Petri Räisänen

Yoga in Salento, Puglia (Zollino), Italy, June 13-26 2020 (Family Yoga Retreat)Postponed till June 2021
2020-06-13 - 2020-06-26
This Retreat has been postponed till June 12-26 2021 due the Corona-19 pandemia. Stay safe and healthy and..Welcome back in 2021!
Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat with Petri Räisänen and Pauliina Merisalo (more info about Pauliina at www.astangashala.fi/astanga-shala-ja-opettaja)
The retreat is based on Traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice in a quiet, gentle and therapeutic environment in beautiful and warm Puglia region. Yoga in Salento is a great place for yoga, culinary delight, good company and relaxation.
The days start with Mysore style practice. Beginners are also welcomed. We will have a guided first two mornings only for beginners on the both weeks. In the afternoons we will do asana techniques, pranayama (breathing), yoga philosophy and discussions. The evenings after the dinner are dedicated for relaxation, meditation and special programs (music etc.).
There will be time to explore the surroundings in the mornings and afternoons. The afternoon programs will start at 4pm (technique classes) or at 6pm (pranayama). On Wednesdays we will have a full afternoon off for a longer day trips. The retreat will be relaxing and informative Ashtanga experience.
Children yoga
In addition to the adults Ashtanga program we will have a daily yoga and activity program for children. We have a two yoga shalas which gives a good opportunity to teach children’s yoga also in the morning. Our local children yoga teachers are well educated for Gioka Children Yoga. Please ask more about the Family and children yoga options from YIS.
Welcome all level of yogis, yoginis and yoga families!
(Please keep in touch about the retreat! Due the Covid-19 we are checking the situation and want to keep it safe for everyone)

Finnish Folk Energy Healing On-line Course 1 in May 30-31 2020
2020-05-30 16:00 - 2020-05-31 19:00 (Europe/Moscow)
Photo: Petri is setting the bones in 1994
FINNISH FOLK ENERGY HEALING COURSE 1 & 2:
Two options for Course 1: May 30+31 & June 27 + 28
(Saturday 16pm-19pm & Sunday 16pm-19pm Finnish time EEST)
One option for Course 2: July 11+12
In this workshop, you will learn and practice several energy-healing techniques from the Finnish tradition which Petri learned from Finnish master healers Pentti Penttilä, Pentti Mäkelä and Raimo Holtti. The techniques come from the ancient Finnish healing tradition called Jäsenkorjaus (bone or limb setting) and is, in many parts, similar to osteopathy. Some of the techniques used in this tradition involve giving physical adjustments, energy healing, herbal healing, wet and dry cupping and healing with power words (similar with mantras). The workshop will cover mainly the energy healing part with few gentle physical adjustments on the different parts of the body.
These energy-healing techniques are based on sensing and locating the blocks in the flow of energy throughout the body. A perfect supplementation to yoga teachers and body workers who wish to increase their sensitivity when working with yoga students and/or clients.
The Energy healing Workshop 1 is necessary before doing the workshop 2 if you haven’t done before the workshop with Petri. All the energy work will be done for the partner so attending for the workshop would need two people in the same space and it is better if the both people will attend for the workshop for to give and receive the treatment.
Petri began his Energy healing studies in Kaustinen, Finland in 1986. In addition to teaching yoga, Petri worked as a folk healer and naturopath and ran a natural treatment business in Helsinki, Finland from 1991-1998. He has been teaching an energy healing workshops since 2005 and spreading the Finnish traditional healing knowledge worldwide.
Energy Healing workshop 1 is necessary before doing the second workshop, if you haven’t done the workshop with Petri prior. All the energy work will be done on a partner so two people in the same space will be required. We recommend that both people attend the workshop, to give and receive the treatment.
The workshop will be held through Zoom and we will send you the meeting links before the workshops starts.
If it’s not possible to find a partner, let us know and we can work something out.
What you’ll be learning:
Energy Healing Workshop 1:

The history of the (Finnish) healing tradition
Healing methods
Healing issues (when to heal and when not)
How to connect with the patience in energy level
How to sense the energy layers and blocks (usually pain) without touching the body
How to relax with the energy
How to do energy purification
How to balance your own energy after the healing work

Energy Healing Workshop 2:

How to give long and short-distance energy healing
How to adjust the pain sensation
How to do the energy acupuncture
How to move the body without physical touch (mental hypnosis)
Balancing your own energy after the healing work

The price for one workshop is 70€ and 120€ for two people. Please register through sending the email to Petri at praisanen@yahoo.com. The workshop will be paid by bank transfer to Maailmanparantaja Oy before the workshop starts.
Account details:
To: Maailmanparantaja Oy
Bank:
Nordea Bank Finland
Account IBAN: [REDACTED]
Swift code: NDEAFIHH
Message:
Energy Healing, your name and date.
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 29th 2020. Before May 29th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.

Astanga Yoga Helsinki On-Line Course, May 22-24 2020
2020-05-22 - 2020-05-24
This is our third On-line workshop with Petri and Juha (Astanga Yoga Helsinki). Please check the registration info from https://astangajooga.fi/online-astanga-workshop-with-petri-raisanen-and-juha-javanainen-may-2020/

LIVE ONLINE Workshop Schedule (Finland time)

Friday 22.5.
08:00 – 11:00 Ashtanga Mysore Practice / Petri&Juha
(Online)

Saturday 23.5.
08:00 – 11:00 Ashtanga Mysore Practice / Petri&Juha
(Online)
11:30 – 13:00 Special Class: Q&A about Yoga Practice with Petri&Juha. The class includes guided Pranayama & Meditation/ Petri
(Online)

Sunday 24.5.
09:00 – 11:00 Led Ashtanga Primary Series / Petri
(Online)
11:30 – 13:15 Special Class: Yoga Sutras 2nd Chapter: the role of Kriya Yoga & Kleshas in Classical Yoga system, Part II; class includes guided Yoga sutra chanting & Pranayama / Juha
(Online)

Welcome to practice on-line. Looking forward to see you!
Warmly,
Petri & Juha

Eddie Stern On-Line in May 16 2020
2020-05-16 05:00 (America/Halifax)
Highly recommended Led Class with Eddie Stern. The one day workshop will start On-line on the Saturday May 16th at 5am Eastern Time (US and Canada) which will be at 12pm Finnish time (UTC +3) . This was originally a four day Helsinki workshop which became a one day On-line workshop due the Covid-19 pandemia. The Led class will be free of charge!
You can find information from Eddies website https://eddiestern.com and from Astanga Yoga Helsinki website www.astangajooga.fi.
Here is the link for the Zoom registration!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KLUO1Qw1RuCrOhBTG6CNqg

Astanga Yoga Helsinki, Finland Easter Special Workshop in April 10 - 13 2020
2020-04-10 - 2020-04-13
The Easter Special workshop has been moved to on-line. We will have a three days workshop instead of the original five day. Welcome to practice and see you at Zoom : )
The registration and schedule is up at www.astangajooga.fi
Big hugs,
Petri and Juha & Astanga Yoga Helsinki

Balans Yoga, Gothenburg (Hovås), Sweden, March 26 - 29 2020 CANCELLED / POSTPONED TO AUGUST 20-23 2020
2020-03-26 - 2020-03-29

Astanga Yoga Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, December 13-15 2019
2019-12-13 - 2019-12-15
Christmas Yoga Workshop in Helsinki with a special lectures and Christmas program.

Photo from Koh Mak, Thailand in 2000 before there was electricity in the shala (Petri and Juha).

Agni Way Yoga Shala, Lagos, Portugal, November 16-17 2019
2019-11-16 - 2019-11-17
Agni Way is a new Ashtanga Yoga and Holistic Massage shala in Lagos, South Portugal. The shala’s big opening party will take place in September 15th 2019. All welcome to the beautiful Algarve region and practice Yoga.

Delight Yoga, Amsterdam / Den Haag, Netherlands - November 7-8 & 9-10 2019
2019-11-07 - 2019-11-10
The workshop will be split between two Delight Yoga Shala’s; Amsterdam and Den Haag.
Amsterdam workshop will be in November 7-8 2019
www.delightyoga.com/studio/workshops/astanga-yoga-workshopamsterdam
Den Haag workshop will be in November 9-10 2019
www.delightyoga.com/studio/workshops/astanga-yoga-workshop-den-haag
Welcome to practice the traditional Ashtanga method!
Petri

Prana Ashtanga Yoga School, Moscow, Russia - October 17-20 2019
2019-10-17 - 2019-10-20

Astanga Yoga Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, October 4-6 2019
2019-10-04 - 2019-10-06
October 4-6, 2019

Astanga Yoga Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
www.astangajooga.fi

Photo from Kadermo island in 1994 (Petri and Juha drumming)

Yoga Sutra Studio, Torino, Italy - September 27-29 2019
2019-09-27 - 2019-09-29
September 27-29, 2019
Yoga Sutra Studio

Torino, Italy
www.yogasutrastudio.com

Mysore Yoga Mallorca, Spain - September 20-22 2019
2019-09-20 - 2019-09-22

Ashtanga Cascais, Portugal - September 12-15 2019
2019-09-12 - 2019-09-15

Ashtanga Yoga Basel, Switzerland, September 6-8 2019
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-08
September 6-8, 2019
Ashtanga Yoga Basel
Basel, Switzerland
www.ashtanga-basel.ch

Ashtanga Yoga Basel
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-08
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop Basel
September 6-8, 2019
Ashtanga Yoga Basel
Basel, Switzerland
www.ashtanga-basel.ch

Daya Yoga Bern, Switzerland - 2019
2019-08-30 - 2019-09-01
August 30 – September 1, 2019
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
Daya Yoga
Bern, Switzerland
www.dayayoga.ch

Lila Shala, Gotland, Sweden - August 23-25 2019
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25

Frantsila Organic Herb Farm, Finland July 31 - August 4 2019
2019-07-31 - 2019-08-04
July 31 – August 4, 2019

Ashtanga Yoga Retreat
July 31 – August 4, 2019

Frantsila Organic Herb Farm
Hameenkyro, Finland
www.astangashala.fi

Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat, Kustavi, Finland June 29 - July 26 2019
2019-06-29 - 2019-07-26
Kustavi Ashtanga Yoga Summer Retreat for the adults and kids in the beautiful peninsula (west-coast) of Finland.
More info at www.astangajooga.fi/summer

Ashtanga Yoga Family Friendly Retreat, Salento, Italy, June 8-22 2019
2019-06-08 - 2019-06-22

Ashtanga Yoga Workshop, Reykjavik, Iceland, May 30 - June 2 2019
2019-05-30 - 2019-06-02
May 30 – June 2, 2019

Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
May 30 – June 2, 2019

Ashtanga Yoga Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

Info & Registration
ashtangayogaiceland@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/ashtangayogaiceland/photos/a.1761253820812643/2290511587886861/?type=3&theater

Ashtanga Yoga Stockholm / Yoga Devi, Stockholm, Sweden May 23-26 2019
2019-05-23 - 2019-05-26

We DU Yoga, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 17-19 2019
2019-05-17 - 2019-05-19
Petri and Wambui will visit their first time in Dubrovnik, Croatia and teach a weekend workshop for all levels of Ashtanga yogis. Dubrovnik is a beautiful town by the coast of Croatia. Looking forward!

Ashtanga Yoga Firenze, Firenze, Italy, May 10-12 2019
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-12

Astanga Shala Pori, Finland, May 2-5 2019
2019-05-02 - 2019-05-05

Ashtanga Yoga Uppsala, Sweden, April 26-28 2019
2019-04-26 - 2019-04-28

Easter Special with Eddie Stern, Finland - 2019
2019-04-19 - 2019-04-22
April 19 – 22, 2019
Easter Special with Eddie Stern
Ashtanga Yoga Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
www.astanga.fi/Eddie

Nepal Ashtanga Retreat, Pharping, Nepal, April 6-15 2019
2019-04-06 - 2019-04-15
April 6.–15. 2019

Mahalaya Nepal/Tibetan Buddhust Monastery
Pharping, Nepal

Retreat summary
Amongst the energy of the Himalayas and by one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism, join Petri and Wambui for a very special immersion into the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice.
The one-week retreat combines the powerful practice of Ashtanga Yoga in one of the world’s most unique settings, with technique discussions, pranayama, healing techniques and Yoga Therapy, chanting, optional morning meditation with the monks, Dharma philosophy, visits/hikes to some of the great pilgrimage points nearby, and plenty of time for quiet contemplation and joyful connection with like-minded others.
The retreat is an opportunity to adjust your pace and perspective, to slow down, to experience life more fully through mindfulness, and to feel supported in your practice by dedicated teachers, by the sacredness of the place and by teaching in the complementary philosophies of Yoga and Buddhist Dharma.
The retreat is aimed at those with an existing Ashtanga Vinyasa practice (newer practitioners are welcome, but the retreat isn’t suitable for absolute beginners). We expect to be a splendidly full community, so the practice space will be “Mysore-style”, both in terms of the practice and in the occupation of the space!
Each day will begin with optional meditation with the monks, under the calming and inspiring gaze of the temple’s 60-foot Buddha. Mysore-style self practice will bring us together each morning, followed by a varied schedule each day to share ideas, philosophies, techniques and places that add texture and depth to your practice and personal journey. We will also protect time for your own space to restore, connect and simply be.

More info at:
www.mahalaya-nepal.com

Studio Ekam, Granada, Spain, March 22-24 2019
2019-03-22 - 2019-03-24
Three days Ashtanga Yoga workshop in beautiful and historic Granada, Spain.
