Calgary Ashtanga Yoga School
1414 Kensington Rd NW #200 T2N 3P9 Calgary, AB, Canada

We are rising up! For July, here are the IN-PERSON classes: Wednesday: 5:30-8:30am MYSORE Friday: 9:30-10:15 LED PRIMARY SERIES... Now, due to the COVID pandemic and the reopening guidelines you have to register for these in-person classes. This will be done through BACK TO MOBILITY's MindBody website. Purchase a Premium Pass, and sign in. EASY, EASY, EASY ...

This is how we get it done! Practice for life!!

MOON DAY Tomorrow! Enjoy your day off!

A message from our teacher, Jeff Lichty: Yesterday I was listening to CBC and a social media expert was talking about a NEW trend on Instagram. He said people are becoming weary of the current IG standard or look and was saying it is no longer cool to present the perfect zen-like public facade.... In fact, he said that people are now posing to look like they aren’t posing and that many young people are unfollowing accounts that promote the look of perfection. Now, they are setting up their pictures to show how unscripted and unperfected their lives are. I guess we are trying to put the Insta back in Instagram? But, if you are like me your head is spinning at the moment! Sheesh! To pose or not to pose, or to pose your best I’m not trying to pose, pose. ARG! To my mind, the look at me side of our social media culture can create an insidious habit of comparison. It’s obvious this has negative effects in the mind and definitely in our practices. I've had a couple of students refer to Laruga Glaser and her elegant inspirational videos recently. I love Laruga she is a beautiful, kind-hearted certified teacher in the Ashtanga Tradition, and I believe she is one of the hidden gems in the current yoga market place. Laruga has trained in a most dedicated way for over 30 years. She gets up a 2:45 to practice and now 20 years later, viola! she has beautiful lines and looks picture perfect! I know for me it's easy to want a picture perfect result, but much harder for me to pay the admission price of practice. In our social media world, we often fail to make the correlations between practice and mastery. Comparing ourselves to others can become a negative habit of mind. This constant desiring is what I might call a shadow practice a dark practice. Ruminating in desire highlights my impatience and a subtle hostility I hold against myself. Something I need to let go of. So let us be inspired - Laruga is a great inspiration! - but be mindful to cultivate kindness to ourselves and keep engaged in our own process. Only we can walk our own path to peace. - J

This morning’s Mysore class was a-hoppin’ We love how students of all levels can practice in the same space together, moving to the tempo of their own breath #calgaryashtanga

A sweet photo of Jeff Lichty and his son, monkeying around Don’t forget everyone: Friday is chanting, led primary and chai and Monday is a moon day #calgaryashtanga Sigismondi Photography

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We hope you are spending this moon day practicing #seventhseries, spending time with loved ones Holiday Monday will have regular hours (530am - 830am) so we’ll see you on the mat #calgaryashtanga Alessandro Sigismondi

Thank you Yoga Vibe LA for giving us a good chuckle #calgaryashtanga

Jeff Lichty doing a quick hair adjustment on Rachel Reid Don’t forget: Jeff and Joanne Hutchinson will be offering a Primary Series Intensive Ashtanga Yoga Training this coming summer! Module 1: June 29 & 30, 9am - 4pm... Module 2: July 27 & 28, 9am - 4pm Module 3: August 10 & 11, 9am - 4pm Personal practice development The art of assisting Applied Ashtanga therapeutics Teaching essentials Sanskrit counting & chanting $995 full course $399 single module To sign up, contact Jeff: [email protected] Tiago d’Oliveira

Brian Andreas reminds us to find balance in both our practice and our life #calgaryashtanga

Fun fact: moon days this month land on the weekends of 4th and 18th so DIG IN this month to a 5 day a week practice! #calgaryashtanga