Deepen your yoga practice with this 8-day Ashtanga Intensive.
Daily practice builds strength, flexibility and increased body awareness.
Give yourself a yoga "stay-cation". Deepen your practice while staying at home and still have time for your normal schedule
Practice with community. Ground yourself in the energy of your fellow students.
Grow from the focused attention and guidance of one teacher.
Dedicate yourself to your personal practice
Experience a sense of confidence at the end of the week.
This 8-day Ashtanga Intensive runs Saturday to the following Sunday, with a day of rest on Thursday and includes:
· 6 Mysore classes – In Mysore class, you practice where you are in your Ashtanga yoga series, at your own pace, in a room with other students, who are practicing their personal practice. Mysore class feels similar to a private lesson, because the teacher works with you one-on-one.
· Yoga Sutra Study in two 60-minute workshops. Starting at the beginning of the yoga sutras and inviting both new and seasoned readers an opportunity to consider Patanjali’s advice for living.
· Two Pranayama & Meditation workshops featuring two simple breathing techniques and one simple meditation practice.
While students will get more benefit from attending the full Intensive, this may not be possible for all students! Students are encouraged to stretch into a practice that is more than they typically engage in. If you come three times per week, try 4 or 6 times a week! Or try adding pranayama and meditation to your current practice.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
7:30am-9:30am - Mysore class
9:30am-10:30am - Yoga Sutra Study
Sunday, July 20, 2025
8:30am-10:00am - Ashtanga Full Primary class
10:15am-11:15am - Pranayama & Meditation
Monday, July 21, 2025, Tuesday, July 22, 2025 & Wednesday, July 23, 2025
7am-10am - Mysore class
6am-7am - Or start your practice early with an Open Practice
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Day of Rest, no classes on a Moon Day
Friday, July 25, 2025
7am-10am - Mysore class
6am-7am - Or start your practice early with an Open Practice
11am-noon – Restorative
Saturday, July 26, 2025
7:30am-9:30am - Mysore class
9:30am-10:30am - Yoga Sutra Study
Sunday, July 27, 2025
8:30am-10:00am - Ashtanga Full Primary class
10:15am-11:15am - Pranayama & Meditation
The Ashtanga Intensive runs in the morning on a similar schedule to our current Mysore schedule. Regular students may simply choose to add more to their current schedule. All classes can be taken separately.
Beginners and new students are welcome. Intensive can be taken in the studio or online.
Full Intensive - $125 (Shala Members - $40)
Mysore, Ashtanga Led Primary & Restorative are regular class pricing. Individual Pranayama & Meditation = $30 ($15 Shala Members) Yoga Sutra Study = $50 for both classes ($20 Shala Members)
Becky Mingo, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, YACEP, is the owner of The Shala of Pittsburgh Ashtanga Yoga. Becky Mingo’s love of yoga grew out of her early dance training. She has been studying Ashtanga since 1994 and teaching primarily Ashtanga since 2005.