Mysore workshop Petri Räisänen
ACCESSIBLE ASHTANGA YOGA
15-18 MAY 2025
We are so grateful that Petri Räisänen keep coming to our studio to inspire and share the ashtangayoga tradition he learnt from Sri K Pattabhi Jois.
15/5 – Thursday
16.30-18.30 – Led primary series
Petri is counting the traditional vinyasa system with Sanskrit asana names, breath, vinyasa numbers, drishtis (gazing points), bandhas (locks), and asana alignments
18.45-20.00 – Workshop opening
Discussion about the Ashtanga Yoga tradition in modern times and a light pranayama
16/5 – Friday
6.00-8:00 or 08.15-10.15 – Mysore style
13.00-13.45 – Pranayama: Easy breathing and meditation exercises
14.00-16.00 – Workshop: Accessible Ashtanga Yoga
How we can practice Ashtanga Yoga when we are not able to do the original asana. How to modify the asanas for different bodies, injuries, aging, pains and disabled bodies.
17/5 – Saturday
7.00-9.00 or 09.15-11.15 – Mysore style
14.00-16.30 – Workshop: Pranamaya Kosha (energy body) and Healing adjustments
16.45-17.30 – Rest and Healing through shamanic drumming (with Pernilla)
18.30 – Dinner at the Indian restaurant MahaBelly (5 min walk from the shala)
18/5 – Sunday
7.00-9.00 or 09.15-11.15 – Mysore style
13.00-14.30 Workshop – Accessible Ashtanga asana adjustments
Asana adjustments following the Friday’s workshop. Therapeutic and healing adjustments for the asana variations. Adjustments for the people who are not able to do the original asana.
Earth energy and space energy meditation
About Petri
Petri Räisänen is internationally known and respected as one of ashtangayogans new generation of teachers. Petri started practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 1988 and began teaching in 1990. He is a devoted student student of his Guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and and was authorized to teach astangayoga in 2001 by Guruji. In 2004 Petri wrote ”Kraften bakom yoga” a book that today serves as a kind of guide or manual for many students in ashtangayoga. In 2017 he also launched the book ”Nadi Sodhana” which we all have been waiting for. Petris adjustments are gentle intuitive therapeutic and according to some almost magic from his previous job as a traditional Finnish healer and naturopath.
Price and booking
There are 2 options for the weekend, please see below and both of them you have the possibility to add on the led primary class.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP:
Introduction workshop, 3 mysore classes, 3 workshops, 3.250 SEK
MYSORE CLASSES:
Introduction workshop, 3 mysore classes, 1.500 SEK
LED PRIMARY:
Led primary class, Thursday 16.30-18.30, 550 SEK
LOCATION: Pontonjärgatan 36, Stockholm