Ashtanga Yoga Philadelphia

“If we think of creativity in the light of its word origin, what yoga does first is it gives us an inner mobility. It gives us a mobility that is not based on muscle contraction. It is in the body— in the tissues, the skin, the reach of the breath and so on. This movement does not lead to a sense of accomplishment but to a deep emotional satisfaction, a trade dance of pleasure without an object.

It is a state of non-inference because a form of balance is found. It is a state of quiet concentration, of total receptivity. Because is wipes the slate clean, one can start over without external conceptions. It enables one to reach a state beyond the ‘learned’ categorization of the outside world. It puts us in touch with our own selves. It allows us to see.”

N.E. Sjoman

NOVEMBER
Introduction to Ashtanga Course

ओम् November 3-25

➖Mon-Thurs
➖ 8-9am

“The highest goal to which a human being can and ought to aspire does not lie in some separate realm or ‘outer’, extrinsic world, but is, rather, within oneself, as one’s core intrinsic being. Yoga expands, purifies, and illuminates our understanding of self and world.”

-Ian Whicher

“The goal of yogic transformation is realized in contemplative practice. The path to freedom consists of a gradual unwinding of misconceptions that allows for fresh perceptions.

It is as if one were walking attentively through a forest in which one could not precisely identify every animal, bird, flower, and tree. Even so, the sounds of the various creatures, the smells of flowers and ferns, and the shapes of trees move one toward more acute awareness of the environment, and in this process of reorientation the contours of the landscape change.

The way of yoga is not a simple, linear path. Rather, it is a complex method involving a radical change in the way we experience the world and conceive the process of knowing ourselves.”
- Barbara Stoler Miller

Registration is open for our

OCTOBER 4 week
Introduction to Ashtanga Course

ओम् October 5-29

➖Mon-Thurs
➖ 8-9AM

“The goal of yogic transformation is realized in contemplative practice. The path to freedom consists of a gradual unwinding of misconceptions that allows for fresh perceptions.

It is as if one were walking attentively through a forest in which one could not precisely identify every animal, bird, flower, and tree. Even so, the sounds of the various creatures, the smells of flowers and ferns, and the shapes of trees move one toward more acute awareness of the environment, and in this process of reorientation the contours of the landscape change.

The way of yoga is not a simple, linear path. Rather, it is a complex method involving a radical change in the way we experience the world and conceive the process of knowing ourselves.”
- Barbara Stoler Miller

Registration is open for our

OCTOBER 4 week
Introduction to Ashtanga Course

ओम् October 5-29

➖Mon-Thurs
➖ 8-9AM

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
― Rumi

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ओम् SEPTEMBER ओम्
Introduction to Ashtanga Course

September 8 - October 1

➖Mon-Thurs
➖8 - 9AM

ओम् SEPTEMBER ओम्
Introduction to Ashtanga Course

September 8 - October 1

➖Mon-Thurs
➖8 - 9AM

“Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate the sublime within you.”
~ T. Krishnamacharia

“The one Light appears in diverse forms”
- Atharva Veda

We are so thrilled to have Ali with us offering Moon Meditations each full & new moon ॐ
➖ beginning September 22nd 7-8:15PM at the Shala
➖ Donation based, hour long classes will begin with gentle movement and a seated breathing practice, followed by relaxation while Ali plays the gong.
➖read more on our website
➖Ali Kenner is a sensory ethnographer and community educator who splits her time between Philadelphia, PA and Upstate New York. Her classes and workshops invite gentle movement, deep listening, and restorative relaxation. Her book, Breathtaking: Asthma Care in a Time of Climate Change (Minnesota University Press, 2018), describes how people with asthma use sensory knowledge to navigate difficult environments. Ali has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2010 and is also a Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at Drexel University.