At the end of a 48 hour trip to Astana, I was walking down Prospekt Respubliki near the Ramstore and 'yoga room lite' caught my eye. I walked in and asked if they had any classes on a Thursday evening. Luckily, the very friendly woman at the counter said there was an ashtanga vinyassa class starting in an hour! I quickly went to my hotel, grabbed some shorts and a tshirt, and returned.
The class had three students set in a comfortable clean studio room. The instructor started class with the traditional invocation chant to Patanjali, and then led us through 3 Surya Namaskar A's, 3 Surya Namaskar B's. And onward through a traditional, challenging, ashtanga 90 minute class. Other than my foot slipping a bit on the mat during the urdhva dhanurasana due to perspiration, it was relatively smooth sailing after a LONG break from such a class. Savasana was long, peaceful, and blissful, and we ended class with a meditation wishing happiness and health to our friends and families. Wonderful instructor, great class, perfect way to end the trip to Astana. Highly recommend the studio and its variety of classes! http://yogaroom.kz
The class had three students set in a comfortable clean studio room. The instructor started class with the traditional invocation chant to Patanjali, and then led us through 3 Surya Namaskar A's, 3 Surya Namaskar B's. And onward through a traditional, challenging, ashtanga 90 minute class. Other than my foot slipping a bit on the mat during the urdhva dhanurasana due to perspiration, it was relatively smooth sailing after a LONG break from such a class. Savasana was long, peaceful, and blissful, and we ended class with a meditation wishing happiness and health to our friends and families. Wonderful instructor, great class, perfect way to end the trip to Astana. Highly recommend the studio and its variety of classes! http://yogaroom.kz
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