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Monthly Studio Talk
2026-07-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver)
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Evolutions of Practice: Finding Your Way Through Phases in Life and in Practice

A Deep Dive with Richard Freeman

Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

Love Shine Play Festival
2026-07-23 08:00 - 2026-07-26 17:00 UTC
4 Days of Movement, Music, Connection & Adventure

Join Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor this summer at Love Shine Play Festival in Asheville, NC — a gathering celebrating yoga, music, movement, community and the shared experience of practice.

Set in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Love Shine Play brings together teachers, artists and practitioners for an immersive weekend of learning, curiosity and connection.

Throughout the festival, Richard and Mary will offer three in-depth workshops exploring movement as a living expression of breath, awareness and subtle energetic relationship.

Workshop Schedule:

Friday, 10:00amThe Serpent Spine

Saturday, 2:00pmPostures like Jewels on a Thread

Sunday, 2:00pmCurling, Coiling and Twisting in Wave Patterns

Whether you join for a single class or the full festival experience, we hope you’ll come practice with us.

Use promo code FREEMANTAYLOR2026 for $50 off a 3-day or 4-day pass.

Festival passes and information available through Love Shine Play.

See the Full Schedule Here

Buy Your Pass Here

Monthly Studio Talk
2026-08-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-09-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-10-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-11-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-12-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2027-01-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2027-02-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2027-03-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) and 17 more dates
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Back in the early 90’s when our original Yoga Workshop studio was a few years old, we started offering Studio Talks on Sunday evenings after the packed Mysore class. We never knew for sure whether there would be a talk, though usually as we rolled up our mats and wiped sweat from the floor you’d hear Richard’s voice quietly saying, “In fifteen minutes, there will be a talk…if anyone is here.” They grew from 10-20 in attendance to close to 100 at times as word spread that the talks were interesting, often funny and always free. And best of all, you didn’t have to practice yoga to join in.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 we started offering Studio Talks live online and these too have grown into a monthly online gathering of sangha members from around the world. We cover foundational yoga teachings and paradoxes in context of modern life and for those who join live, we always stick around for questions.

The Body Matrix
2026-09-07 00:00 - 2026-09-13 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | AGORA LISBOA, Rua Rafael de Andrade 23, 2nd floor, 1150-274, Lisboa, Portugal
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WHAT:

Workshop

PRICE:

Full course : 910 euros

Subsidized price upon request for local community : 780 euros (send us your request at info@agora-lisboa.com)

Schedule

8:30am -12:30pm : Morning sessions : Pranayama & Guided Asana practice

2:00pm – 4:30pm : Afternoon sessions : Meditation, Chanting & Philosophy of the Yoga Sutra

There will be discussion and questions & answer periods during the week.

Join us for this deep dive into the art of yoga—developing techniques and offering insights into how yoga becomes a lifelong and sustainable support for living a vibrant life.

Like the Jeweled Net of Indra, our immediate experience is an interconnected field of immediate sensations, thoughts and feelings. When examined closely each point or pattern in that field shines like a jewel, vibrantly reflecting the other jewels’ diverse angles and perspectives within the interconnected web of body, heart, mind—a matrix of gates into the present moment.

Yoga poses, breaths, techniques, practices and philosophies appear as these jewels when the contexts in which they rest are revealed. The flowing internal form of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, combined with meditation, prāṇāyāma, chanting and philosophy provide an ideal practice to reflect and refine an understanding of this intricate art of yoga; one that interlinks our practice with everyday life

In the mornings we will practice āsana and prāṇāyāma in an internal, contemplative and adaptive manner as a means of discovering how this dialectical approach produces an embodied sense of freedom which helps to cultivate compassion. Detailed attention will be placed on the form and quality of poses as they are strung together upon the thread of the breath. Seeing this will allow us to adapt postures and movements to our circumstances so we can prevent injury, heal imbalance and arrive at an optimal state for prāṇāyāma and meditation practice. Afternoons will include chanting, meditation and talks exploring themes from the Bhagavad Gita as they relate to other texts of yogic and Buddhist traditions.

Through practices and discussions throughout the week, we will move in and out of the paradoxical heart of the Vinyasa system, examining our own preconceptions and habits to awaken our natural capacities to wake up from the inside out, This will facilitate learning to solve problems and avoid obstacles which commonly arise so that our practice may become a transformative and sustainable support for life within the rich landscape of our modern world.

Appropriate for both beginner and advanced practitioners.

Ashtanga Synthesis
2026-11-07 08:00 - 2026-11-08 17:00 UTC | Asheville Yoga Center, 211 S Liberty St., Asheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
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November 7-8, 2026

Investment:

Full Weekend — In Person $300 · Sat + Sun, Nov 7–8

Includes both days of Mysore, Dhyana, and Jnana sessions with all four teachers. Lifetime video access available for an additional $75 post-weekend.

Saturday Only — In Person $175 · Saturday, November 7

Full day of practice, dhyana, and panel discussion. Morning Mysore through Afternoon Jnana. Saturday group hike included.

Sunday Only — In Person $175 · Sunday, November 8

Full day of practice, dhyana, and panel discussion. Includes Sunday closing reflection and group photo.

Livestream — Full Weekend $200 · Includes lifetime video access

Join the full weekend remotely. Lifetime access to all session recordings included.

Ashtanga Synthesis invites you to a space where tradition is honored, Sangha is key, and inquiry is a shared and vivid experience.There are moments on the path when practice deepens not only through effort, but through more connection. When lineage becomes something we feel as a living current of breath, body, and shared presence. Ashtanga Synthesis invites you to a space where tradition is honored, Sangha is key, and inquiry is a shared and vivid experience.

Four dedicated teachers, practicing and studying Yoga through six decades, come together in this rare collaborative transmission. Each voice distinct, yet all rooted in the same method. We invite you to join this two-day immersion of sincere practice and dialog. Come and discover how individual yogic experiences and perspectives can lift into mutual benefit and supportiveness – illuminating the richness, depth and adaptability of the Ashtanga Yoga method through time.

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STEP BY STEP: BALANCING, REFRAMING, OPENING AND LETTING GO
2026-12-08 00:00 - 2026-12-18 23:59 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Samahita Retreat, 75/2 Moo 4 T. Namuang, Koh Samui Surat Thani, 84140, Thailand
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WHAT:

10-day Silent Retreat

PRICE:

Rates vary. Visit Samahita Retreat website for more information.

Schedule

Morning

6.45amTea / Coffee / Fruit7.15 am – 7:45amSit7.45 am – 8:00amBreak8.00 am – 10:00amAsana (Mysore)10.00 am – 10:45amBreakfast (silence)10.45 am – 12.00pmSit / Walk12.00 pm – 1.30 pmBrunch Buffet (silence)

Afternoon

1.30 – 3.45 pmPersonal Time3.45 – 4.00 pmSit4.00 – 6.00 pmChanting and Lecture6.00 – 7.00 pmDinner Buffet (Silence)7.00 – 7.30 pmEvening Sit

For Ashtanga practitioners sometimes the most difficult if not dreaded part of the practice is sitting still. Yet taking time to cultivate finishing postures, pranayama forms as well as meditation practice can enliven and bring a whole new depth to our daily asana practice. In this silent retreat we will focus on the balancing combination of asana, meditation and breathing practices. Each day we will sit, practice Mysore style, chant, explore postures in depth in guided sessions and work with the philosophical underpinnings of the elements of compassion and an understanding of the nature of the mind and the body.

Most days will be spent in meditative silence to allow the practices to be assimilated and take root. What better place to experiment with silence than in the supportive environment of the ocean and nature that is part of the Samahita experience. The retreat is appropriate for beginning and seasoned meditation practitioners alike. To understand more about this retreat please read this testimonial.

This retreat is a remarkable opportunity to slow down, reflect and go deeply into practice. Immersed in the richness of nature and the tropics, when we introduce silence of speech, something magical happens. Spaces, insights, and a sense of groundedness emerge freely. These shifts in experience and perspective are always there in the background, but when we introduce the freedom of silence, they shine forth.

Day two we ease into silence and on the last full day we ease back out. Students are encouraged to keep silent, stay off screens, and take advantage of the rare opportunity for reflection and renewal in the vastness of nature. Mary and Richard will be available if difficulties, doubts or questions within the practice arise.
