Walking into Half Primary
The Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga or Yoga Chikitsa is the ideal place to start the Ashtanga Yoga practice, a vigorous yoga style which promotes health and overall wellbeing using breathing, postures and focus points to create and overall sensation of been in the here and now. This method has been used for centuries to cure illnesses in India, and has guided men and sages on their path to enlightenment. Been a modular and progressive yoga style, it is a system that is built upon itself and is completely customizable to the level of each practitioner. After learning the Sun Salutations and the fundamental postures with their correct method and vinyasa counts, the next step is to start learning the Primary Series postures one by one. We will go deep into how to enter and exit each of these postures of the Primary Series, as well as their correct method of execution, modifications and vinyasa counts. Utthita Hasta Pādānguṣṭhāsana Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana Utkaṭāsana Vīrabhadrāsana [A] y [B] Paścimottānāsana Pūrvottānāsana Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana Tiryaṁ-Mukha Eka-Pāda Paścimottānāsana Jānu Śīrṣāsana [A], [B] y [C] Marīcyāsana [A], [B], [C], [D] Nāvāsana Price: $60 February 24th, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Casco Yoga Panama Calle José D. de la Obaldía Panama City, Panama
About the teacher
Student of the KPJAYI, José Luis Vélez has practiced Ashtanga Yoga since 2008 and has studied under the guidance of R. Saraswathi Jois since 2016. He has studied Yoga Philosophy and Sanskrit at Mysore, India with teachers such as Lakshmish Bhat at the KPJAYI and Vidvan Prof. H.V. Nagaraja Rao of the Mysore University and The Maharaja’s Sanskrit College. He has also studied Ayurveda with Vaidya Nixia Lino and Abhyanga Ayurvedic Oil Massage at the Suyoga Ayurvedic Massage Center in Mysore. José travels every year to Mysore, India to study with his teachers, reconnect and learn directly from the source.
