San Diego in 2002, where he strongly connected with Ashtanga Yoga. Atsuro has been seriously practicing and studying Ashtanga Yoga with Tim Miller for over fourteen years. He completed 4th Series under the guidance of Tim Miller in 2015, and is currently learning the 5th Series. Tim has given Atsuro the position to teach and assist in Mysore classes for the past ten years, which has allowed him to continuously deepen and advance his knowledge and teaching experience. Furthermore, Atsuro has been assisting Tim Miller’s Teacher Training where participants gather from all over the world for many years.

Atsuro’s teaching style is to meet each student with compassion and sincerity, and guide their awareness so that the most beneficial practice unfolds for each of them. His adjustments effectively and therapeutically correct asana and guide students to a deeper level of self awareness. 

He teaches workshops in the United States, Japan, Europe and Asia. His daily Ashtanga Yoga practice continues to change and shape his life in a positive way. Atsuro is grateful to be able to share his knowledge of the practice, and appreciates Ashtanga Yoga as a wonderful science of the mind, body, and spirit.