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Monthly Mentorship program

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Why the mentorship might be for you...

A mentorship for dedicated practitioners and teachers who wish to deepen their understanding of Ashtanga Yoga through practice, study, and service.

Rooted in the traditional model of teacher-to-student transmission, this program supports the evolution of both personal practice and teaching through consistent guidance, philosophy study, and community.

❋ Personal Practice Development

The heart of the mentorship is the student’s daily practice (sādhana).

Focus:
• refining Primary or Intermediate Series
• breath, bandhas, and drishti
• injury prevention and modifications
• posture breakdowns
• appropriate progression

Students receive guidance on when new postures are introduced and how to stabilize their practice.

Example:
-monthly practice review
-posture clinics
-practice log accountability

❋ Mysore Room Assisting

Students learn how to assist safely and intelligently.

Topics:
• hands-on adjustments
• energetic vs structural assists
• when not to assist
• reading bodies
• respecting boundaries

Participants assist in Mysore classes to develop real experience in the room.

Example:
-assist 1 Mysore practice per week
-receive feedback from mentor

❋ Teaching Development

Mentorship helps students develop their voice as teachers.

Topics:

• Sanskrit counting
• cueing language
• teaching led classes
• class pacing
• holding space for students

Optional:
• teach short led segments
• class observation + feedback

❋ Professional Development

For teachers building a yoga career.

Topics may include:

• building Mysore programs
• workshop creation
• ethics and teacher boundaries
• business structure
• community leadership

❋ Philosophy & Lineage Study

Students study the roots of yoga.

Subjects may include:

• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Bhagavad Gita
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika
• chanting and Sanskrit basics
• stories of the asanas

The goal is to deepen understanding of why we practice, not just how.

Expectations for Participants

Participants commit to:

• practicing minimum 4-5 times per week

• assisting regularly in Mysore

• attending mentorship sessions

• maintaining curiosity and humility

This program supports serious practitioners, not casual drop-ins.