Mysore classes
Individual practice with personal guidance in a shared, quiet room.
The association
A community around Astanga Yoga
We share and sustain traditional Astanga Yoga in Copenhagen through practice, learning and a committed community.
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A living tradition, held in common.
The Astanga Yoga Association is a non-profit, member-based community dedicated to preserving, strengthening and sharing traditional Astanga Yoga.
Our work is rooted in the Mysore method as passed down by K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois, and guided by openness, integrity, diversity, presence and personal growth.
We see yoga as a personal practice of attention and awareness, something that is experienced rather than only understood. Through sustained practice, that awareness can gradually become part of how we meet ourselves, other people and the world around us. The Association exists to support a community in which this kind of practice can take root, develop and be passed on.
Practice
Community
Learning
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What we do
We support the tradition, the practice and the people who make the community possible.
- Offer traditional Astanga Yoga teaching through Mysore classes, led classes, guided classes, workshops, studies and talks.
- Create an open, inclusive and safe environment where different ages, bodies, backgrounds and levels of experience are welcome.
- Maintain a traditional school led by an authorised or certified teacher, supporting continuity, quality and direct teacher–student transmission.
- Carry out public educational activities that encourage reflection, learning, empowerment and active citizenship.
- Strengthen the living tradition through regular practice, cultural exchange and continued connection with its roots.
- Develop non-commercial, member-focused activities together with the community, with volunteering and shared responsibility at their centre.
- Share knowledge through the website and digital platforms, making learning and practical information accessible.
- Encourage active membership and participation in the association’s daily life, development and democratic processes.
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Practice in a way that can become your own.
Our teaching method allows anyone to learn Astanga Yoga one step at a time and at a pace that suits the individual. With personal guidance from the teacher, you gradually build an independent practice that can travel with you anywhere.
Students of different levels, ages and bodies practise together. The teaching is attentive, inclusive and continually adapted to the person in front of us.
Read how to get started →Study and technique
Led and guided classes, philosophy, pranayama, chanting, meditation and workshops.
AYF Assisting Academy
A long-form apprenticeship in practice, study, observation, assisting and teaching. More information coming soon
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Membership
Everyone who supports the association’s purpose may become a member. Membership gives you a voice in the community and access to member benefits including MatSpace and OpenSpace outside class hours.
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The Astanga Yoga mantras
Opening and closing the practice with words of gratitude, clarity and peace.
Opening mantra
In gratitude to the teachers
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वन्दे गुरूणां चरणारविन्दे सन्दर्शितस्वात्मसुखावबोधे ।
निःश्रेयसे जाङ्गलिकायमाने संसारहालाहलमोहशान्त्यै ॥
आबाहुपुरुषाकारं शङ्खचक्रासिधारिणम् ।
सहस्रशिरसं श्वेतं प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥
Oṃ
vande gurūnāṃ caraṇāravinde sandarśita-svātma-sukhāvabodhe |
niḥśreyase jāṅgalikāyamāne saṃsāra-hālāhala-moha-śāntyai |
ābāhu-puruṣākāraṃ śaṅkha-cakrāsi-dhāriṇam |
sahasra-śirasaṃ śvetaṃ praṇamāmi patañjalim ||
I acknowledge the teachers who reveal the deep happiness already within and guide us toward freedom and clarity. I honour Patañjali as a symbol of wisdom and action.
Listen to Dr. M.A. Jayashree chanting ↗Closing mantra
A wish for peace and well-being
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स्वस्ति प्रजाभ्यः परिपालयन्तां न्यायेन मार्गेण महीं महीशाः ।
गोब्राह्मणेभ्यः शुभमस्तु नित्यं लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ।
Oṃ
svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṃ nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṃ mahīśāḥ |
go-brāhmanebhyaḥ śubham astu nityaṃ lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu ||
Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ |
May those who guide society lead with justice and integrity. May there be harmony and prosperity for all living beings, and may all beings everywhere live in happiness.
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Inside the studio
A calm practice space at the corner of Fensmarksgade and Tagensvej in Copenhagen. Select any photograph to browse the gallery.
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