Ashtanga Yoga Centre - Cape Town

New students often mistakenly think that Led class is easier than Mysore class, since the teacher is guiding the group.

But actually, it is guided through in Sanskrit and there is very little instruction.

Each student only does the postures that they’ve learnt in detail within the Mysore classes.

So we see, that the Mysore classes are more accessible - the teacher guides each person individually, teaching the sequence to each one at their own level.

We come together for Led class to connect, and flow, and refine.

✨ What do you love most about Led class??

Learning the sequence isn’t hard - we go slowly, adding new postures one at a time.

💫Once your body knows the way, your mind can feel calm and settled, this allows the nervous system to be grounded.

If you’ve practiced Mysore Ashtanga before - you know.

If you’d like to feel that too - come try it for yourself✨

🔸Weekday mornings
🔸Intro week passes

✨Even though everyone moves independently in the Mysore room, guided by the rhythm of their own breath, at one point we all come together to chant the Opening Mantra - giving thanks to the lineage of teachers and students, and to Patanjali for outlining this eight-limbed path for us to follow.

Through Ashtanga Yoga... “I learnt to witness myself as I am, rather than who I imagine myself to be. In time, I have found the practice to shift something deeper. The question “Am I doing enough?” no longer dominates my internal dialogue. The sequence defines what is enough. My role is to meet it, fully or imperfectly, without avoidance. That simplicity feels profoundly liberating, as it allows me to walk out of practice feeling more aligned with my intentions for life beyond the Shala”

📃Excerpt from an article written by our dear shala student, Utkarsh.

🔗Find the full text on our website - link in today’s story.

Students of all levels may resonate deeply with his experience in this practice ✨

This is a Mysore class, mid-morning.

🔹The space is open for 2.5 hours, though each person’s practice is much shorter.

🔹Students arrive at a time that suits them, practice at their own pace, and leave when they’re ready.

Some are finishing.
Some are just beginning.

🔹Everyone moving quietly to the rhythm of their own breath.

🔹Weekday mornings • Gardens, Cape Town
There is always space for you here.

We’ve had such a beautifully focussed energy in the shala this week ⭐️

Focus is something we can continually cultivate within the practice, using the Tristana:
- Keep attention on deep even breathing
- Maintain Drishti without letting the gaze wander
- Move through the postures of the practice with precision

Building this focus is deeply rewarding both on the mat and during the rest of the day✨

Closing off the practice week with a guided Primary Series class.

Have a lovey rest day, Yogis
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