Workshops

The Art of Vinyasa with Guest Teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor

Let world-renowned yoga teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor take you on a two-day journey into a world of movement, relaxation and joy!

Pranayama and Ashtanga Vinyasa practice will fill you with new energy during the active mornings. The afternoons are dedicated to powerful chants, profound yoga philosophy, relaxing contemplative asanas and meditations that will take your mind and body to a new dimension of calm and expansiveness.

In asana, pranayama, and meditation things are always in flux, left to right, up to down, ease to difficulty on layers inside and out. Using the breath as a stabilizing foundation of physical balance, we will trace patterns of movement and form through conscious and continuous connection to internal lines of alignment so that the legs and feet connect to the earth, uddiyana and mula bandhas manifest and the coccyx and kidneys become the expressive forms of a grounded experience of expansiveness and joy in moments of transition.

DATES
Friday, 12 September and Saturday, 13 September 2025
– each day from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon: Asana and Pranayama
– and from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm: Chanting, Philosophy and Meditation

LOCATION
Community Center GZ Hottingen, Gemeindestrasse 54, 8032 Zurich
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There are no parking spaces available.

TEACHERS
Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor

LANGUAGE
English

COST
Entire workshop (2 days, 12 hours total) –
– Early Bird price until 28 May 2025: CHF 350.-
– Regular price as of 29 May 2025: CHF 390.-

INFO
The workshop can only be booked as a whole (no single days/sessions).
It is open to anyone with yoga experience.
Please bring your own yoga mat.
Space is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.
For any questions, please contact zuerich@airyoga.com

Prior to this workshop, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor will offer a three-day workshop ‘Complimentary Opposites’ from Tuesday, 9 September through Thursday, 11 2025 at AIRYOGA in Zurich. Find more information here.
Both workshops can be booked separately or as a package.

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In morning classes, we will begin with a simple pranayama practice followed by and exploration of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system of asana, following an empty thread of awareness through and between postures, and focusing on the intentional sequence of form, thought, movement, and breath that frees the mind, awakens the central channel, and allows a meditative flowing practice to naturally arise.

The afternoons will include chanting, detailed exploration of finishing and restorative practices that compliment and can be integrated into an active ashtanga practice.

Richard Freeman has been a student of yoga since 1968. He spent nine years in Asia studying yoga asana, pranayama, Sufism, Sanskrit and Indian philosophy. He has studied asana with B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois and has worked with numerous Buddhist teachers to draw insights into the interfacing of Buddhism and yoga as a reflection of life.

Richard’s metaphorical, humorous teaching style appeals to students of many backgrounds and nationalities.

Mary Taylor began studying yoga in 1971. Her studies have grown into a deep interest into how yoga asana, meditation and the interfacing of yoga with Buddhism combine to support us through complex modern times. Her main asana practice is in the internal forms of the ashtanga vinyasa tradition.

Mary is part of the core faculty of the ‘Being with Dying’ program at Upaya Zen Center and the senior faculty for the UZIT training program, both of which apply contemplative practices to improved and sustainable wellness within medical settings.

For more information about Richard and Mary please visit www.freemantayloryoga.com

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2-day Workshop ‘The Art of Vinyasa’ with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor – Friday, 12 September and Saturday, 13 September 2025 (12 hours)

each day from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Community Center Hottingen Zurich

Original price was: 390.00 CHF.Current price is: 350.00 CHF. incl. VATAdd to cart

Workshop Package (5 days, 30 hours): ‘Complimentary Opposites’ and ‘The Art of Vinyasa’ with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor – Tuesday, 9 September to Saturday, 13 September 2025

Tue, 9 Sep to Thur, 11 Sep 2025 at AIRYOGA // Fri, 12 Sep and Sat, 13 Sep 2025 at Community Center Hottingen Zurich

Original price was: 930.00 CHF.Current price is: 820.00 CHF. incl. VATAdd to cart