Ashtanga Intensive Weekend at the Weissensee

Friday 05 June - Sunday 07 June

3 Days and 2 nights in the amazing Weissenseerhof 4s* Biohotel

Ashtanga Yoga Program in the Lakeview Yoga Shala

Evening Workshops: 1700Hrs - 1900Hrs • Friday: A step by step approach to some of the funkiest moves and poses in the Ashtanga practice. Learn how to approach the Floating Sun Salutation; the jump through and jump back; (dynamic back roll) and the . These moves and poses will be approached in a sensible, gentle well-structured way so that students can take home a program to progressively develop them in accordance with their own abilities. • Saturday: How does the stuff we do on the mat relate to ancient Yoga philosophy? Can this integration bring added value to our lives? In this fun theoretical workshop, students will explore the link between the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of the dynamic movements practiced in the morning with Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the way we ride/navigate through life.

Morning Classes: 0730Hrs - 0930Hrs • Saturday: Flow through the primary series to the rhythm of the traditional Sanskrit count. No interruptions, just a smooth flowing practice, ending in a long and deep relaxation. • Sunday: We will practice the full second Series but in a very accessible and playful way. Where necessary we will play around with some fun variations and preparatory exercises. Teachers: Etienne Janssen started practicing Yoga after breaking a spinal vertebra in a skydiving accident. On his first trip to India (in the year 2000) he discovered . Since then he has been practicing with some of the worlds most revered teachers with whom he completed several teacher trainings and a yoga therapy training with Dr Med Ganesh Mohan and Dr Med. Gunther Niessen. In 2014 he had the luck of meeting his current teacher, John Scott, who he annually assists at Purple Valley in India. Etienne has been teaching at his own Studio in Gmünd Austria where he lives with his ten-year-old daughter Roza (https:// www.yoga-atelier-gmuend.com/). Additionally to practicing Ashtanga Yoga he is also a passionate Ultra Runner, having finished some of the toughest Ultra races in Europe.

Fernanda Rubim discovered Ashtanga Yoga in 2015 while she engaged in a 200h Hatha Vinyasa teacher training. Since then she has deepened her studies joining intensive teacher trainings with experienced teachers such as David Swenson, Bryan Kest, Jim Harrington and many others. She currently teaches privately and at studios in Luxembourg where she lives (https://www.yogaloft.lu/fernanda-antunes-rubim; https://yoga.lu/teachers/63-fernanda- rubim). Additionally to teaching yoga, Fernanda works as a corporate lawyer and enjoys dancing, surfing, acrobatics and studying Eastern and Western philosophy.

Participants: Minimum 5 and maximum 12 participants. Open for everybody with at least one year of regular Yoga Practice.

Price 120 € for the workshops.

The Hotel will contact you for the reservation of your room. The price depends on the room-category you choose and the total amount of participants. Expect to pay around 250 € for two nights including mouth watering breakfasts and evening meals.

Including: Check out the hotel website for their amazing gastronomy, spa and stunning setting: https://www.strandhotel-weissensee.at/en/welcome/

Payment: Please pay the workshop fee to complete your booking to the account of Yoga Atelier:

Yoga Atelier Gmünd Kirchgasse 55, 9853 Gmünd IBAN: AT29 4073 0509 6342 0000 BIC: OVLIAT21XXX

You will receive an invoice for the accommodation costs directly from the hotel. .

Cancellation Policy: For the workshop and the hotel the following conditions apply:

Until 31 days before your stay: no cancellation costs 30 - 3 days before your stay: 30 % of your total cost 2 days before your stay: 100 % of your stay