Mysore Ashtanga Program

5 Mornings a Week with John Berlinsky - 7:15–8:45am

Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Cloudbreak Yoga, Sausalito

Tuesday & Thursday
Metta Yoga, San Rafael


About Mysore Ashtanga

Ashtanga is the root practice of Vinyasa yoga. A set sequence of poses are connected with a specific breathing technique to create a dynamic, fluid, and challenging practice. Mysore Style Ashtanga is individually instructed in a group setting. The teacher works with you one-on-one, at the pace appropriate to you, and offers props and modifications to support all levels of practitioners to progress through the series. You may arrive and depart on your own schedule within the 90 minute scheduled time.

Regular drop-in rates, class packages, and memberships apply for this special class!

About John Berlinsky

John began practicing Ashtanga in the '90's and was quickly taken with the depth, challenge, and continuously evolving nature of it. Traditional Ashtanga is the root vinyasa practice. Its design offers an experience of balance and counterbalance, a pranayama practice in motion and, at its essence, a moving meditation. It is truly a practice of releasing Samskara: unwinding the conditioned patterns of movement, thought, emotion, and spirit that we often find ourselves bound in.

John is authorized by the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute of Mysore, India where he has made 5 extended trips over the years. He has been teaching consistently since 1995 and continues to study many forms of yoga, philosophy, and the movement and understanding of the physical body. The gift of teaching for John is supporting each person's experience of practice, and facilitating the depth, transformation, and healing power that yoga has to offer.

  • "John introduced me to the concept of mysore yoga, which has been life-changing for me. As a beginner who is not very flexible, I usually find myself out of breath trying to keep up in other classes. However, John's class is the only one where I can truly experience what yoga promises: matching one movement to one breath. John's energy, care, and patience are truly unique. He is incredibly patient and combines helpful coaching cues and specific tips with great humor to help me improve. I am very grateful that you offer his yoga sessions. Thank you."

    —Vijay S.

  • "You get what you give and John gives it all with all of his heart. We all love him deeply and feel really supported by him in our yoga journeys."

    — Eva M.

Regular drop-in rates, class packages, and memberships apply for this special class!