This Tuesday we talk about the benefits, contraindications, adjustments and anatomy of forward folds like paschimottanasana, janu sirsasana, konasana, baddha konasana, seating twists. Join us with all your curiosity and questions @ yoga Foundations 7.30pm.

Tuesday 16/01 at 19.30 we have a Yoga Foundations class about prone backbends: salabhasana, upward facing dog, cobra, dhanurasana. We look into their benefits, origin, anatomy and modifications. 🐍

Tuesday 09/01 Breath 7.30pm In the Yoga Foundations class, we learn some basic breathing techniques and will focus on Ujjayi Breath. Join us and learn about the technique, benefits,... of this “ocean breath” so you can integrate this victorious breath in your practice. With this beauty <3

About Gabriel (Gabe) Azoulay Gabriel Azoulay (Gabe) was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 20 years. He truly believes that there is a yoga for everyone! Throughout the years he has accumulated and attended various yoga and bodywork trainings, developed and led teacher trainings, supported, collaborated and consulted on the creation of national and international yoga studios and programs. Gabriel spent almost 2 years practicing daily with renowned Astanga teacher, Tim Miller; he lived and practiced in Mysore, India for 6 months, and taught throughout Thailand for 18 months. While in India Gabriel studied with back bending master Vinay Kumar and led regular Astanga workshops and intensives and daily Yin yoga practices out of his home. While in Thailand he was instrumental in developing the first Hot Yoga Teacher Training for Absolute Yoga, Asia's largest yoga company. He continually works on developing and creating unique programs that will reach across all barriers and make a positive impact in the lives of individuals and the world. www.gabeyoga.com This Start to Mysore workshop includes: Fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga Talk Demo Surya Namaskar Hand and feet postures Tristana: Bandhas, Drishti, Ujjayi ... → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → address: Frankrijklei 107, 2000 Antwerp → price: 25 euro → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

2017 has been amazing, loving and lovely on many levels! Gratitude 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 ! AY owes that to the fantastic community that you all are ⭐️🌟⚡️! During this year, we had many inspiring guest teachers around, 🧘‍♂️🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏿‍♂️ celebrated the 10th anniversary 🍸💫🥂 and so much more ... no words. The Ay-team, as always, has continued to evolve and share the passion for yoga from the heart ❤️❤️❤️. AY, it's teachers and community are so ready to enter the new year with more love, more consciousness, more kindness, .... thanks to your energy. Enjoy this litle film of the AY Sylvester practices. Happy 2018 ! Jai!!!

About Michael Hamilton (ZA) Michael Hamilton is a dedicated student of yoga and vipassana meditation. Born in South Africa he started with martial arts at age six, leading to an interest in body practice, eastern philosophy and meditation. He received permission to teach Ashtanga yoga from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois, and currently studies yoga with Richard Freeman and Doug Keller. After many years practicing Zen Buddhism, vipassana meditation in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw became his focus. Meditation studies and deep contemplative practice forms the foundation of his teachings on yoga and its integration into our daily lives. With an eye for detail and alignment, he emphasizes the internal practice of yoga through mindfulness. Friday 12 October, 2018 - 18:30 → 20:00 Masterclass We will emphasize the alignment principle of inter-related oppositions to help create and strengthen the inner gazing power of awareness in dynamic flow sequences built around sun salutations, standing postures, seated postures and a theme posture, which will vary for each session. Saturday 13 October, 2018 - 09:30 → 12:30 Session 1 The outer line of the leg in a-symmetrical forward bends as preparation for hip openers. Talk on the challenges to starting spiritual practice followed by a guided meditation (mindfulness meditation). Saturday 13 October, 2018 - 14:00 → 17:00 Session 2 Backbend principles for deeper backbends and initiating the drop back. Talk on opening the heart of compassion with guided meditation (metta meditation). Sunday 14 October, 2018 - 09:30 → 12:30 Session 3 Moving towards arm balances from the core with straight arm balances, fore-arm balances and handstands. Talk on working with difficult emotions with guided meditation (mindfulness meditation). Sunday 14 October, 2018 - 14:00 → 17:00 Session 4 Deepening the inner line of the legs with groin stretches from the primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. Talk on bringing our practice into daily life with guided meditation (meditation on spacious quality of the mind). There will be time at the end of each session for Q & A. The workshop is open to all students with previous yoga experience as variations will be given. → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → price: masterclass 25 euro, 1 session 45 euro, 1 day 85 euro, weekend 135 euro → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

About Gabriel (Gabe) Azoulay In 2005 Gabe set out to India, and on recommendation from a friend, he stopped in Thailand to study Thai Massage. His intention was to be a better adjuster. He never expected that meeting Master Pichest Boothume would change the direction of his life. On the first day of łclass˛ at Pichest garage, which looked like a temple, Pichest turned to the room after an hour of prayer and said: “what does a yogi do?”. For Gabe, the question was shocking, considering this was Thai Massage. The answer would shock him more. “A Yogi sits, a yogi feels.” For Pichest Boonthume, Thai Massage is a meditation practice, like a yoga practice. Gabe has spent the last 10 years working to share what he continues to learn with every visit back to Pichest. He teaches Thai Massage and his YouTube videos have been watched by more than 1 million people. www.gabeyoga.com In this Thai Massage course, or Thai Yoga Massage you will learn: how Thai Massage is a yoga practice for YOUR BODY! a 60 minute sequence you can utilize to improve the range of motion in the body of your student and your own body. principles of movement and awareness to be utilized when adjusting, doing table massage or connecting to other people (with or without touch!) When learning Thai Massage people tend to focus on the client. Yet Thai Massage is actually a practice for the giver as well as the receiver. By learning proper mechanisms, proper attention awareness, and what movements go together, and for what reasons, you will be able to understand why Thai Massage is such a powerful contributor for health in the body. You will learn the history and evolution of Thai Massage through the physician of the Buddha, Dr. Kumar Baccha, also known as the father of medicine in Thailand. This training is supported with digital material in the form of recorded sequence for easy memorization, and step-by-step manual. → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → address: Frankrijklei 107, 2000 Antwerp → price: Early Bird (before 28/2) 175€ , normal 210€ → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

About Gabriel (Gabe) Azoulay While living in Mysore, Gabriel (GabeYoga) heard of an ancient backbending practice. After some research, Gabe met Vinay Kumar, a young champion who has spent his life with a teacher who taught him this ancient practice. Sceptical on their first class, having learned that traditional backbend postures will not be practiced (such as Urdhva Dhanurasana, or Ustrasana, or Kapotasana), Gabe found himself shocked at the principles he learned in that first class, and has been practicing them ever since. Having taught this practice all over the world, to all levels and ages, Gabe has seen how this practice not only transforms students energy, but their understanding of their body, and developing the courage to face their fears! www.gabeyoga.com Have you ever heard someone say "I want to open my upper back"? Or have you ever wished to go deeper into your backbend? Perhaps backbends scare you? In this workshop we will face the fear of going into deep backbends, through the safety of an ancient practice designed to free us from fears and build the confidence to face the unkown. We will: Learn the anatomy of the spine and why the upper back hardly ever moves What does the classical sun salutation teach us about the spine Secret BackBending Sun Salutation practice Foundational postures in the BackBending curriculum The workshop will close with some yin postures and post discussion about why this practice made you feel so incredible. → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → address: Frankrijklei 107, 2000 Antwerp → price: 1 session 45€, full day 85€ → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

In this workshop Mati shares his knowledge on both biomechanics and yoga-philosophy. In the first part we'll discuss the pelvis, it's functions and the way it serves and supports in the different movements of the practice. (extension, flexion, torsion, inversion). During part two we'll dive in yoga-philosophy and learn the importance of Yama and Niyama and examine how we can apply this in our practice and daily life. About Mati Guerra (CL) After a few years of practicing with local teachers, Mati went to Mysore, India in 2010 for the first time. Immediately he was hooked and ever since he passionately keeps returning to deepen his understanding of the ashtanga yoga practice. He received Authorization Level 2 in 2014 from R. Sharath Jois to teach the full Intermediate Series of the ashtanga yoga method. At those days he also started assisting his guru in Mysore at the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. In 2016, as one of the few, he participated in the teachers course that Sharat dictated for the select group of authorized and certified students. This experience gave him a better point of view of the practice and how to teach it. Mati is now traveling the world to share the method of ashtanga yoga. He will be leading the Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Program at AntwerpYoga from January 3rd until March 16th. → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → address: Frankrijklei 107, 2000 Antwerp → price: 1 session 45€, full day 85€ → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

About Mati Guerra (CL) After a few years of practicing with local teachers, Mati went to Mysore, India in 2010 for the first time. Immediately he was hooked and ever since he passionately keeps returning to deepen his understanding of the ashtanga yoga practice. He received Authorization Level 2 in 2014 from R. Sharath Jois to teach the full Intermediate Series of the ashtanga yoga method. At those days he also started assisting his guru in Mysore at the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute. In 2016, as one of the few, he participated in the teachers course that Sharat dictated for the select group of authorized and certified students. This experience gave him a better point of view of the practice and how to teach it. Mati is now traveling the world to share the method of ashtanga yoga. He will be leading the Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Program at AntwerpYoga from January 3rd until March 16th. This Start to Mysore workshop includes: Fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga Talk Demo Surya Namaskar Hand and feet postures Tristana: Bandhas, Drishti, Ujjayi ... → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → address: Frankrijklei 107, 2000 Antwerp → price: 25 euro → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

Saturday 20 January, 2018 - 9:30 → 12:30 THE PULSE OF PRANA!: Awaken the Pulse of Your Life Force Experience the fullness of your aliveness now! Prana is your life energy, also called Chi. Awakening and harmonizing the flow of this energy in your body and mind is one of the greatest gifts of yoga. Simon offers his unique teachings to transmit the experience of energetic activation. Experience the power of dynamic breathwork to awaken and balance the Vayus, the 5 winds of Prana, so you feel grounded, centred, radiant, and alive. Energize your yoga practice as you learn to move on the energy of the breath. As you open to the flow of Prana, you will feel energized and balanced. Come and experience the pulse of Prana in all your cells. We will apply these energy activation techniques to yoga poses and sequences to feel their effect on energizing our yoga practice. Saturday 20 January, 2018 - 14:00 → 17:00 POWER & GRACE: XL Vinyasa Yoga Masterclass Explore the fundamentals of Flow and energetic alignment during this XL Vinyasa yoga masterclass. Flow effortlessly through the poses and transitions, riding the wave of the breath as we dive into a wonderful sequence in which we balance yoga poses (asana) with dynamic breathwork (pranayama) and guided meditations. Learn to cultivate the inner support to flow effortlessly with fluidity and grace. This yoga sequence unfolds organically in progressive cycles, taking you deeper into juicy hip-openers and heart-opening backbends in an empowering sequence to release blockages, build strength, flexibility and the confidence to follow the way of your heart! Sunday 21 January, 2018 - 9:30 → 12:30 SUNDAY MORNING SAHAJA: Movement Meditation, Dynamic Breathwork and Ecstatic Flow Yoga Take your yoga ‘out of the box’ and enjoy a magical journey inspired by the movement based practices of Sahaja, the wonderful Tantrik teachings that changed the course of Yoga history with their profound doctrine of ‘living spontaneously and being vibrantly alive’. Simon will open the session with a sequence of dynamic breathwork to awaken the experience of Spanda, the universal pulse of energy and the flow of the life-force Prana through all the cells of your body. Move from your breath as your body softens and opens. Explore your fluid nature as we dive into a movement based Sahaja yoga sequence, moving beyond the yoga poses and into the space of ecstatic flow. Take your yoga off the mat and ease into a moving meditation, as you explore your natural sense of pleasure through movement. We will close the session with a sublime exploration of the inner dance, inspired by the tradition of Kashmiri Tandava. This will be accompanied by mantras and we close with a healing sound bath and relaxation. Sunday 21 January, 2018 - 14:00 → 17:00 SHANTI VINYASA: Slow, Gentle, Yin… in Flow! Simon will offer his unique Shanti vinyasa teachings of the gentler, lunar practice of yoga, movement meditation and breathwork. Open to the healing flow of gentle nourishing movements, mudras and postures. Experience the somatic intelligence of softer breath, guided movement to relax your outer mind and nourish your nervous system through the grounding, harmonizing effects. As we dive deeper into our Shanti lunar flow we will close the sequence by exploring the sweet serenity of Yin Flow yoga, a gracious form of relaxation and meditation .. in flow. Deepen your inner connection as you dive within to access the inner wisdom of your heart, supported by deeply nourishing music and closing savasana with a healing sound bath. Relax, release, let go and let flow. With Simon John Rowe (UK) Simon Rowe is a senior Vinyasa Yoga teacher trainer based in Amsterdam. He is co-creator of the Pranalovers Vinyasa Expert 300 hrs Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Training. Simon has more than 30 years of experience studying movement based practices from multiple sources including the arts, somatic bodywork and yoga. He has several yoga certifications and has followed more than 500 hours of Prana Vinyasa teacher training as taught by Shiva Rea, based in Los Angeles. He is currently deepening his studies in Yoga philosophy, Tantra, and movement meditation. As a lover of life, nature and the spirit of freedom, Simon enjoys travelling around the world studying as well as teaching masterclasses,workshops and retreats. www.yogasimon.com → registration: info@antwerpyoga.be → price: 1 session: 45 euro, day package (2 sessions): 85 euro, weekend package (4 sessions): 135 euro → payment: IBAN BE83 0016 4497 6015 Mention your full name, workshop title and date!

Michèle and Goele are soooo ready to say goodbye to 2017 and welcome 2018 in a flow vinyasa Valerie and Henry are taking it slow in yin Anny and Bart will make you sweat in ashtanga Join us on the mat @ AntwerpYoga this Sunday 10:00 o'clock!