SUNDAY YOGA BLOG TIMES: COPENHAGEN HAS A NEW ASHTANGA YOGA STUDIO!

Mikko

MYSORE YOGA CPH to Open on May 1st,  2012




I met Mikko Seppinen  during Yoga Teacher Training, in Thailand, early 2009, and throughout the years James and I met with him and Helena Hertz Melkjorzen whenever in Mysore.  Ashtanga is a very international type of group, good thing we have Facebook to keep the communications alive when on the other side of the world!

From the first time I met him I admired his balanced approach to practice, his dedication to pranayama and asana, and his willingness to surrender in each trip to Mysore.  He exudes peace and dedication to the practice.

And so it is that it makes me enormously happy to share the news that Mikko is now opening his own shala in Copenhagen after receiving Level II Authorization from Sharath to teach primary and intermediate series.

There I am in the center attempting Janu C - Mikko is right
behind me about to attempt a much more advanced posture
at Yoga Thailand

The official opening day for the studio will be May 1st.

On our last trip to Mysore Mikko shared with us his vision for the studio, we talked about how he had to choose the right floors (it had to be wood!) select the right colors for the walls, think about schedules. It all sounded very exciting.

Selecting the right floor, so many things to think about

Strangely enough Mikko confessed that even though there are lots of things that need your attention as you go through the process of opening a studio, things seem to be flowing right along for him, and it has not been a burden at all.  Amazing considering that he is re-building the whole place!

The space will have that lovely view and free parking!
Seen here before construction started

There seems to be something happening around a sofa, a "funky retro sofa", which I suppose we will have to hear about, maybe someone will be there at the opening and can tell me what this is all about?

The funky retro sofa

Mikko's principal teacher is Sharath Jois, and he is dedicated to Ashtanga Yoga in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.

Mikko is a long term student of pranayama, his teachers include not only Paul Dallaghan but also O.P.Tiwarij, one of the living pranayama masters of our times, whom -incidentally- is not keen on sharing or publicizing his name, a kind of hard-to-find type of teacher (here is an upcoming workshop of him and Paul in Thailand).  Mikko has also studied Petri Raisanen, Chuck Miller and Lino Miele.

Helena

His girlfriend Helena has just received authorization to teach Asthanga from Mysore and will be teaching at the new studio as well.  They are a balanced and sweet couple.

Mikko's intention is to help students be sincere rather than serious which completely resonates with me.What do you think this means?  How do you interpret it?

You can click on the image of the website below to read more about it and you can LIKE the studio in Facebook, or better yet, visit!

Lucky you guys in Copenhagen!

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