Ashtanga Yoga Berlin - Retreat and Teacher Intensive by Ashtanga Yoga Berlin

Ashtanga Yoga Retreats with Grischa

Advanced Ashtanga for All!

Deepen your practice of Asana, Pranayama and all the other layers of the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa method from Mysore. By integrating the teachings of the original scriptures, you will understand how these components can turn mere exercising into an actual Yoga practice. 

An ironic comment "don't get stuck" on a supposedly "advanced" asana form. Is Yoga about a leg behind a head? Ekapadashirshasana.

Grischa draws from 25 years of Ashtanga practice  and 23 years of teaching. Skill in practice and teaching is key in Ashtanga. Even small imperfections add up when repeated. By understanding the deeper meaning of Mulabandha, you overcome the root cause of all alignment problems. It becomes your unfailing guide in practice and teaching.

Maybe you have an idea about Yogis and spiritual teachers in India. But it is not about the looks, is it? It is not about calling something a “tradition”! It is all about the attitude, a deep sense of service and responsibility in a tradition of selflessness. My mission is to restore Yoga as a universal blessingβ€”an antidote to selfishness, greed, and irresponsibility. By embracing genuine transformation, we can inspire one another to reduce social and ecological suffering and contribute to the global change our world urgently needs.

This journey is for the rare and invaluable true Yoga enthusiasts who are not in Yoga for selfish pleasure or profit.

For questions about the retreat, the teacher, payment options, or locations, contact us at Ashtanga Yoga Berlin: +49.30.48496665

About Grischa

Grischa has been teaching traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 2001. He opened Berlin’s first Ashtanga Shala “Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Berlin” in 2004. His main teacher was Richard Freeman. Read more…

Grischa Steffin from Ashtanga Yoga Berlin

His teaching is guided by the goals of Yoga as described in the classical scriptures such as the Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad Gita and other texts. Samadhi is the key tool to Yoga. It arises from selfless service (ishvara pranidhana) only, never from a hedonistic, selfish lifestyle.

In 2019 Grischa founded the “Yogis for Climate Justice” movement. We are trying to re-establish Yoga as the open, non-profit, social movement that was until just a few decades ago when the capitalistic mindset took over and re-defined Yoga as an excuse for an utterly selfish way of life for rich people.

Please contact us if you an enthusiast who wants to make a difference!

Upcoming Ashtanga Retreats

Sun, 27. July -Β 
Sun, 3. August
@ Gutshaus Großschânfeld (Mecklenburg, Germany)
Finally a place that everyone can afford, room and board starting at €315 for 4bed, Yoga tuition flexible as usual. Find the most advanced, no nonsense teachings you can find in a Mysore room as well as pranayama and meditation. Bonus: There is a lake inviting for a swim between the sessions just 100m from the house!

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