Special classes
More information about the special classes in our studios
Yoga has many more qualities than just the physical practice on the mat (asana).
There are so many ways to feel connected, energised and union.
To inspire you to explore other practices besides the Asana practice we offer Special Classes.
Chat & Chai Astanga Sangha
With Claudia Pradella & Eva Ugolini
Multiple dates
Join us for an Astanga Community event to mix & mingle with each other and ask all the questions you have wanted to ask about your yoga practice.
Amsterdam
Dance meditation
With Stefanie van der Zwaal
Multiple dates
Dance meditation is a form of active meditation which offers the possibility to find new ways to witness yourself, the thoughts, emotions, sensations, of everything in you. Dance meditation is also a practice in (re)connecting to your body and to get more body awareness.
Amsterdam
Mantra & Meditation
With Lydia Aytogmus
Multiple dates
As Mantra literally means 'to cross over the mind': experience in this monthly class how chanting is fun & vibrates in every cell of the body and takes your meditation to a deep level.
Amsterdam
Moonday Restorative with live music
With Maximiliaan Cohen
Multiple dates
In the Astanga tradition, we take rest on Moondays. This special Restorative class on New Moondays, combines the introspective quality of the New Moon with the deep relaxation that arrives in the body and the mind from the Restorative practice with beautiful live music from Max his Native American flutes.
Amsterdam
New Moon Kirtan
With Lydia Aytogmus
Multiple dates
Every New Moonday we are gathering to sing together and to connect fully with who we truly are. As Mantra literally means 'to cross over the mind': experience in this monthly class how chanting is fun & vibrates in every cell of the body and takes your meditation to a deep level.
Amsterdam
NIA
With Annet Breure
08 March 2019
Nia (‘Now I Am’) is about connecting and sensing. Connecting our physical, mental and emotional bodies through easy-to-do movements. Bringing our awareness to our centre and sensing what is in the moment, what a movement does for you.
Den Haag
Woman Yoga
With Victoria (Tory) Hyndman
Multiple dates
Come to spend this Friday evening among women to tap into your female energy. Through gentle vinyasa practice and lovely nourishing music, we will dive into the body to awaken deep-seated shakti energy in our female seat.
Amsterdam
Women's Circle: living real sisterhood
With Katiza Satya
Multiple dates
With Katiza Satya, Dolores Mae Höppener, Alixe van Ogtrop, Ingeborg Timmermans & ra Hardjosusono We are happy to open the doors in a more consistent way to offering a sacred space and sharing time to the fact that we are finding a way to live consciously and making a difference in our realities and the world we are in.
Amsterdam
Men Circles
With Maximiliaan Cohen
Multiple dates
Every night of the full moon we will gather together in a circle of gentlemen. In a space where we can drop our guard and connect to each other in safety and trust.
Amsterdam
Full Moon Jivamukti
With Lydia Aytogmus
Multiple dates
Jivamukti Yoga is a yoga method created by David Life and Sharon Gannon who studied many years under the guidance of Sri K. Patthabi K. Jois. Inspired amongst others by the Astanga yoga system they developed in 1984 in New York a yoga method which re-integrates the physical, philosophical, spiritual and devotional aspects of yoga.
Amsterdam
Lu Jong Tibetan Yoga
With Mariette de Kroon
Multiple dates
Lu Jong Tibetan Yoga is a practice for health and happiness: effective, playful, gentle and powerful at the same time. Lu Jong is rooted in the diamond teachings of Tibet & in Tibetan Medicine and contains amazing wisdom of how body, mind and natural cycles work together.
Den Haag
Heart Evolution Vinyasa
With Tara Chirimar
Multiple dates
Reveal what it is that makes you feel alive again. Allow your heart to speak and to clearly show the way. Aiming for a heart evolution because your heart is already there! It silently knows it all. When only we become silent enough to listen, we can become immensely inspired.
Amsterdam
Rest & Unwind
With Marije Paternotte
Multiple dates
End your week with a restful practice to unwind your body and mind. Join Marije Paternotte for an evening of Pranayama, Yin Yoga, and Essential Oils, to calm your nervous system, reduce stress, and enhance your sleep.
Amsterdam
Collective Reading *
With Saskia Nefkens
Multiple dates
In this special class Saskia will tap into the collective energy in the room and convey the messages of Source energy. This usually contains messages from both angels as well as spirit guides.
Amsterdam
Dynamic Meditation
With Ilanit de Wilde
Multiple dates
In order to live a more fulfilled life, you will want to get to know your full potential, your true Self. Meditation is the route to that knowing. It is the methodology of the science of awareness.
Amsterdam
Yoga Nidra
With Fleur Van Zonneveld
Multiple dates
In this class we will explore the meditative practice of Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is a deep relaxation and meditation technique that is nourishing and restorative as well as healing and transformative. To get into the state of Yoga Nidra is to step into the realm of pure awareness, while the body is at rest in Savasana (corpse pose). The practice is very grounding and expanding at the same time.
Amsterdam
Lu Jong Tibetan Healing Yoga
With Mariette de Kroon
Multiple dates
Lu Jong Tibetan Yoga is a practice for health and happiness: effective, playful, gentle and powerful at the same time. Lu Jong is rooted in the diamond teachings of Tibet & in Tibetan Medicine and contains amazing wisdom of how body, mind and natural cycles work together.
Amsterdam
Yoga Nidra
With Inge Peters
Multiple dates
This meditation is a practice of conscious relaxation designed to release held tension in our body and mind. The practice of yoga nidra guides students into a state of deep relaxation, by progressively relaxing and releasing tension from each part of the body. This helps us to feel more open inside and is a great way to reverse the impact of stress.
Amsterdam
Feeding your demons
With Ingeborg Timmerman
Multiple dates
Feeding your Demons is an ancient Buddhist Practice influenced with western Psychotherapy. Developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione, the first female ordained Nun of the west, Emination of Machig Labdron, Yogini 11th century. Derived from Chod: To cut, to let go of the clinging of the Ego. This Meditation practice will allow us to transform what we are struggling with in the moment.
Amsterdam