200hr Traditional Ashtanga Immersion
There comes a point when the practice asks for something deeper.
This immersion was made for that moment. A guided month in Mysore and Melkote — daily Ashtanga, the Mysore Yoga Conference, and direct access to Mysore's senior teachers and Sanskrit scholars. Yoga not as a series, but as a living tradition.
With Andrew Eppler & Friends
The Teachers & Tradition
This training brings together daily āsana practice with direct access to some of the most respected teachers and scholars in Mysore's living Sanskrit and yoga community. Alongside Andrew Eppler, the wider philosophical and historical dimensions of the practice are brought to life by Sri B. N. S. Iyengar, Dr. M. A. Alwar — Ācārya of the Nāthamuni Sampradāya — Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao, Dr. Satyanarayana, Principal of the Maharaja's Sanskrit College, and many other important voices. The result is something rare — yoga encountered not as a system to be mastered, but as a living tradition.
The Practice Space
Kalyani Temple in Melkote was built nearly a thousand years ago in the time of Rāmānuja, one of the great sages in the tradition to which Śrī Kṛṣṇamācārya belonged. Each morning begins with sunrise chanting and the ancient mantras to the sun, followed by āsana, mudrā, and prāṇāyāma in this sacred space. Quiet, powerful, and deeply connected to everything we are exploring together — there is no classroom quite like it.
200hr Online Curriculum — Yours From Day One
The moment you register, you receive immediate access to the full 200hr online curriculum — an $1,800 value included in the cost of the training. The journey begins now, not when you land in India. The program covers āsana, teaching methodology, and philosophy in depth, so that when you walk through the door on day one you are already prepared and the live experience can go deeper faster.
The immersion unfolds in three phases
January 12 · February 8 · 2027
Opening Week
The training begins at 4pm on the New Moon at the Sri Krishna Temple in Gokulam — a fitting opening for a month dedicated to the living tradition. After an initial gathering that includes mantra chanting and a tour of the temple, mornings settle into a rhythm of group practice and study, and afternoons open into something different every day: Mantra Chanting, Āsana Adjustments, Teaching Methodology, Applied Anatomy, Postural Assessment, Mudrā, Bandha, Prāṇāyāma, and Thai Bodywork.
Sri B. N. S. Iyengar joins us to teach his system of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Mudrā, and Prāṇāyāma. In our time together you will witness Indian thought and culture in a way that is very rare and precious.
Mysore Yoga Conference
The conference is the heart of the immersion. Mornings begin with Mysore practice — Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma, Vinyāsa refinement, Mantra Chanting, and Ayurveda — followed by brunch and an afternoon of lectures delivered by Mysore's most respected Sanskrit scholars.
Lectures run 60–90 minutes and are followed by an open group discussion — international, multicultural, and always alive. Visits to the Maharaja's Sanskrit College and Jaganmohan Palace bring the historical roots of Ashtanga Yoga into direct contact with the present.
Melkote Immersion
After three days of rest, we leave the relative comfort of Gokulam and move to Melkote — a mystical temple village with ancient ties to Mysore's yoga lineage. Days begin before dawn, climbing the sacred hill to the Yoga Narasimhan Temple for sunrise mantra chanting. Practice then moves to the stunning thousand-year-old Kalyani Temple for āsana, mudrā, and prāṇāyāma.
Midday meals are taken in places of natural beauty — beside waterfalls, at sacred ponds. Afternoons are spent with Alwar Swami, Ācārya of the Nāthamuni Sampradāya, exploring the sacred and historical places of Melkote that most visitors never find. The phase closes with a verbal examination in Indian philosophy with Alwar Swami — a meaningful and memorable end to 28 days together.
Testimonials
If I'm ever going to find out what's true and real about Mysore and where this came from, it's going to be through this conference.
Christian Goldberg · Missoula, MontanaI come from research and science, so you might expect me to want facts and explanations. But my real treasure here has been the experience itself — being in the same room with these teachers, day after day, and feeling something deepen that words can hardly describe.
Pavlina Janovska · Brno, Czech RepublicI was one of those in the box, the square box of Ashtanga yoga. It was really comforting. But through this work, something shifted for me physically and mentally. I still love the sequence and hold onto it as my blueprint, but now I can come out of the box — and that has been a gift.
Deb Williams · Montclair, New Jersey
What's Included
The 200-hour Traditional Ashtanga Immersion is an all-inclusive month of study, practice, and cultural immersion created by the makers of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and the organizers of Mysore Yoga Conference. It includes daily Mysore-style āsana practice with adjustments six days per week, immediate access to the 200hr online curriculum, philosophy study, participation in Mysore Yoga Conference, the final Melkote immersion, and 28 days of rooms and meals in Mysore and Melkote.
Upon completing all three phases, participants earn a 200hr RYT certificate recognized by both Yoga Alliance and Saṃskṛti Foundation in Mysore.
Daily Practice & Study
Your days in Mysore settle into a rhythm that quickly becomes something you look forward to. Mornings begin with āsana practice six days a week — adjustments are offered throughout, primarily in Mysore style with a few led classes interspersed. All levels of experience are welcome. Afternoons open into something different every day: prāṇāyāma, mudrā, Ayurveda, mantra chanting, Thai bodywork, and direct study with some of the most knowledgeable teachers in Mysore.
Beyond the mat, you will tour the Maharaja's Sanskrit College, meet its Principal Dr. Satyanarayana, and explore the historical landmarks of Mysore with Sri M. G. Narasimha — a renowned historian whose family has served the Woḍeyar kings for five generations. The immersion closes with eight days in Melkote, where Dr. M. A. Alwar — an Ācārya in the Nāthamuni Sampradāya and one of the foremost scholars of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy — becomes our teacher and guide.
Philosophy & Scholars
This is where the training becomes genuinely rare. The philosophy course covers the Sāṅkhya Kārikā, Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras, and the Bhagavad Gītā — not from a textbook, but explained in person by scholars from Mysore's living Sanskrit community. These three texts are a central focus of the online curriculum, so students can begin studying them well before arriving in India. Since the Nāthamuni Sampradāya is the lineage Śrī Kṛṣṇamācārya belonged to, we study yoga through that particular lens — which opens dimensions of the practice that are rarely accessible to students in the West.
Guest teachers include Sri B. N. S. Iyengar and Dr. T. R. S. Sharma, both of whom studied directly with Śrī Kṛṣṇamācārya in the early days of Ashtanga Yoga in Mysore. You will also spend time with Dr. M. A. Alwar, Ācārya of the Nāthamuni Sampradāya, Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao, and many other important voices from Mysore's Sanskrit and yoga community. There is real time to sit with the elders, ask your questions, and hear their answers.
Meals & Accommodation
The course includes 28 days of rooms and meals in both Mysore and Melkote. In Gokulam, your room comes with a kitchen, washing machine, hot water, clean linens, and wifi — everything you need to feel settled and at home. Meals are taken together at Anokhi Gardens, prepared with care using the finest local ingredients and drawing from both Indian and western influences.
In Melkote, the accommodation is simpler, reflecting the quieter and more traditional character of that final week. Meals there are prasādam — food offered to the divine — prepared by the priests of the Cheluva Narayana temple. The family who cooks for us has been doing so for over a thousand years, ever since they arrived in Melkote with the sage Rāmānuja. For them, cooking is a sacred act, and it shows in every meal.
Pricing & Payment Plan
The cost of the immersion is $2,999 for a shared room or $3,999 for a private room. This includes 28 days of accommodation and meals, the Mysore Yoga Conference, the Melkote immersion, and full access to the 200hr online curriculum — everything is taken care of.
A $300 deposit reserves your spot, and payment plans are available for the remaining balance. If this training speaks to you and you need a manageable way to pay, we are happy to work with you.
Practical Information
We are here to help you plan every step of the journey — from the moment you decide to come to the moment you land. That includes helping with the visa application process, answering questions about flights, and arranging ground transportation so you are taken care of from arrival.
Airfare is not included. Most students arrive through Bengaluru International Airport (BLR), though direct flights to Mysore are sometimes available. We recommend taking a taxi directly to Mysore rather than connecting onward — we are happy to arrange reliable drivers. All meals are vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free options available. Wifi is available in your room, and an E-sim or international plan is recommended for reliable connectivity.
The Mysore Yoga Paramparā — an unbroken Svayam Ācārya Puruṣa Paramparā of Śrīvaiṣṇavism, descending without a break from Rāmānuja to the present.
For forty years I have been trying to understand where this practice came from and what it is truly pointing toward. Yoga is not a technique. It is a darśana — a worldview — and to enter it honestly requires study, time, and the guidance of those who carry the tradition in their bones.
The education I have received from the Sanskrit community in Mysore has been the most formative of my life. What is taught here comes through the Mysore yoga paramparā that Śrī Kṛṣṇamācārya himself came from — a living lineage descending from Nāthamuni, who recovered the songs of the Āḻvārs and gave Yoga its shape within this Sampradāya. It is sheltered by the Woḍeyar court that supported these scholars for generations, and carried today by teachers like Sri B. N. S. Iyengar and Dr. M. A. Alwar, who have given me, with extraordinary patience, what no book could.
This is not a 200-hour built around a sequence. It is a month inside the living tradition that produced the sequence — with the scholars who can explain the texts, the temples where the chants still rise at dawn, and the elders who carry what cannot be written down.
If it is calling you, come.
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