Autor: Dagmar

Ashtanga Yoga | Pranayama | Mindfulness

Join Kia for her first ever visit to Aachen! In her teaching, she weaves an embodied approach to Ashtanga Yoga with classical Pranayama (Kaivalyadham-lineage), Buddhist Mindfulness and Compassion Practices. During the weekend we immerse into these somatic teachings as vehicles of insight, inviting us to awaken our heart through the wisdom of our body.

Whether exploring Asana, Pranayama or the Buddha Dharma, we work from a non-dogmatic, inclusive and creative place, open for personal inquiry. This empowers each practitioner to develop transformative skills and embodied resources to help grow their practice from a place of deep authenticity and clear understanding.

“Our journey of becoming is shaped by how we nurture our inner garden. The virtues we cultivate to blossom, the habits we uproot, and the bravery we muster to turn away from cynicism and compassionately embrace the wholeness of life in its myriad forms” 

– Kia Naddermier

Kia will guide us through traditional Pranayama practices (in the lineage of Kaivalyadham),Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation and take us on a dynamic and explorative journey of Ashtanga Yoga. We will approach these transformative teachings with an inclusive and creative mindset, enabling us to inform and inspire our practice regardless of current experience – beginner, intermediate or advanced. This workshop welcomes all interested practitioners and teachers.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM:

The Movement of Breath and Wisdom of Heart

Friday Evening, Saturday Afternoon, 2hrs

Dedicated to the practices of Pranayama as well as reflections around yogic wisdom teachings and the Buddha Dharma – these lovingly crafted sessions establishes a home ground within our subtle body from where transformation can take place. New students are mindfully introduced to classical Pranayama in the lineage of Kaivalyadham, whilst those with more experience refine and expand their practice and understanding.  

Master Class: An Embodied Approach to Ashtanga Yoga

Saturday & Sunday morning, 3hrs

In these dynamic practice sessions, we develop a deeper understanding for Ashtanga Yoga as an instrument for insight, inviting us to illuminate our heart through the intelligence of our body.

We move through key elements of our sequence with an explorative mindset, looking at common physical and energetic actions to help cultivate an attuned practice rooted in yogic principles. 

These profoundly comprehensive master classes will open up new dimensions that will continue to inspire and inform your personal practice long after the workshop ends. It is an approach to Ashtanga that yields exceptional rewards as it moves each practitioner towards self-reliance, self-compassion and self-realisation.

Satsang & Closing Circle

Sunday afternoon, 2hrs

This last session of our workshop, we close our circle with a centring meditation practice as well as offer space for Satsang – discussion and inquiries around the practices and teachings of yoga. 

Equipment – each practitioner will need:

• 2 Brick Blocks
• 1 Adjustable Yoga Belt

Kia Naddermier has been a devoted practitioner for more than 30 years. She is the founder ofMysore Yoga Paris – a global yoga community dedicated to a wholistic approach to practice.

Kia’s teachings integrate her profound knowledge of the philosophy and practice of all aspects of yoga – Asana, subtle and physical Anatomy, Meditation, Kriyas, Pranayama. She is one of the first – and very few – Pranayama teachers to be certified at the highest level within the Kaivalyadham lineage. Being a dedicated Dharma practitioner and a certified Mindfulness Mentor, her teachings draw extensively from both Yogic and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Kia teaches with authenticity, clarity and generosity, making ancient practices relevant in our daily lives as a means for spiritual growth and inner healing. Her deep love and years of dedication to all aspects of yoga shine through in her insightful, inspirational and compassionate teaching. Practitioners return year after year to benefit from the continuous evolution of her research, practice and teaching.

She is the co-creator of the much appreciated podcast Mysore Yoga Paris – Closer Together offering free practice resources available for all.

Watch: An interview with Kia at Purple ValleyWORKSHOP SUMMARY

FRIDAY

6-8pm: 

• The Movement of Breath and Wisdom of Heart #1

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SATURDAY

8.30-11.30am:

• An Embodied Approach to Ashtanga Yoga – Master Class #1

13.30-15.30pm: 

• The Movement of Breath and Wisdom of Heart #1

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SUNDAY

8.30-11.30am:

• An Embodied Approach to Ashtanga Yoga – Master Class #2

13.30-15.30pm: 

• Satsang & Closing Circle

To add by the schedule:This is an organic process which is why we are intentionally giving 

+/- 15 mins flexibility in terms of finishing time for all sessions, thank you for accommodating this in your planning.

280 Euro/Early bird (30.11.2024) 260 Euro

12. – 19. April 2025 Mallorca – SANAU