What’s Included in the full weekend:

Friday, July 18

Workshop 1: Surya Nasmakara & the Aditya Hrdayam - 5:30-7:30pm

Add texture to asana practice by layering in yoga philosophy and chanting with a touch of devotion. We’ll learn the story of the Aditya Hrdayam, chant together, and explore the role of non-asana practices in our yoga tradition. From there, we’ll take a deeper look at the sun salutations we start our practice with everyday. Surya Namaskara A & B will be our reference structure to explore breath, bandhas, drishti and even chanting and prayer.

Saturday, July 19

Mysore - 7:30-9:30am

Practice ashtanga yoga with Wade in the traditional Mysore-style, named for the city in India where this

method has been developed and taught for generations with individualized instruction.

Workshop 2: Bandhas in Backbending - 10:00am-Noon

In this session, we’ll challenge some preconceived notions about the roles of strength and flexibility in Ashtanga yoga with a focus on bandhas in backbending. We’ll tie this into a broader discussion of longevity in practice, including injury prevention (“prehab”), recovery off the mat, and the cultivation of gentle self-discipline. Be prepared for movement during this session, which will be accessible and is open

Sunday, July 20

Mysore - 7:30-9:30am

Workshop 3: The In-Between: Everything but the Sthiti (Transitions) - 10:00am-Noon

We spend most of our attention on asana sthiti - the state of each asana - but most of our practice in motion, in between postures. How do we keep the threads of breath, bandha, and drishti continuous through the various transitions between postures? Where do we initiate movements from? How do we cultivate a connection between postures regardless of the outward physical form? Folding forward, lifting up, jumping back & through, even laying down - all of these motions can cultivate strength, connection, and focus to take us further inwards during practice.

Join Wade Oakley for a weekend exploring the rich tradition of ashtanga yoga. Authorized Level II by Guruji R. Sharath Jois in 2018 and an Advanced B practitioner as his student, Wade strives to share the practice of ashtanga yoga in a way that is approachable to all, sustainable for life, and directly supportive of personal growth. He began practicing at the University of Virginia in 2012 under the guidance of Certified teacher John Bultman and continued his studies in India, making many extended trips to Mysore from 2014 onwards to study with Sharathji.

Wade seeks to instill a sense of curiosity and personal

ownership in a student’s yoga journey. He firmly believes that the cultivation of an ashtanga yoga practice can be boundlessly enriching.