Reduce Stress, Get fit & flexible
Led by Lauren Collignon
Have you been curious about the Mysore method? Are you new to yoga? Ready to rekindle your practice or try something new?
In this intro workshop, your teacher starts with the basics.
- Start with a group - you’re in a group with other new students, you grow together and develop a sense of community.
- Learn safely - you start with classes that are meant for beginners, with modifications for injury and body type. We meet you where you are and encourage open dialogue and communication.
Intro to Ashtanga
Join our two day Intro to Ashtanga workshop, designed to make Ashtanga yoga approachable, even for a true beginner.
You'll learn about breathing, focus, and the foundations of yoga. Classes will introduce Sun Salutations and the standing postures of the Ashtanga Primary Series.
You will leave this workshop with the foundation you need to make the Ashtanga method your own. You’ll learn modifications to suit your needs and develop the confidence to dive into Mysore classes.
Balance is a warm, welcoming place to join the Ashtanga practitioners around the world!
Important details
- January 4 & 5 1-3pm
- Investment $75;
BYW Members receive 10% discount, applied automatically at checkout. - Both days of the workshop will count towards the Yoga challenge
Meet Lauren Collignon
Lauren has practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga for 14 years. Lauren’s physical practice, coupled with her natural propensity to question reality, led her to explore the philosophy of Ashtanga Yoga. Through her teaching, Lauren endeavors to link the physical yoga practice to students’ personal journeys towards Self-realization. Lauren practiced in Houston, TX from 2005-2013 with Yannis Avramidis. She travelled to Mysore, India to attend the KPJAYI in 2010 and is 200RYT. Lauren has also studied with Tim Miller, David Swenson, Shelley Washington, Eddie Stern, and Sharmila Desai. She has been teaching for five years.