Forging Connection: An Artist’s Journey at Shri Jasnath Asan
March 21, 2025
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At 7.30am we came back to Purple Valley Ashtanga Yoga Retreat to observe the last class of Tarik Thami. As normally scheduled on Fridays, it’s a teacher-led class of ashtanga yoga. As the class went on, more and more students were moving to the back of the yoga shala where they could take a bit of rest, […]
There are places where you can feel a vibrant and positive energy as soon as you pass the gate. Purple Valley Ashtanga Yoga Retreat is such a place. It’s a quiet place, with gorgeous and very comfortable accommodation, and excellent food. It’s the perfect type of retreat for serious ashtanga yoga students who would like to have an easy access […]
The morning asana class was attended by a few Yogamagic guests and some drop-in students from outside. At Yogamagic Eco Retreat yoga is not mandatory, and most of the guests just stay for holidays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is a yoga class in the afternoon, otherwise the morning class is the only yoga event of […]
At 2am we drove down to Mumbai and took an early morning flight to Goa. How will be Goa? Especially after having seen all these traditional Indian yoga places… We’ve been to Goa before, but not for yoga – it will be our first experience of yoga in Goa. How will it be like? “Well, let’s […]
It’s our 2nd day at the Kaivalyadhama Lonavla Ashram. This morning we attended the asana classes. First the boys class, followed by the girls class. Then, we listened to a philosophical speech, which was part of the teacher training course, and talked to the students. Surrounded by happy students, we feel like being at the right place. We […]
We took a taxi to Lonavla (also spelled Lonavale), a small city and hill station in the district of Pune (state of Maharashtra). Besides being a popular weekend hangout for Mumbai residents, Lonavla is also home to Kaivalyadhama Ashram, a well-known yoga educational institute. We said goodbye to Heide, our German journalist was joining us for a bit more than 2 […]
To understand more about Iyengar yoga, this morning we went to the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute again. Our first yoga class was conducted by Sri Prashant S. Iyengar, the son of B.K.S. Iyengar and director of the institute – also an authority in yoga. His style is more philosophical. The next class was a […]
At 9am sharp we entered the gate of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, and our visit couldn’t start any better as we directly ran into Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar, who was in a great mood. He let us attend his 2 and half hours of self practice in the main shala. We were […]
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