Sharath Rangaswamy Workshop
Ashtanga with grandson of the legendary Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Hong Kong - Central
28 October - 2 November 2007
To register, please contact host studio or visit any Pure Yoga studio. For further questions or enquiries about this event, please email us.
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Full Primary Series Class - Level 1
Join us for an introduction to the Ashtanga Primary Series as taught by Sharath Rangaswamy in the traditional vinyasa counting format. Sharath will count through at least half of the Primary series. This course will introduce students to the importance of breath and bandhas in the Ashtanga practice, thereby encouraging greater awareness of the asanas
Full Primary Series Class - Level 2
Come join us and experience the Primary Series as taught by Sharath Rangaswamy in the traditional vinyasa counting format. The sessions will be taught in the traditional Ashtanga sequence as taught by Pattabhi Jois, Sharath's grandfather, while focusing on the correct use of asanas, breath and bandhas. This course is recommended for Intermediate and Advanced students who are already familiar with the Primary Series. |
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| FULL PRIMARY SERIES 6-DAY PASS | | Session 1: | | 28 October - 2 November (Sun - Fri)
6-Day Full Primary Series- Level 2
• 6:30am - 8:30am (2.0 hrs x 6 days = 12 hrs)
• Open to Intermediate/ Advanced students
- Regular Price: HK$2100
- Pure Early-Bird: HK$1680 | | | | | | | | Session 2: | | 28 October - 2 November (Sun - Fri)
6-Day Full Primary Series- Level 1
• 8:30am - 10:30am (2.0 hrs x 6 days = 12 hrs)
• Open to Beginners and All Levels
- Regular Price: HK$2100
- Pure Early-Bird: HK$1680 | | | | | | | | FULL PRIMARY SERIES DROP-IN | | Session 3: | | Individual Session Drop- In (Level 2)
• 6:30am - 8:30am (2.0 hrs)
• Open to Intermediate/ Advanced students
- Regular Price: HK$580
- Pure Early-Bird: HK$464 | | | | | | | | Session 4: | | Individual Session Drop- In (Level 1)
• 8:30am - 10:30am (2.0 hrs)
• Open to Beginners and All Levels
- Regular Price: HK$580
- Pure Early-Bird: HK$464 | |
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| Sharath Rangaswamy |
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R. Sharath was born on September 29, 1971 in Mysore, South India to Saraswathi Rangaswamy, daughter of Ashtanga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Growing up in a house full of yogis, Sharath learned his first asanas at age 7 and experimented with postures from the primary and intermediate series until he turned 14. Although he spent the next three years focused on his scholastic education, earning a diploma in electronics, Sharath knew deep down that he would one day follow the Ashtanga path carved by his legendary grandfather.
Encouraged by his mother, Sharath embarked on this inevitable yoga journey at age 19. He would wake every day at 3:30 a.m. and drive to the Lakshmipuram shala to first practise and then assist Guruji, a routine he followed for many years. An example of sincere dedication and discipline, Sharath still rises early six days a week (now at 2:00 a.m.) to practise before the first students arrive at the new Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (AYRI) now located in Gokulam, where he serves as Assistant Director and continues to assist his grandfather.
Sharath is Pattabhi Jois's only student who has mastered all five series of the Ashtanga yoga system, and is currently studying several asanas in the sixth and final series. He resides in Mysore with his wife Shruthi and daughter Shraddha.
Please click here for more about Sharath |
| About Ashtanga Yoga |
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First cited by the sage Vamana Rishi in the ancient and asana-rich scripture, Yoga Korunta, the Ashtanga yoga system was passed to Sri T. Krishnamacharya from his guru, Rama Mohan Brahmachari in the early 1900s, and subsequently in 1927 to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Krishnamacharya's loyal student for many years. Since 1948, this now-legendary yogi has been teaching the disciplined style from his Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, located in Mysore, southern India, instructing thousands of people from around the globe. Today, he is assisted by his daughter Sarawswathi and grandson Sharath.
The Sanskrit word ashtanga literally means eight limbs, which, according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, correspond to eight distinct practices designed as a means to control the mind and purify the internal being: Yama (moral codes), Niyama (self-purification and study), Asana (posture), Pranayama (breath control), Pratyahara (sense control), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (contemplation).
Ashtanga focuses first on a daily asana practice to strengthen and make flexible the body and sense organs, the fundamental physical state for steadying the mind. Asana is assembled into six different series: Primary (Yoga Chikitsa) detoxifies and aligns the body; Intermediate (Nadi Shodhana) purifies the nervous system; Advanced A, B, C and D (Sthira Bhaga) integrate the strength and refinement of the practice. Each series should be cultivated proficiently before proceeding to the next, taught in correct sequence by an AYRI authorised teacher.
Pattabhi Jois stresses vinyasa, the breathing and movement system (each breath corresponds to each movement) intended for internal cleansing, creating heat and improving circulation; tristhana, three places of attention -- posture, breath and gazing (dristhi) -- which are to be performed in conjunction with each other; and the burning of poisons that surround the spiritual heart, achieved by a diligent and dedicated yoga practice over a long period of time. |
| Terms & Conditions |
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Pure Cardholder Early-Bird 20% Discount:
• 20% off 6-Day Full Primary Pass before 21 October 2007. Please see above listed prices.
• 20% off regular price for individual session drop-in for Pure Cardholders
Refunds/Cancellation:
• No refund or credit will be given in the case of cancellation 2 weeks prior to the start of the registered workshop date (No refunds starting 14 October) |
Central
16/f The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
T +852 2971 0055
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