Ashtanga & Mindfulness

Name: Ashtanga & Mindfulness
Start: 2024-10-12T13:30:00+01:00
Location: The Tanneries, Crucifix Lane, SE1 3JW London, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 01:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Tanneries, Crucifix Lane, SE1 3JW London, United Kingdom | London, EN

We warmly invite you to a unique workshop that combines the disciplined practice of Ashtanga yoga with the calming presence of mindfulness, led by Miłka Hutna. This workshop is designed to approach the care of body, mind, and spirit in a gentle and balanced way, offering a space where the practice becomes both support and daily therapy.
Ashtanga yoga is traditionally known as an intense practice requiring great strength and discipline, often practiced 6 days a week. While this can be inspiring, is it sustainable throughout all of life's challenges? This workshop will explore how to continue practicing Ashtanga during tough days, injuries, or intense periods in your personal or professional life.

Workshop Focus:
• Gentle Ashtanga Practice: We will delve into the gentler side of Ashtanga, emphasizing self-care and understanding what we are experiencing and feeling. The practice will be adapted to serve you, providing support and daily therapy rather than adhering strictly to the traditional intensity.
• Mindfulness Integration: Through mindfulness techniques such as breathwork, meditation, and body awareness, you’ll learn to bring presence and calm into your Ashtanga practice. This approach allows you to step onto the mat daily, but without expectations, treating your practice like a mirror reflecting where you are today.
• Daily Self-Compassion: Milka encourages practicing with acceptance and compassion for yourself, doing what serves you best on any given day, and being grateful for the opportunity to connect with yourself each day.

What Will the Workshop Include?
• Tea ceremony
• Mindfulness, meditation, and pranayama techniques
• Mindful movement – the practice of mindfulness in motion
• A modified Ashtanga practice (suitable even for the toughest days)
• Guided relaxation

What Will You Gain?
• Learn various methods of listening to yourself with tenderness and love.
• Develop the ability to assess what your body and mind need each day to feel harmony.
• Gain the skills to modify your Ashtanga practice based on your emotional and physical state, as well as the time available.

Who Should Attend?
This workshop is for everyone—both experienced yogis and those just beginning their journey or simply interested in exploring yoga. It’s ideal for anyone looking to deepen their practice, find balance and peace in daily life, and learn to listen to their body and mind with love and compassion.

Teacher: Milka Hutna
Milka Hutna, a biologist by training, has been passionate about the intersection of body, breath, and mind through yoga and meditation for many years. Her journey with Ashtanga began 12 years ago, and she has been teaching yoga in London for over 7 years. As a certified RYT 200 teacher currently finishing her RYT 500 certification, Milka has studied with many renowned teachers and regularly practices in Mysore under the guidance of Sharath Jois.
As a yoga teacher and mother, Milka creates a space for students to explore their practice not just physically but also emotionally and mentally. She encourages each student to understand that their practice belongs to them and that, ultimately, everyone is their own guru.
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Cost: £35 / early-bird £30 (book bfore 15th September)