The teachers
Gabriel Rastelli and Milka Pavić are young and highly experienced: they teach together and have an increasing reputation and following in Rome. They both have an exceptional understanding and approach to yoga based on their own extensive study including with Shi K. Pattabhi Jois, Rudra (Rishikesh – Iyengar yoga), Desikachar (Chennai – Viniyoga) and with Doug Keller (Anusara yoga). Their classes draw from astanga yoga with an emphasis on spirals and loops bringing awareness to the centre - helping students to gain more depth and confidence. They are able to give individual attention to students making the workshop suitable for all levels.
Milka and Gabriel
There will be two yoga classes a day with the exception of Saturday when there will be only one morning class.
In the morning class (2 to 3 hours) the teachers will focus on the traditional astanga yoga asanas as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois giving particular emphasis to the union between breath and movement. This union helps us to become more conscious and present so that our thought process is able to slow down thereby creating more tranquility and stability in the practice.
They will also introduce you to the universal principles of alignment known as spirals and loops as practiced in Anusara yoga. Spirals and loops help to re-align the body and create a better connection to the earth and, at the same time, promote a deeper consciousness of the body-centre. Consciousness of the centre brings firmness and control of movement, and your practice becomes more balanced and harmonious with the mind more focused and light. Applying spirals and loops allows you to become more aware of the single asana without losing the fluidity of movement characteristic of astanga yoga.
The afternoon sessions will be shorter than the morning ones and will concentrate on the removal of blockages of the natural breath as well as working with the spine and on specific areas of the body such as the shoulders or hips.