YOGA FOR THE ANIMALS:
Charity class in benefit of Amigos de los Animales, Granada, Spain
with Carla Araos
Sun 28.09.25, 17:15 – 18:45
Open Level – Everyone is warmly welcome🤍
Price: 40 CHF*
All proceeds from this special class will be donated to AMIGOS DE LOS ANIMALES DE GRANADA, SPAIN. Thanks for the supporting the animals!
This session brings together two complementary practices:
We’ll begin with Ashtanga Yoga, a method that purifies the body and mind while building balance, strength, and flexibility. We’ll move at a gentle pace through a sequence of asanas, with a focus on breath, gaze, and alignment.
From movement, we’ll transition into stillness with Yoga Nidra, a deeply restorative guided meditation designed to nourish the nervous system and invite complete relaxation.
This class is an offering of both energy and rest, effort and surrender, all in support of a good cause.
You can always donate more than the cost of the class at the studio 🙂
*As this is a charity class, the class fee is not refundable.
108 SUN SALUTATIONS:
A Homage to the Sun
with Carla Araos
Sun 22.06.25, 10:15 – 13:15
Open Level (not suitable for complete beginners)
Price: 90 CHF
Let’s celebrate the summer solstice!
We invite you to join us for an energising, powerful, and inspiring ‘moving meditation’ as we flow together through 108 Sun Salutations. Our movement honours the sun, the solar spirit symbolising the infinite light of pure consciousness.
We invite you to look deep inside yourself for an intention. This is especially important during this practice, as it is in this intention that you will find the willpower and the desire to keep going.
Practising the 108 Sun Salutations requires not only tapas (discipline) but also Satya (honesty) and Ahimsa (non-violence). Practise mindfully, diligently, and intelligently. Pause if needed, and enjoy being grounded by your breath.
The number 108 has many symbolic meanings and is considered sacred and auspicious across many disciplines. In yoga, the number 108 refers to spiritual completion. Ancient yogis believed that we can be in harmony with the rhythms of nature by completing practices in rounds of this sacred number. It connects the body, mind, and universe, especially when there is a period of change, such as an equinox or solstice. As we gather energy through repetition, we can use it to start the season renewed and inspired.
This practice is an opportunity to re-energise and reignite your practice. Afterwards, we will finish with a relaxing and extended savasana.
This is an open-level event, but prior Sun Salutation experience is recommended.
ASHTANGA WORKSHOP: Unravelling the Primary Series (3 Parts)
with Carla Araos
Sun 02.03.25, 10:15 – 12:15
Sun 06.04.25, 10:15 – 12:15
Sun 18.05.25, 10:15 – 12:15
Open Level (but not suitable for yoga beginners)
79 CHF per class*
220 CHF for all 3 parts
In this workshop, we will look closely at a section (Half Primary) of the primary series or Yoga Chikizta, the most healing and therapeutic sequence of the Ashtanga yoga method.
You will begin the path of self-discovery, a long-term process that requires dedication, discipline, determination, trust, and patience. See below for more information about each part.
Sunday 2nd March 2025
Part 1: Samasthiti to Virabhadrasana & Finishing Sequence.
Sunday 6th April 2025
Part 2: Dandasana to Janu Sirsasana A.
Sunday 18th May 2025
Part 3: Unravelling the primary series Part 3: Janu sirsasana to Navasana.
Ashtanga is a method for everyone. It provides you with a structure, but you can work within this structure at your own pace, safely and intelligently practising with mindfulness and acceptance. Modifications can be done for different levels of experience or in case of injury, and there is always the option to skip certain poses if necessary, hence your practice is sustainable, long-lasting, and beneficial. It will take you to a place of great compassion and understanding toward yourself and others
We will look closely at the three elements of Tristana (breath, bandhas and drishti). These fundamental tools will transform your practice, cultivate presence, focus and stability, and make your asana practice a full mind and body experience that transcends from your mat into all aspects of life.
This workshop is for any curious student interested in learning from the beginning or continuing to learn the Ashtanga method. For those who want to start practising Ashtanga, it will provide a solid foundation. For those who have some experience with the practice, it will be an opportunity to clarify and deepen your understanding of this method.
This is an open-level workshop. It is open for those who have existing yoga experience but is not suitable for complete beginners to yoga.
*This is a 3-part workshop. You can book all 3 parts together or independently, but you should be familiar with the practice until the point where we left it in the previous part.
SPRING REFLECTION RETREAT
with Carla Araos
3 Day Yoga Retreat in Graubünden
Fri 11.04 – Sun 13.04.25
Open Level
Price: See here for info
Berghotel Sterna, Sterna 12, 7404, Feldis/Veulden, Graubünden
When winter says goodbye and spring arrives, we meet here at 1500 m above sea level to practise together, breathe freely, recharge, and to gain new perspectives.
This weekend retreat gives you the opportunity to take strength from nature. You will use the energy from the beautiful surroundings and the cool spring air to turn your mind inwards, to look deeply within yourself so you can clean, sort, and start peeling off the layers of winter. It is a chance to decide which seeds you want to plant and cultivate to bloom beautifully in the coming season. You will explore what is meaningful to you and where you need to concentrate your energy and your focus.
For more information about the retreat, including the schedule, pricing, accommodation, and how to book, please visit this link.
This retreat is an invitation to explore with an open heart and a curious mind. Connecting with nature, cultivating the ability to see things in a new or broader way, and practicing in a group of like-minded people will help you seize the opportunities presented by the changing seasons.
It includes yoga asana, meditation, pranayama, chanting and yoga nidra. The asana part is taught with many options for all yoga levels.
Basic knowledge of yoga is recommended for participation. Carla teaches in English, but she also understands and speaks German.
The Berghotel Sterna in the Domleschg region, Graubünden, Switzerland, is a special place of peace and relaxation. Please see here for more info about this beautiful location.
SUNDAY SPECIAL: Candlelight Yoga
with Carla Araos
Sunday 23.02.2025, 17:00 – 18:30
Ljus Studio, Nordstrasse 195, 8037 Zürich
Open Level
Price: 40 CHF
This class is an opportunity to honour the wintertime, a time of beautiful introspection when the evenings are longer and darker.
So many times, changing seasons are left unnoticed. Maybe it is because of the goal-oriented society we live in, but if we move with awareness even during the winter we can harvest the energy that resides there, in the space in between, and bring it with us to our destination. This destination could be a place, a day, an asana, etc.
We will move slowly through the practice. The breath and transitions between poses being the primary focus. If you have a busy mind, moving slowly will improve your mental focus and encourage you to stay in the moment.
This practice will help to calm and strengthen the nervous system and release stress. It will build and develop balance, strength, flexibility, and breathing capacity. The slow pace will allow you to calm your mind and get a better understanding of how the movement impacts your body and your surroundings.
It is meditation in motion; a method to go deeper within ourselves, cultivating wholesome mental states for the benefit of us and others.
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Nordstrasse 195 8037 Zürich
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