AYO shala | Ashtanga yoga School in Okinawa
We welcome practitioners from all walks of life and from all corners of the world to join us in practice and our community.
AYO shala is a practice space dedicated to the traditional teachings of the Ashtanga Yoga method.
Breath
Breath is the key to vitality. Ashtanga Yoga is rooted in proper breathing.
Meditation
Ashtanga Yoga is a meditation in motion.
For most, it is easier to run for 5km than to sit calm for 1 minute.
Movement
Ashtanga Yoga is a dynamic form of Yoga practice, strengthening and healing the entire body.
Sitting is the new smoking.
Slowing down
When the days are rushing and everything moves so fast, Yoga practice brings calmness into our daily routines.
Letting go
Through the practice of self observation you take control over yourself.
Ego is not your amigo.
Discovering yourself
Through self practice and observation you start discovering your behavioral habits and slowly uncovering your true self.
Benefits
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Numbers Speak
Don't fall for 200h teacher training courses.
Would you go to a doctor with such qualifications?
20+
years of personal practice
Continued study with the best teachers worldwide.
8+
years of teaching
In Germany, Japan, Mexico, Poland and India
5-70
students age range
Anyone can practice Ashtanga Yoga, only unmotivated once cannot make it.
Ashtanga Yoga method
Traditionally Yoga was always a personal practice, a form of journey within the depths of our own consciousness. In our classes from the day one each student is assigned with his own practice that follows the traditional Ashtanga Yoga system. You immediately become an independent practitioner with respect to your predispositions, history and time on your hands.
Our classes include a dynamic practice of positions (asanas), which within time and devotion will evoke deep concentration and a meditative state. Further along the path you can learn additional techniques such as Kriyas, Pranayama and Meditation. Once a month we meet together to study Yoga philosophy.