TWO WEEKENDS
August 8–9 and August 15–16
Józefów, Warsaw

Workshop for Long-Time Practitioners

FIRST WORKSHOP – DATES:

• Saturday, August 8, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – theory
• Saturday, August 8, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – workshops
• Sunday, August 9, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – workshops

FIRST WORKSHOP – THEORY:

• Three sensations experienced during release (a sensation of spreading warmth, tingling, and expansion)
• We will also discuss how to identify different types of blockages in the body and how to recognize when a blockage has been released
• Three types of muscle pain during practice, their causes, and solutions. Chronic and acquired/current

FIRST WORKSHOP – PRACTICE:

• Prasarita C, D, Parśvottanasana, and Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, as components of Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana. Utkatasana, Virabhadrasana
• Practice of these asanas, their significance and effects, and corrections

SECOND WORKSHOP – DATES:

• Saturday, August 15, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – theory
• Sunday, August 16, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – workshops
• Sunday, August 16, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – workshops

SECOND WORKSHOP – THEORY:

• Hydration. Methods of hydration, how to recognize dehydration, causes of dehydration, the bladder, kidney, spleen, and liver meridians in the context of hydration/dryness, interesting facts
• Layers of hydration: tissues, muscles, joints, organs, fascia, and the nervous system
• Fluids and diseases (MS, RA), ailments, and menstruation—in terms of prolonged heat and dryness; fragility of tissues, hair, and blood vessels in the context of cold dryness
• Hydration and travel, change of location, territory (bladder)
• Inflammation caused by dehydration; neutralization or cleansing of medications/biochemicals produced by the body (flushing the body); hydration and moisturization (from the inside and outside)

SECOND WORKSHOP – PRACTICE:

• Parivritta Parsvakonasana – preparatory elements for this asana, applications, and variations tailored to individual needs and abilities
• Working in this asana, its significance and effects, and adjustments

THE PLACE:

• Józefów ul. Górna 18a
• SKM Station ” Józefów”

COST, RESERVATION, AND ADVANCE PAYMENT:

• One workshop 110 euro
  Both workshops 200 euro
• Sign up by email: ashtangavinyasayoga.pl@gmail.com
• A non-refundable prepayment of 50 euro per workshop secures your spot; payment bank transfer (WISE):
• BE50 9051 4538 4718 GANNAPATHI SP. Z O.O.       IBAN: BE50 9051 4538 4718  Swift/BIC: TRWIBEB1XXX
• Limited number of participants (12). Decided by the order of registration / advance payments
• The rest of the amount payable on the spot, cash or bank transfer

ADDITIONAL CLASSES INCLUDED IN THE WORKSHOP PRICE:

• Participating in a workshop entitles you to one free post-workshop class, either online or at Shala
• One workshop = one free class; two workshops = two free classes
• Valid through 2026