Deepen your yoga practice with this 8-day Ashtanga Intensive including 6 days of Mysore-style Ashtanga practice and weekly Ashtanga Full Primary classes, pranayama, meditation, restorative and Yoga Sutra study. The Intensive give structures to your practice and a community with which to practice. Daily practice builds strength, flexibility and increased body awareness. The focused attention and guidance of one teacher can help you identify your opportunities for growth and increase your dedication to your personal practice.
The Ashtanga Intensive begins on a Saturday with a Mysore practice and Yoga Sutra Study and runs through the week with daily Mysore classes ending on the following Sunday with a full Ashtanga Primary class followed by pranayama and meditation.
In a Mysore class, you practice your Ashtanga yoga series at your own pace with other students. The class feels like a private lesson, because the teacher works with you one-on-one.
Yoga Sutra Study covers the beginning of the yoga sutras, inviting both new and seasoned readers an opportunity to consider Patanjali’s advice for living.
Two simple breathing techniques will be featured in Pranayama along with one simple meditation practice.
The Mysore 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.
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
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! Try adding pranayama and meditation to your current practice.
Intensive is limited to 18 students. Intensive can be taken in the studio or online. Beginners and new students are welcome. All classes can be taken separately.
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.