The Shala

Upcoming workshops during February & March of 2025:
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1. Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series workshop, February 8th, 2025, 12:30-14:30pm, by @melina.ashtanga (authorized teacher L2 by Sharath Jois), suitable to everyone that would like to dive deeper to this magical and highly transformative yoga practice..
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2. Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series Workshop, February 22nd, 12:30-14:30pm by @melina.ashtanga , suitable to all practitioners who have a consistent practice in the Ashtanga method and are already working on Intermediate series, regardless their physical level..
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3. Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Chadi el Hnoud, @chadiyoga (authorized teacher Level 2 by Sharath Jois). This 4-day workshop is the highlight of the season and a great opportunity to meet with a unique teacher who holds deep understanding and pure love for the practice..
4 morning Mysore practices and 2 workshops, it is ideal for practitioners with an established practice who wish to explore further and come in contact with the true spirit of the practice physically, mentally and spiritually..
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To join any of the 3 workshops or all of them if possible, pls contact me here through a direct message..
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Some very good things are cooking for 2025..
Stay tuned..
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#workshop #yogaworkshop #yogateacher #yogateaching #primaryseries #intermediateseries #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangavinyasa #philosophy #backbending #mysorepractice #lineage #parampara #sadhana #asana #body #mindfulness #greece ...

Mother India, sacred land, irreplaceable memories, mystical journey, self growth, freedom, inner awakening, self-fulfillment, letting go, pure joy, happy living, smiling all day long, happiness, spiritual seekers, brotherhood, sisterhood, rainbow colors everywhere , spices, city sounds, movement all around, cosmic flow, a living dream, pure magic, the time of my life..
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Here & there, so happy to have the chance to experience such extreme contrasts in my life, such different ways of being, such beautiful souls from around the world, such different cultures and life stories, all united under one word, one new cosmic religion: YOGA… Ashtanga Yoga in particular..🔥
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My New Year’s resolution is to never stop experiencing the two sides of the same coin, East + West, Female + Male, Body + Soul..
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..Just practice and all is coming..
As simple as that..
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Check the link in my Bio for the updated program and DM to join the practice..
All levels welcome..
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Thank you for always being there and for the most amazing videos ever.. @chadiyoga #spiritualbrother
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Ashtanga Yoga practice is taught in our Shala #ashtangayogakifisia in Athens-Greece every single day of the week from Monday to Sunday (included)..
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If you wish to connect with your breath, if you are eager to train your mind, if you feel it’s finally time to get stronger, more centered, efficient, happy and self-fulfilled, then no need to look any further.
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Ashtanga Yoga is the magic pill that takes good care of it all..
The only prerequisite is to just show up.
The rest is on us..
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Check the link in my bio to access the full program and get ready to transform inside-out.
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DM for more info..
Kifisia•Athens•Greece
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Last day in Mysore~India, my favorite place in the world.
My seventh trip was a mix of spices & sugars, a mix of grief & sadness for there loss of our beloved and irreplaceable Guruji @sharathjois combined with deep love, wisdom, beautiful practices, great new teachings & adventures with people that I so deeply connect with and so much care for..
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There is no place like Mysore and there are no smiles as bright and wide as the smiles we smile in Mysore..
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Every year that we return to mother India we rebirth and that is exactly what we are going to keep on doing..
All the teachings are inside us and as Guruji used to say “you know what you have to do”..
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Going back there is so much to digest and so much to share..
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There is no end to the journey back “home”..
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There was no way I could end this journey without a photo-shooting by the most beautiful soul Yashas @mysore.yogic.photos and of course my beloved brother Chadi @chadiyoga
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Much to share in the next coming days..
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Back on track and soon to my students and my beloved Shala #ashtangayogakifisia in Athens, Greece, from Monday December 16th..
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#sharathjois #india #mysore #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #yoga #pasasana #photoshooting #livethedream #guruji #lifejourney #lifejourney #srirangapatna #temples #puja #mylife #behindthescenes #vedic ...

Saturday 7th December, 4:30am Mysore practice Primary Series at our beloved Shala #sharathyogacentre , amongst a very powerful community of dedicated practitioners who are here to pay respects to our Guruji, to the blessings we had all these past years, to the parampara, to the light this exact practice has spread to our lives..
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Today would be Conference day, and even though there was no Conference, Andrew Hillam @andrew.hillam and Shrutiji offered to us this beautiful documentary of videos which made us cry and wish we could turn the clock 25 days back and change history..
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He is not here but he will always be here, guiding us and reminding us to keep on following the light in our practice, the light in our teachings, the light in our lives..
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Thank you so very much..
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#guruji @sharathjoisr #ashtanga #yoga #ashtangayoga #mysorepractice #ashtangayoga #sharathji #mysorediaries #mysore #memoriesforlife #sadhana #primaryseries #india #keepgoing #keepgrowing #practiceandalliscoming ...

Day 1 of Mysore Practice at #sharathyogacentre ..
A day full of mixed emotions and a melancholy flowing in the air..
Practicing at the Shala without our Master, without our Guru, without Sharathji @sharathjoisr ..
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Shrutiji, his wife and kids were thre this early morning to do the opening prayer, stayed all the way till the very end, and made the atmosphere so sweet and so emotional..
It is still so difficult to digest all that has happened and all we are left with..
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It is so very beautiful to be here, sharing warm hugs, stories, memories and laughs, so beautiful to share this transition with all these beautiful souls, for whom this very practice is more than just a practice, it’s a whole life built around it..
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I am so happy to have chosen to be here this exact time, becoming stronger day after day, and realizing that as Guruji said “you know what you have to do”.
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Yes, I know now more than ever before..
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#guruji #sharathji #mysore #ashtanga #thedayafter #keepgoing #yogainspiration #yogapractice #india #keepwalking #yoga #mylife #yogacommunity ...

Shraddhanjali of Sharath Jois
26 November 2024
at KPJAYI, with Saraswati and family..
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The divine energy of our old Shala is an unforgettable experience for whoever had the luck to practice there..
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The ceremony organized today by Saraswatiji and her daughter to honor the sudden passing of her son Sharathji was an experience to be forever remembered..
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The energy of the Shala brought a very warm and familiar feeling, the feeling of being with the family, being connected to the very source of this lineage, of this experiential journey which has transformed our lives all the way through..
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I can never forget the day, exactly 10 years ago when I first stood outside the wooden entrance door of the old Shala waiting for my time to come, looking inside as if I was witnessing a miracle, dazed by the heat, the silence and the watchful eye of Sharathji who was watching everything as if there were eyes located in every single part of his body..
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I was so intimidated and shy and wondered if he would ever notice my existence amongst all these people who kept returning on this exact place for many years already and hearing stories for them that sounded like Harry Potter wizard tales..
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I will never forget watching Intermediate Series Led class from that same small hall with my eyes and ears wide open and dreaming of the day I could possibly join that experience of full power energy and divine potential..
Just watching from the outside was the most inspiring thing I had ever seen and seeked for.. my heart was beating so strong..
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Traveling felt nothing since 2014, unless it was to come here to Mysore or anywhere else to study under his guidance..
Last season had all I ever wished for..
I feel so complete but so lonely..
One thing I can be sure of is that If you find your calling in life just follow it no matter the cost and don’t wait for tomorrow..
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I still cannot believe he is physically gone..
Next Monday practice starts at the Shala and inside me I still hope that when I arrive at 3:50am, his car will be already parked outside and the lights will be on..
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#guruji #sharathji #guru #ashtanga #kpjayi #mysorediaries #mysore #yoga #rip #yogacommunity ...

“Vaikunta Samaradhane”, Sunday 24th November 2024 ~
Praying for the eternal peace of the soul of our Guruji @sharathjoisr in Mysore, India, at his birthplace..
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Being here in Mysore for the 7th time never expected to feel this lonely and sad..
Mysore without our Guruji is not the same Mysore..
It’s still so lovely and relaxed, but the special excitement before every the next morning morning is so much missing..
He kept the whole city vibrating..
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Had a great practice this morning in a Shala run by an Indian student of Guruji @himalayashtangayoga_ , a soothing led Primary with perfect counting and beautiful energy and very much looking forward to the Mysore practice tomorrow at dawn..
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Life goes on and what hurts us most is what makes us stronger to move on and dive deeper toward our calling..
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I feel so sensitive being here all alone and paying my respects to this exact place that has wholesomely offered me so much over the last 10 years that I keep returning and over the last 20 years that I practice Ashtanga yoga, so I can do nothing but keep my eyes and my heart open to how this will grow from it’s ashes...
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As Andrew Hillam @andrew.hillam said on this special ceremony yesterday “we have received so much from Guruji and we have all the tools we need for the practice so that we continue what we have learned from him..”
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The ceremony was so very beautiful and the food so very delicious..
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Hare Om Guruji..
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Keep your eye on us please..
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The most important thing in life is to find your spiritual teacher, your guru, the one who will slowly lead you from darkness to light..
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The most difficult thing in life is to lose him, as you know there can be no other..
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My teacher Sharath Jois @sharathjoisr has been my guru for the last 10 years and will continue to be for ever..
Life in Mysore under his guidance and transparent radiance., will always be the best time of my life..
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Still cannot believe he left this world ..
Hope I will wake up tomorrow and all this will be nothing but a nightmare that is over..
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My warmest condolences to his beautiful family and to all of us who loved him so very much..
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Ashtanga yoga has changed our lives..
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You will be so missed guruji..
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Somebody pls tell me this is not true..
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The reason why we actually practice Ashtanga yoga is to physically unlock our body to such an extend so that we can sit comfortably and practice pranayama & meditation..
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The extend to which we need to unlock our body is a very relative question, but what for sure matters is to achieve steadiness, flexibility, spine mobility and relative strength so that we can maintain a cross legged position (padmasana ideally) and keep our back straight without struggling, so that we can focus on our deep sound-full breath and gaze within our inner landscape.
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Watching our students and co-practitioners connecting so effortlessly to their breath, to the space & rhythm within, confirms to me that we are on the fast train heading toward the right destination, which is no other than Here & Now.
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Are you willing to join?
We practice & teach Ashtanga Yoga every single day from Monday to Sunday (included)..
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Moments from our Autumn Ashtanga Yoga Retreat @montanemahandmadevillage in Greece..
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#ashtanga #ashtangayoga #pranayama #meditation #nadisodhana #savasana #relaxation #yoga #breathe #inhale #mindfulness #ashtangaretreat #asana #posture #healthybody #healthyhabits #ashtangayogakifisia @melina.ashtanga @annavichouu ...

Every Sunday our Shala turns into a mini Mysore Shala, a place where we connect, breathe and make the best out of ourselves..
We do it because we love it and not because we have to do it.. That’s the secret of the magic pill we chew every single day..
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When our kids are silently witnessing this magic, then yes, there is hope for the future..
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Tomorrow is a national holiday and the Shala will be closed..
However we will for sure gather and practice between 9:00-12:00.. PM if you wish to join and you are not a regular..
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Everyday looking forward for tomorrow..
..Blessed..
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