Ashtanga Montreux
Ashtanga Montreux offers several ways to learn and pratice Ashtanga Yoga, according to Sharath Jois teaching :
- high-level Ashtanga Mysore classes for beginners and advanced yoga practitioners,
- Ashtanga Mantra chants sessions,
- Ashtanga Yoga teachers training,
- organizes yoga immersive retreats.
What is the Mysore Style ?
Mysore style is a traditional way of practicing Ashtanga Yoga, originating from Mysore, India, where it was taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
Unlike regular yoga classes where a teacher leads everyone through the same sequence at the same time, in Mysore-style :
Benefits of Mysore Style
Additional Info
September 2026
Vesta Mauch
New season Ashtanga Yoga Montreux 2026
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you in Montreux from September 16th until September 24th.
- Every morning, an Ashtanga yoga session.
- Every afternoon a Pilates Reformer class.
Upon request you can join us for one to one classes :
- Yin Yoga
- Pilates
- Meditation
The number of places is limited to ensure the intimacy of the sessions and to guarantee individual attention to each practitioner.
November Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd
Sencia Such
As part of the ‘Women’s Practice series, we are delighted to welcome Sencia Such, a personal trainer and specialist in hypopressive techniques, which she has been practising and teaching since 2014.
Over the course of this weekend, Sencia will introduce us to an approach based on breathing, postural control and deep muscle work. Hypopressive exercises combine breathing, breath-holding and rib cage expansion to engage the abdominal core and pelvic floor at a deep level, whilst developing greater awareness of alignment and posture.
This is particularly beneficial for women. The female body changes throughout life. Pregnancy, the postnatal period, perimenopause, the menopause, hormonal changes and ageing profoundly alter our relationship with the body’s centre, with breathing and with the pelvic floor. This weekend will be an opportunity to explore how to breathe, support, strengthen and organise the body in a different way, with greater precision and awareness.
Beyond the quest for a ‘flat stomach’, hypopressive exercises primarily offer a practice focused on connection to the centre, posture and breathing, which can enrich one’s yoga practice and support the various stages of a woman’s life.
Although this weekend forms part of the ‘Women’s Practice’ cycle and pays particular attention to the needs of the female body, men interested in this approach are also welcome. The work on breathing, posture, the centre and deep musculature can indeed be relevant to everyone.
A weekend to understand your body, refine your practice and discover new tools to help you continue practising wisely and sustainably.
December Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th
Alison Wesley
Alison Wesley is a certified yoga instructor and certified Franklin Method educator. In 2008, she founded her own company, Working With Yoga.
She conducts private yoga workshops and onsite training at corporate offices in the Portland, Oregon, area. She incorporates the Franklin Method into all of her instruction and practice.
BABOO ALENTEJO
The retreats take place at Baboo Alentejo, in Portugal.
In the heart of the Alentejo, between centuries-old olive trees and wild dunes, a place of rebirth has taken root.
This is a sanctuary where raw nature becomes medicine and every breath resonates with the authenticity of rural Portugal.
Nestled in the rustic beauty of the pampas, this is an invitation to immerse yourself completely. The natural sauna, the open-air therapies, the communion with the Portuguese land : everything here speaks the language of the soul and of authentic regeneration.
And at any time you can also join Vesta Mauch for Yoga or Pilates Class
Vesta MAUCH
The discovery of Pilates and Ashtanga Yoga was not predestined for Vesta Mauch
After a well-established and flourishing career devoted entirely to contemporary art, she opened a gallery in the heart of Berlin’s art scene. After suffering from severe scoliosis, Vesta Mauch discovered the Pilates method. Without realizing it, it was the start of a new life.
In 2014, she began practicing yoga at Ashtanga Berlin and decided to travel to Mysore, India, to study at KPJAYI (Kri Patthabi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute). She had the honor of meeting Sharath Jois. Originally intending to stay for a month, she stayed for three months, then returned to Mysore every year to study with Sharath Jois.
In December 2014, Sharath Jois granted her permission to teach the primary Ashtanga Yoga series.
Vesta Mauch opened a yoga and pilates center in Geneva and then in Montreux, Switzerland. For over a decade, she has guided her students on profound journeys of self-transformation, teaching them the beauty and power of Pilates and Ashtanga Yoga…
Read here her story to understand her transformation.
Taylor HUNT
Taylor Hunt is a devoted practitioner and teacher of Ashtanga yoga. He makes yearly trips to Mysore, India to further his studies under the guidance of his teacher, Sharath Jois. In 2013, Taylor was granted Level 2 Authorization to teach and has had the honor of assisting in the shala on several occasions.
Taylor is dedicated to sharing the healing practice with others and providing a community where practitioners can find support in their practice and daily lives.
Seeking to preserve the traditional method, Taylor teaches Mysore classes at Ashtanga Yoga Columbus and Ashtanga Yoga Savannah as well as offers workshops around the world.
He is also the author of A Way From Darkness and director of the Trini Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the life-changing practice of Ashtanga with those suffering from addiction. He continues to inspire others through his story of personal transformation and accessible approach to the practice.
To learn more about Taylor’s story and life’s work, please visit his personal website .
Bianca Oliveira
Bianca is an Authorized Level II teacher by the Paramaguru R. Sharath Jois.
She took her first Yoga class at the age of 18 when she still lived in Brazil and felt a deep connection to the practice within body and soul. In 2009 she moved to USA to work as a performer for RBBB Circus and few years later the seed that was planted years ago sprouted and she sincerely felt the calling to dedicate herself to the practice of Yoga. She finished her first YTT in Boone,NC.
Her first Ashtanga Class was with Guruji Sharath Jois during a USA tour in 2013. She started traveling to Mysore, India in 2015 and since then has been dedicating her life entirely to the practice and studies of Ashtanga Yoga. Traveling internationally, she leads classes, privates, workshops and retreats in the traditional spiritual path of Ashtanga Yoga.
She is also a mother and truly understand how family duties and practice affects one another. How discipline, commitment, devotion and dedication are the base of the practice and also the non attachments for results.
Believing she is an eternal student of yoga, her joy is to share all the benefits this practice can bring to people’s lives, both on and off the mat.
To learn more about Bianca Oliveira, please visit her website .
Sachin Badoni
Sachin was brought up in what is often referred to as the Yoga Capital of World, the North Indian town of ‘Rishikesh’ also known as foothills of Himalayas.
He began to practice yoga since his young age. He holds a P.G. Diploma in yoga and a Master degree in Yoga and numerous Yoga certificates. After completing his studies, he taught in some of the world-renowned Ashrams in Rishikesh. After it, to learn more, he traveled around the country and studied with some of India’s most prominent Yoga masters. Then he traveled to southern India to Mysore to learn Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga from the source “KPJAYI”. (K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute)
Though there were financial challenges and many others, but he didn’t stop going to Mysore for his yoga study showing the love and dedication and desire to learn. It opened his door and after a few years, he was Authorised by Guruji Sharath Jois to teach Ashtanga Vinyasa.
Sachin strongly believes that the practice of yoga eliminates our ego and impurities and provides a path towards wisdom and humanity.
Being a father he did not let his desire and practice fall aside, he continues his study to learn, experience and deepen.
“The more we practice yoga, the more we realize how much more we still need to learn.”
To learn more about Sachin Badonu, please visit his website .
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