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Ashtanga Yoga Victoria
Categories: Active Life Fitness & Instruction Yoga Education Specialty Schools Yoga, Specialty Schools [Edit]
560 JohnsonSte 203
Victoria, BC V8W 3C6
(250) 889-1161
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 6 am - 9 pm
Fri 6 am - 8 pm
Sat-Sun 9 am - 5:30 pm
One review for Ashtanga Yoga Victoria
1 review in English
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Review from Matthew H.
Calgary, AB
1/22/2011
Jeff and Harmony Lichty are two of the most advanced teachers and practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga in Canada. (I first met them when they taught at Yoga Shala Calgary.) Their new studio in downtown Victoria is sure to become a magnet for intrepid yogis!
They offer led classes, a prenatal class and yin yoga class, as well as twice-daily, "Mysore Classes". For those unfamiliar, this is a format in which students develop in the practice independently, under the watchful guidance and supportive adjustments of an advanced teacher. This is actually yoga at its most traditional, as it was intended to be taught -- yet it's still quite rare in North America, mainly because truly qualified teachers are so rare.
Jeff and Harmony are fully qualified, certified by the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois himself, and their incredibly warm, generous approach to the practice is immediately apparent in the space they've created, tucked above a waffle joint at Market Square. They draw a lot of very advanced practitioners, which might be a tad intimidating, if the Lichtys weren't so welcoming and personable.
The yoga boom of the last decade has brought dozens of studios to downtown Victoria, but this one has a definite difference, and an unmistakable authenticity. Check out AYVic, you won't be disappointed!
Specialties
Ashtanga Yoga Victoria is a community of dedicated Yoga Practitioners and Teachers devoted to preserving and transmitting the traditional teachings of Ashtanga Yoga in the heart of downtown Victoria.
Jeff Lichty and Harmony Lichty are the founders and Primary Teachers of the Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Program. This is a special type of class where each student is taught individually, within the group setting, so that the practice becomes personalized, and students learn to become Independent Yoga Practitioners.
All of the Yoga teachers who teach at Ashtanga Yoga Victoria are first and foremost dedicated practitioners and students of Yoga. They are trained to compassionately assist students, and to gently guide them through this method of practice.
Ashtanga Yoga Victoria is a beautiful space with a wonderful warm community of seekers and yoga practitioners. All are welcome to try one of our many drop-in classes, or come and join our Mysore Program. You will certainly feel at home here.
History
Established in 2009
Jeff Lichty and Harmony Lichty settled in Victoria BC in 2009, and established Ashtanga Yoga Victoria, after traveling and teaching Internationally for 7 years, and studying in India directly from some of the great Yoga Masters.
Meet the Business Owner: Jeff and Harmony L.
Jeff Lichty and Harmony Lichty are the founders and primary teachers of the Ashtanga Yoga Program at Ashtanga Yoga Victoria. They have been granted authorization at the highest level to teach, directly from the guru, Sri K.Pattabhi Jois, and the Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, South India.
While spending many years studying in India with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and pranayama Master, Sri O.P Tiwari, they traveled Internationally teaching Ashtanga Yoga to students from all over the world.
Jeff and Harmony settled in Victoria in 2009 to offer a higher level of Ashtanga Yoga training and education, and to support the growing community of Yoga practitioners.
