Sublime Effect of Mula Bandha

Friday 11 november 18:30 - 21:00

There is a deep mystery that a practitioner touches once a relationship with the earth is established in one’s asana practice. More tangibly, this translates in a strong postural foundation and the feeling of being centered and steadied in one’s body. More subtly, feeling the steady support from the earth instantly releases our mind into a calm and receptive state. This experience, inherent in mula bandha, is an entry point towards a subtle yogic practice.

In this 2-hour workshop taught in English, students will be sensitized to this experience of bandha in asana. We will initially study the connections between legs and pelvis, as well as the pelvic floor and its activation, through a series of gentle guided exercises. We will then take this enhanced awareness in some well-known asanas and experience how the physical form arises and is held softly and steadily by a subtle force, while our breath and mind become elevated to the sublime.

Price

This 2-hour program is 22 Euros early-bird before November 6th. From the 6th on, 26 Euros. No credits can be used in this program as it is outside the "term" registration system.

Cancellation Policy

Payment is refundable if cancellation is done before November 6th. If you cancel on or after November 6th, we would give you a credit to be used for a class before the current term ends.

Style: Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga vinyasa is a hatha yoga practice transmitted to Pattabhi Jois from the great yoga master Krishnamacharya. It is for students seeking an invigorating approach that purifies, stimulates and energizes. It consists of postures practiced in a fluid rhythm with a concentrated breath, steady gaze, and internal contractions to direct vital energy. Due to the dynamic nature of this practice, one feels completely energized and purified in each cell of the body and also in the mind. Go to the Ashtanga yoga page.

Teacher: Marija Bjekovic

Marija's teaching path started after 200 hours of Ashtanga yoga teacher training with John Scott and Lucy Crawford Scott in 2015. Over the years, she continued her studies and teaching within the lineage of Sri T. Krishnamcharya, the father of modern yoga and a pioneer in yoga therapy, through Srivatsa Ramaswami and A.G. Mohan. She is currently following an 800-hour Svastha Yoga Therapy Foundations program with A.G. Mohan and his family. The practice has shown her that strength, stability and flexibility are qualities to be found at other levels than purely physical. The physical form is paradoxically merely the background for contemplation of the constant interplay and alignment of energies within. When she teaches Ashtanga vinyasa, she does so from an understanding that such a layered practice is primarily meant as a framework to start cultivating subtle breath and calm mind. The physical aspect of practice can and should be individualized, without compromising the more profound nature of the practice. She loves to encourage students to explore the practice from such a perspective and to support them in developing a sustainable and nourishing yoga practice through different fluctuations of life. Go to Marija's page.

Location: Strassen

147 route d'Arlon, Strassen. Our Strassen center offers hatha yoga for all levels under the Indian lineages of Sivananda, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa Krama. It offers Yin Yoga, a synthesis of Tao Yin and hatha, and specialty courses for those with back problems and for those 50+. With oak floors and a warm ambiance, our Strassen center is a haven from the hustle and bustle of city life, located on route d'Arlon near rue de Reckenthal, just 200m from the A6/E25 autoroute. Go to the Strassen page.