The Heart of Ashtanga Yoga with Saraswathi Jois
May 16 – 20, 2025
£250 for all five days, £50 for one class in-person, £20 for one class online

 

Join R Saraswathi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga’s senior-most female teacher, in a rare visit abroad from her Shala in Mysore, India.  Saraswati will teach led Primary and led Intermediate Series as well as chanting sessions and hold a Conference. You can attend in-person, or you can also attend online.

Overview

Saraswathi has been practising yoga since she was 10 years old, and became the first female student ever accepted into Mysore’s prestigious Sanskrit College. She raised eyebrows as a woman teaching yoga in her 20s in a male-dominated world that is India. She met resistance but carried on in her mission to spread the healing teachings of yoga, particularly to women. Saraswathi broke further societal norms in the 1980s, becoming the first woman to teach classes to both men and women together in one room.

 

Saraswathi will teach led classes at Mission — both the Primary and the Intermediate Series, as well chanting classes and the all-important Conference where you can ask this matriarch questions about “first breath, then gazing, then posture,” about integrating a daily practice into family life, about Sanskrit, or any questions you may have about the path of yoga.

 

Experience practising and knowledge of the Primary Series is recommended as Saraswathi will teach the traditional Sanskrit count. For those who wish to register for the Intermediate Series, you must have a regular practice up to Eka Pada Sirsasana, and understand that Saraswathi may stop a student at any point after that if she feels it is right.

Schedule

Please click the class link to book individual led classes (Chanting and Conference are included. If you would like to attend them online please book in for free using the links below)

 

Friday May 16th
6:00 – 7:30am Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
8:00 – 9:30am Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
9:30 – 10:00am Chanting – book online

 

Saturday May 17th
7:00 – 8:30am Led Intermediate Series – book in-personbook online
9:00 – 10:30am Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
10:30 – 12:30pm Sharath Jois Memorial

 

Sunday May 18th
7:00 – 8:30 Led Intermediate Series – book in-personbook online
9:00 – 10:30 Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
10:30 – 11:30 Conference – book online

 

Monday May 19th
6:00 – 7:30 Led Intermediate Series – book in-personbook online
8:00 – 9:30 Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
9:30 – 10:00 Chanting – book online

 

Tuesday May 20th
6:00 – 7:30 Led Intermediate Series – book in-personbook online
8:00 – 9:30 Led Primary Series – book in-personbook online
9:30 – 10:00 Chanting – book online