Ashtanga Yoga Spring Renewal
With Marilou van Hoek
Embrace the energy of spring and rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit through the transformative practice of Ashtanga Yoga. As the season shifts and nature awakens, so too does your body—opening, releasing, and adapting to the warmth and renewal that spring brings.
Spring is the perfect time to cleanse, refresh, and revitalize your practice. Ashtanga Yoga offers not just a series of powerful postures, but a holistic approach to wellness that purifies and detoxifies. In this course, you’ll explore the fundamental elements of Ashtanga: Breath, Bandhas, and Drishti, while gaining deeper insight into the history and philosophy of yoga.
Marilou will guide you through an exploration of the healing potential of the Breath using Pranayama techniques. These practices can help balance the mind, body, and spirit, promoting deep inner healing. Marilou will also emphasize the powerful cleansing and detoxifying effects of Kriyas, which purify both the physical and energetic bodies, creating space for more profound breathwork and clarity.
In addition to the physical practices, Marilou will delve into the Philosophy of the 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, helping you understand how these principles lead to a balanced and fulfilled life. A special focus will be placed on the Five Kleshas, or obstacles, which prevent us from attaining true knowledge and wisdom. These Kleshas—ignorance (Avidya), egoism (Asmita), attachment (Raga), aversion (Dvesha), and fear of death (Abhinivesha)—create mental and emotional barriers that can cloud our perception. By recognizing and working through these obstacles, you can deepen your self-awareness and progress on your spiritual path.
This holistic approach to breathwork, kriyas, and philosophy will provide you with tools not only for physical wellbeing but also for overcoming the mental and emotional blocks that limit your growth.
Whether you’re aspiring to teach yoga or seeking to deepen your personal practice, this course provides a strong foundation to transform your Ashtanga Yoga journey this season.
What You Will Explore:
The Primary Series sequence, empowering you to practice anytime, anywhere
The essence of Mysore-style practice, balancing individual and collective experiences.
Techniques to open your breath and apply it more effectively in your practice.
Core stability, internal alignment, and the practical application of Bandhas.
How to enhance focus and cultivate a meditative mind through Drishti (gazing points).
The powerful integration of Breath, Bandhas, and Drishti to elevate your practice.
The Opening and Closing Mantras of Ashtanga Yoga.
Understanding the Sanskrit terms for postures.
Dates and Times:
Friday 7 March | 16:30 - 20:30
Saturday 8 March | 11:30 - 18:30
Sunday 9 March | 11:30 - 18:30
Location: Studio FLY | Croeselaan 209, Utrecht
Price (incl. VAT):
Early Birds:
Until 1 February €210
Regular Price €240
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