events & workshops
Three Dosha Yoga with Lisa Schrempp!
Practice with one of our most beloved teachers, Lisa Schrempp!
Three Dosha Yoga | The Practice of Coming Home
Thursday, May 21
5:30-6:45pm
The ancient science of Ayurveda is a whole body, mind and spirit healing system. The three doshas or organizing psychophysical forces are common in all of us. Vata is the energy that controls all movements, Pitta the force that digests food and all experiences, and Kapha is the strength of immunity and the time line of our longevity. When these three forces are balanced within, no matter what is going on in the world we become positive and feel at home in our bodies and our time. Come learn and practice several tricks to stay connected to the elements that create our world and our bodies. This class is a lecture. No asana.
Three Dosha Yoga | Asana as a Road Home
Friday, May 22
12:00-1:30pm
A yoga practitioner uses their time on the mat to listen, to treat imbalance and to prevent dis-ease. The doshas, Vata-Pitta-Kapha, are psychobiological energies which in balance restore states of well-being, and out of balance – become the forces of dis-ease. During imbalance of the doshas, VPK will cause havoc within the body and mind and create a false feeling of disconnect from Source. This class will take you through the traditional Hatha Yoga Sequencing: Kriya, Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation, detailing awareness and balance of the psychophysiological doshas.
Ayurvedic Consults: contact lisaschrempp@aol.com to book a consult between March 22 to March 25.
Lisa began her studies of yoga in 1985. She was encouraged to travel to India to deepen her experience from David Life and Sharon Gannon of the Jivamukti yoga lineage. She has teaching certificates from Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram in Kerala, South India 1990 and a Yoga Therapy Certificate from B.K.S. Iyengar in Rishikesh, India 1996. Lisa is a certified Jivamukti teacher, having also served as a mentor and educator in the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training Program. Lisa started an Ashtanga Yoga practice in 1991. Having completed the primary and intermediate series with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, she was blessed by him to teach in 1997. In 1999 she graduated from the Ayurvedic Studies Program in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Dr. Vasant Lad, with an invitation for advanced studies in the Gurukula Program. She now is certified by NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association), as an Ayurvedic consular. With over 20 years of experience in Ayurveda and almost 40 years of practicing yoga, Lisa is a seasoned practitioner, and has studied extensively. Lisa has gratitude to these ancient wisdom practices and to her teachers and their teachers for passing on of the sciences, Yoga and Ayurveda.
Active Series + Chanting with Shraddha Jois, Daughter of Ashtanga Master Sharath Jois
One of the last offerings from Sharath Jois, the Active Series is derived from traditional Ashtanga Yoga. Intended as a more accessible practice, but still requiring strength, the Active Series is ideal for a wider range of students. The traditional practice method of linking movement with breath is retained but new more accessible poses and variations have been added. **Shraddha Jois is an honored guest of The Shala and is in no way compensated for this event.
More about Shraddha Jois:
Born in 2002 to renowned Ashtanga yoga guru Sharath Jois, Shraddha Jois began her daily Ashtanga yoga practice at the age of 18, in 2020. At that time, the world was retreating into isolation under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many other places, Sharath Yoga Centre had to temporarily close during the lockdown. Shraddha made the most of this uninterrupted time with her father, sharpening her understanding of yoga by practising with him every morning.
Even when she was barely six months old, Shraddha was accompanying her parents on teaching tours across the world. Having shown a natural aptitude for yoga and learned the early lessons when she was only a child, Shraddha was able to seamlessly integrate the practice into her daily life. In 2024, Sharath Guruji authorised her to teach the Primary Series, marking a significant milestone in her journey. Shraddha often uses her own transformation as an example to demonstrate the profound impact of Ashtanga yoga. As a teenager struggling with hormonal issues, Shraddha weighed 90kg when she began her daily practice. Within a few years, she had not only lost 35kg but also managed to address her hormonal challenges through the practice alone.
Her father’s pride in her interest and dedication to yoga further fuelled her commitment to making it an integral part of her lifestyle, just as it had been for her ancestors. In November 2024, just days before his untimely passing, Sharath Guruji launched the Active Series alongside Shraddha.
Shraddha is currently doing her Masters in marketing and brand management at NYU after graduating in business management in Mysore.
She fondly remembers her father as caring and protective, and is deeply grateful for the wisdom and moral guidance he shared with her and her brother, Sambhav. Shraddha is determined to honour his legacy through her daily practice and teaching of both the Primary Series and the Active Series. She believes that his name and his monumental contribution to the world of yoga should live on.