Laruga and David in Istanbul !!!
YogaŞala is privileged to host Laruga and David for a 7 day ashtanga program in our Nişantaşı Studio.
Ashtanga Mysore Sessions & Workshops with Laruga Glaser & David Fredriksson
Laruga and David will teach Mysore style self-practice on August 17th - 22nd, Laruga will teach a Led Session on August 16th and Workshops on August 16th & 17th
Program:
Aug 16th
8:00 - 10:00 Led Primary, Q&A
11:30 - 13:30 Workshop 1 - Arm Balances
August 17th
8:00 - 10:00 Mysore Practice
11:30 - 13:30 Workshop 2 - Inversions
August 18th-August 22nd
7:00 - 9:30 Mysore Practice with Laruga and David
Mysore Sessions with Laruga and David
Ashtanga Yoga is traditionally taught in the “Mysore” style and is the most impactful approach in learning and understanding the practice. The name Mysore is derived from the actual city located in Southern India where Sri K. Pattabhi Jois lived, studied, taught and raised his family for most of his life.
Mysore is also deemed as supervised self practice where the āsanas (postures) are introduced and taught, one at a time, so the student can easily memorize the sequence with both confidence and comfort, ultimately building the skills to move through the practice in a way that instills a sense of empowerment, steadiness and calm. In class the student will advance at their own rate with the guidance of an experienced teacher.
All students are welcome in Mysore class. At the heart of this method all levels of experience can impart the teachings of the practice no matter the limitation.
Ashtanga Led Primary Session
August 16th, 2025 8:00-10:00, Q&A
Mysore Sessions
August 17th, 2025 8:00 - 10:00
August 18th - 22nd, 2025 7:00 - 9:30
Arm Balance with Power and Grace Workshop
Experience the exhilaration of arm balances in a playful and explorative way while learning the basic elements and foundational techniques to construct an arm balance practice successfully. Proper alignment, strength building, and energizing the subtle body will be addressed in this inspiring and informative workshop for all levels.
August 16th, 2025 11:30 - 13:00
Finding Equilibrium: The Art of Inversions Workshop
Inversions can be both restorative, exhilarating as well as challenging. In this workshop, you will be progressively lead through techniques and good practices starting from the most basic inversions working up toward more demanding inverted poses. This will be a valuable workshop in understanding how to establish good technique from the start to help guide you through more significant areas of challenge as one builds more strength and awareness upside down.
August 17th, 2025 11:30 - 13:00
VENUE : YogaŞala - Nişantaşı
DATES:
August 16th - 22nd, 2025
FEES: 1200 TL per Mysore / Led session
1800 TL per Workshop
10000 TL Full Program
***Capacity is limited, book in advance to reserve your spot.
Reservations can be done on YogaŞala Mobile App or by contacting the Nişantaşı studio.
Laruga Glaser :
Laruga Glaser has been practicing Ashtanga yoga continuously for over 28 years. Starting at the beginning of her 20s, she was immediately drawn to the practice after working with other forms of yoga years prior. After establishing a committed practice she then deepened her studies traveling to Mysore, India annually to practice at KPJAYI where the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois taught and now his grandson, R. Sharath Jois teaches. Laruga has made more than 15 trips to Mysore and is on a mission to continue to learn and grow as a student as well as a teacher. She is one of the few in the world who have been given the distinction of being certified to teach up to Advanced B, which is not easily given and takes many years to earn. In this regard, she honors where the source of the practice comes from, continuing to respect and give high regard to the lineage we are blessed to experience this transformative method. Through it all, Laruga teaches as an act of deep sharing and love for what yoga develops in each individual, facilitating space to open, challenge, and inspire those to realize their inherent potential, and has been personally invited all over the world to do so.
David Fredriksson:
David is one the most experienced Ashtanga teachers in Sweden.
He’s first contact with yoga was back in 1993 while exploring ways to find alternative forms of healing when western medicine and physical therapy failed to heal a foot injury.
A spiritual seeker from his teens, he decided to try out Hatha yoga.
Right away, David felt the deep benefits of asana and meditation practice.
Miraculously, yoga healed him physically, however what blew David away the most, was the deep, sustaining well-being, that in turn, wasn’t fleeting, like other sensorypursuits. Yoga gave a greater sense of clarity, calmness and internal focus more than anything he had previously experienced. Here David’s yoga journey began.
His asana practice has been on and off through the years, but David always kept his seated meditation practice going the entire time.
Early 2006, David took his first Ashtanga Yoga class. From that point on, he has not stopped. When David embarked on his first trip to Mysore, India, in February 2008, practicing with R. Sharath Jois, he delved even deeper into the practice, and fully committed himself to the method. Ever since then, David has been back to India every year to continue his studies and deepen his practice. In January 2011 he had the honor of receiving his Level 1 Authorization to teach from his teacher, R. Sharath Jois.
In Sweden, David teaches and assist alongside his teacher, Laruga Glaser (Certified – Advanced B).
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