MINI - INTENSIVE WITH KORY SHEFFER
SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA
APRIL 17TH, 18TH, 19TH 2024
Join Kory for a three day mini - intensive that will include two Mysore Style Ashtanga Classes and one Guided Ashtanga Intermediate Series (for all levels) Class.
Hosted by Benett Hannan and Susana Mateos of Ashtanga Yoga Sacramento. Location will be provided upon registration.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 17TH 6:30 - 9:00 AM
MYSORE ASHTANGA CLASS
“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga is the traditional setting in which this powerful method of Yoga is taught. All students practice together in the same space however, everyone moves at their own pace and receives individual instruction and support from the teacher. Each practitioner is unique and by practicing this method we’re able to create a practice that is special, sustainable, and therapeutic for the individual.
It is recommended that students attending these special Mysore Classes with Kory have experience with Ashtanga Yoga in a Mysore or Self Practice Setting. If you are interested in starting a practice prior to this workshop reach out to Benett or Susana at AY Sacramento.
DROP IN CLASS WITH KORY: $50.00
ALL 3 CLASSES WITH KORY: $120.00
THURSDAY APRIL 18TH 6:00 - 8:30 AM
GUIDED ASHTANGA INTERMEDIATE SERIES (ALL LEVELS)
This class will be an approachable (for all) exploration of Ashtanga Yoga's Intermediate Series - Nadi Shodhana. Nadi's are the "little rivers" of the body that make up what we know as the Nervous System - Shodhana means to "Clean or Purify". From this translation we understand that the aim of the Intermediate Series is to bring our awareness to the subtle body in an effort to cleanse and stabilize the energy of the nervous system. Through an intelligent sequence of asana that includes backbends, twists, deep forward folds (leg behind the head), and strength building inversions, we will stimulate different energy centers of the body and observe what thoughts and sensations arise.
In the style of the great Tim Miller, Kory will lead this class with the spirit of exploration - giving of time and space for prep work, discussion, and modified variations of some of the more complex postures. There will be equal amounts of astonishment, hard work, and A LOT of laughs. The only requirement for this class is a heavy dose of levity.
DROP IN CLASS WITH KORY: $50.00
ALL 3 CLASSES WITH KORY: $120.00
FRIDAY APRIL 19TH 6:30 - 9:00 AM
MYSORE ASHTANGA CLASS
“Mysore Style” Ashtanga Yoga is the traditional setting in which this powerful method of Yoga is taught. All students practice together in the same space however, everyone moves at their own pace and receives individual instruction and support from the teacher. Each practitioner is unique and by practicing this method we’re able to create a practice that is special, sustainable, and therapeutic for the individual.
It is recommended that students attending these special Mysore Classes with Kory have experience with Ashtanga Yoga in a Mysore or Self Practice Setting. If you are interested in starting a practice prior to this workshop reach out to Benett or Susana at AY Sacramento.
DROP IN CLASS WITH KORY: $50.00
ALL 3 CLASSES WITH KORY: $120.00
ABOUT KORY…
KORY is the founder and director of Alchemy Studio + Ashtanga Yoga Cleveland Heights. Formerly, Kory was the founder and director of Ashtanga Yoga Napa Valley (Napa, California) which flourished from 2015 - 2020. Yoga found Kory over a decade ago through common Western and gym styled classes. Intrigued by the source material, she sought a more meaningful and comprehensive Yoga experience, discovering Ashtanga Yoga to her delight. Kory began this journey with Vance Selover (Berkeley, California) and gradually ventured to Ashtanga Yoga luminary Tim Miller (Encinitas, California) where she engaged in regular practice from 2014 through 2019.
Fortunate geographic proximity led Kory to meet Harvard PhD candidate and founder of Yogic Studies, Seth Powell in 2018. His mastery of Yogic history, philosophy, and Sanskrit language encouraged her to further her curiosity in these subjects. She regularly participates in Seth’s Yogic Studies online courses and invites him to share his immense knowledge and engaging teaching style with her community of students. In January of 2020 and most recently in December 2023, Kory co-led a retreat with Seth to some of the most sacred sites in the state of Karnataka, India. Kory credits Seth with catalyzing and fostering some of her most profound realizations in her time as a student of Yoga.
In June of 2019 Kory studied for one month in Bali under the guidance of Mark Robberds. She has been profoundly inspired by Mark’s experience and approach to integrating alternative movement modalities such as FRC and Kinstretch into the practice while maintaining the integrity of the Ashtanga Yoga method.
Kory has twice embarked on sojourns to Mysore India - November and December of 2016 and June and July of 2018 for intensive study with Sharath Jois at KPJAYI, now known as the Sharath Yoga Center.
Most recently, in February of 2020 Kory received certification from FRS (Functional Range Systems) as an FRC movement specialist. She is currently working on completing her Level 1 Certification with Animal Flow, and in 2024 she will sit for the Level 1 Kinstretch training and Certification.
In the Mysore room Kory is a supportive and encouraging teacher. She recognizes that all students are different and will require a unique and individual approach. While Kory adheres to the “traditional” framework of the Ashtanga Yoga sequencing and methodology, she will provide supportive and at times alternative suggestions - which may include deeper anatomical research or physical conditioning to ensure that each posture is appropriate for students to incorporate into their practice. When studying and practicing with Kory students can expect to be challenged in a supportive and positive manner; engaged in deep self-study, discovery & reflection; and inspired by the awakening of limitless potential.