Curious about the Ashtanga Primary Series? Join special guest instructor Michelle Dorer on Sunday December 22nd (8:00 - 9:30).
$17 / Class Pass / Free for Members
Ashtanga yoga is a specific set of postures linked by the breath and always practiced in the same order. By focusing on the combined rhythm of breath and movement you will improve the mind's ability to concentrate. Learning to face physical difficulty on a regular basis not only tempers the ego, but also provides a quiet sense of achievement and self-confidence that will filter through to other areas of your life.
This class will be held in our hot yoga studio and heated to 85 degrees.
*Not recommended for first time students.
Meet Michelle Dorer:
Michelle Dorer is the director of the Ashtanga Yoga Center in the Outer Banks, North Carolina which opened in September 2005 and recently merged with a local Yoga Co-operative. She is a long-term student of Tim Miller, who is the first American certified by Pattabhi Jois to teach Ashtanga Yoga and one of the first people to bring Ashtanga Yoga to the United States. In her training with Tim Miller, she has completed his First Series, Second Series, and Third Series Teacher Trainings. Michelle also had the opportunity to practice with Pattabhi Jois at the late stage of his life and has studied with several other prominent Ashtanga Yoga teachers within the Lineage. She has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga daily uninterrupted for sixteen years and has practiced into the Fourth Series with Tim. In addition to her deep connection with Ashtanga Yoga, she has attended several workshops on various areas of spirituality such as meditation, chanting, astrology, ayurveda, and studies of sacred texts. Beyond her yoga credentials, Michelle has a has a BA in psychology from the University of Virginia as well as a self-professed love for lore, dancing, and gathering around Fire. It is her intention as a teacher to help facilitate the continuation of her students’ physical practice while nourishing their spiritual and emotional growth symbiotically. She is interested in the global movement of Awakening that is currently happening.
