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.

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.

We’ll explore the mechanics of these vinyasa transitions, what to look for when approaching these challenging movements, drills to accelerate learning, and ways to scale intensity up or down depending on your energy level on any given day.

On Saturday afternoon we begin with Extracting Strength Through Standing Postures, using feet, legs, and hips to build power and stability in the standing sequence. Sunday morning is traditional Mysore with one to one guidance from David on your personal practice. Sunday afternoon we work in Backbend Essentials, using key backbends from Primary and Second Series to study clear, safe backbending principles. Across the weekend you will see how playing with opposing forces in each asana strengthens technique, steadies the nervous system, and deepens your connection to the poetic soul of the practice.

Extracting Strength Through Standing Postures

Saturday March 21, 12:30 to 2:30pm | $50

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Mysore Ashtanga with David Garrigues

Sunday March 22, 8 to 10am | $45

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This class provides the student with a concentrated and heightened learning experience that will help them develop practical and technical yoga skills and be immersed in the inspirational magic and poetic soul of the practice. Each student will receive valuable one to one guidance from David on developing their personal practice. The student will develop skill in applying the practice techniques in ways that are logical, challenging, intelligent and fun. David focuses on learning how to follow the Ashtanga system and at the same time creating a practice that honors individuality, versatility and creativity.

Backbend Essentials: Primary Roots, Second Series Wings

Sunday March 22, 2 to 4:30pm | $50

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This class focuses on the backbends of Ashtanga through the lens of opposing forces. We will work with key postures from Primary and Second Series, including Upward Dog, Purvottanasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana, Shalabasana, Bhekasana, Dhanurasana, Ustrasana, and Kapotasana. You will learn how grounding the legs, buttocks, and abdomen creates the counterforce that lets the chest open, how pressing down through the limbs supports the rise of the spine, and how front body softness is balanced by strong action in the back body. The aim is to build a strong, confident, and sustainable relationship with backbending that supports your whole practice.

This offering is for folks who are looking for support and community as they navigate personal and/or collective grief. As well as for those who are looking to be a better resource for those grieving. A combination of slow flowing asana, restorative postures (resting on props), breath awareness, ritual and more will be offered to help provide the space to witness, explore and tend to that which is weighing heavy on the Heart.

a hootenanny hoedown singalong jamboree and live album recording

This workshop will include:

• A short warm-up practice.
• A discussion on Urdhva Dhanurasana’s benefits.
• Learn more about alignment and technique.
• Learn variations and how to modify.