ADAM KEEN
A Practical Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
3-days workshop in Athens
DATES
Friday 17/10 to Sunday 19/10
LOCATION
Chakra Yoga Shala, Dekeleon 46, Athens
BOOKINGS
Below or info@avrayoga.gr
Adam Keen’s 2nd visit to Athens for a 3-day Ashtanga Workshop is an event not to be missed for yoga practitioners of all levels.
Adam is a highly regarded and accomplished Ashtanga teacher, one of the few globally to have completed the Advanced A series in Mysore under the direct guidance of Sharath Jois. His passion for Ashtanga yoga shines through in his teachings, offering a unique blend of technical expertise, mindfulness, and dedication. Adam's workshops go beyond the physical practice, delving deeply into the philosophy, history, and transformative essence of Ashtanga yoga, inspiring students to cultivate a balanced and holistic approach to their practice. This workshop is a rare opportunity to learn from a master teacher and deepen your understanding of Ashtanga yoga in all its dimensions.
A Practical Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
If your practice of yoga doesn’t create a better situation for you in everyday life, then something has gone wrong. Yoga is the science of manipulating the hidden dimension of energy, bur, still, a lot can be said about this and how to do it. In this weekend, we will try to make clear and relatable what is often mystified.
Who can attend
Everyone is welcome to this; Adam teaches with humor and kindness and with 25 years of experience.
Location
Chakra Yoga Shala, Dekeleon 46, Athens
Schedule
FRIDAY 17/10
18.30 - 20.00 Breathing Basics
The diaphragm is the thing in yoga. The aim of both vinyasa and bandha, its deeper experiencing is the reason we practice asana. But, first, it must be harnessed. We will look at how to do so, and then, how to use what is often now referred to as the muscle of the soul. No yoga clothes required but dress comfortably.
SATURDAY 18/10
8.00 - 10.00: Led Primary and Mysore Practice combined
Adam will lead the class through the first part of primary and standing asana, after which you will move on to self-practice following the Ashtanga sequence at whatever level you are at. All physical levels are welcome, in this setting there won’t be time to teach the sequence, but you are free to follow from printed sheets.
10.30 - 12:30: Opening the hips
The true and effective ‘hip opening’ is of the lower back and sacrum area rather than the superficial stretching of our inner groins as we’re often taught. There is a lot more to hip opening than Baddha Konasana. We shall consider the proposition more thoroughly, as well as why yoga is so fixated as a movement modality with our hips.
12.30 - 14.00: Alternative Yoga Sutras
Adam presents an alternative view of The Yoga Sutras based on discussing the text with some of the leading authorities on it. We will consider current usages, and how it might more effectively be related to our modern lives, rather than simply in stopping the mind and getting rid of our ego as it’s commonly portrayed as suggesting.
SUNDAY 19/10
8.00 - 9:30: Mysore Practice (group of up to 20 students only)
A self-practice class with verbal instruction and light physical assistance. Adam offers directions for you to experience asanas in a comfortable and stable way in your body. He does not believe in forcing people into postures and focuses on safe and non-intrusive assistance.
10.30 - 12.00: Backbends to Front Stretches
There is a way to approach backbends which immediately makes them less scary. Namely, to consider that you are not bending your back, rather lengthening through the whole of the front of your body. A lot may change when considering them from a different angle and with a few extra tips.
12.30 - 14.00: The Evolution of Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
When the first Westerners arrived in Mysore, the way they were taught was not the same as we are today. Indeed, there have been some important changes over the last 50 years. And it’s not only interesting, but, also, useful to our own practices, to know how what we are doing has evolved up until this point.
Adam made his first trip to Mysore in 2007, received level 2 authorisation in 2012 and completed the Advanced A sequence of Ashtanga yoga in 2013 with Sharathji. He has been a yoga practitioner since 1999.
Having taught internationally and spent over ten years running a Mysore program in his native London, Adam’s style is open, non-dogmatic and eclectic while remaining rooted in an appreciation of the tradition as taught in Mysore. He has a unique way of making everyone welcome and meeting students where they are with humour and kindness.
He is a co-founder of Keen on Yoga, an online yoga platform hosting workshops and events, and the host of the Keen on Yoga Podcast and YouTube channels. Adam has interviewed and learned from most of the top Ashtanga teachers and philosophy academics in this capacity, leading to a unique overview of the modern yoga world and teaching approaches.
When not practising yoga, Adam likes to cook – in his earlier years, he was a chef, supporting himself in this profession by cooking in Buddhist and yoga centres whilst studying yoga. This took him to Purple Valley in Goa, where he was employed as the chef by his future wife, Theresa who was Director of the centre at the time.
Still a philosophy student at heart, Adam shares his thoughts and experience daily on social media, where you can find him discussing many of the questions that come to our minds, but we’re often afraid or unsure how to ask. Find him on Instagram @adam_keen_ashtanga
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
The spots for this workshop are limited. It can be attended in full or in drop in classes. Workshop full price 220€. Drop in price 35€.
For your registration please fill in the form below and proceed with the payment through the online payment provided or via bank transfer.
Please read T&Cs below. For anything you might need you may email Avra Yoga at info@avrayoga.gr.
Fulll Workshop
220€
Drop In class
35€
T&Cs:
/ Your spot will be reserved upon payment.
/ Payments can be done by credit or debit card through the link above, cash, or bank transfer (please email us to receive bank accounts).
/ Upon or before payment please fill in the registration form as well.
/ If you want to attend more than one drop in classes and in the case you pay online please repeat the payment as per the classes you chose.
/ If you pay via bank transfer please send us proof of payment and which package or course you are enrolling to at info@avrayoga.gr (if you pay for one or more Drop Ins please indicate in your email which specific classes you want to participate to).
/ If you wish to cancel your participation the following cancelation policy applies:
For cancellations up until 31/7, full refund of the amount to the original payment method.
For cancellations up until 15/9, 50% refund to the original payment method.
For cancellations after 16/9, no refund is offered.
/ The organizer and hosts have no involvement or responsibility on expenses made for transportation/traveling to Athens or expenses on accommodation, thus refund on those will not be applied under any of the mentioned circumstances.
/ You may ask us to provide you useful information for your accomodation, however we don't offer accomodation services.
/ The organizer and hosts reserve the right to cancel the event for serious reason (including - but not limited - pandemic, epidemic, illness). In that case full refund of the cost of the workshop will be applied to the original payment method.
