Petri Räisänen

Ashtanga House Faro, Portugal, February 2-4 2024
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-04 | Ashtanga House Faro, Estr. da Sra. da Saude 66, Faro, Algarve, 8000-498, Portugal
It is our second time in Faro with Ricardo and Ines in their lovely home shala. We are living just 1.5 hours to the north on the coast road (Odeceixe), so it is also our “local” workshop.
We are focusing for ashtanga and individual practice. How to practice ashtanga in modern times with many responsibilities. How to keep ashtanga in your live in challenging times and while ageing and changing.
Morning Mysore classes and afternoon workshops and pranayama & meditation sessions.
Please check the schedule from www.ashtangahousefaro.com
Hope to meet you in Faro and talk more : )
Big hugs,
Petri, Ricardo and Ines

Ashtanga Spirit Munich, Germany, February 7-11 2024
2024-02-10 - 2024-02-11
I’m pleased to go back to Ashtanga Spirit Munich for a five full day workshop. Asta Caplan has been teaching and building a great community of Ashtangis in Munich.
We will do five morning practices and afternoon / evening workshops. The schedule will be posted soon.
Petri will be assisted by Asta.
Welcome to practice, study and enjoy the friendly Ashtanga community.
Warmly,
Petri and Asta
Photo by Monika Hoefler (Munich 2023)

Yoga Sutra Studio, Torino, Italy, February 16-18 2024
2024-02-16 - 2024-02-18 | Yoga Sutra Studio, VIA GIULIA DI BAROLO 12, Torino, 10123
It will be my third time in Torino with Stefania Valbusa and Gian Renato Marchisio. They have a long experience with Iyengar Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga tradition, which they have been using successfully for the students wellbeing. I like their approach to asana alignments and details with enough freedom to express your own needs and condition.
I’m pleased to co back to Yoga Sutra Torino for a weekend workshop in February 16-18.2024.
Welcome to practice in the open and healing environment!
Warmly,
Petri, Stefania and Gian Renato

Ashtanga Yogashala Göteborg, Sweden, March 1-3 2024
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-03 | Ashtanga Yogashala, Risåsgatan 14, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ashtanga Yogashala Göteborg has been keeping the Ashtanga Yoga tradition strong in the West Coast of Sweden for more than two decades. I’m impressed for Pake Hall’s and Carolina Lodeiro’s enthusiastic, kind and mindful approach for yoga practice. You can feel the loving and caring energy at the shala, which is vital for the spiritual development and happiness.
I’m excited to go back to Ashtanga Yogashala Göteborg in March 1-3 2024. Welcome to practice in the great environment in one of the oldest Ashtanga Shalas in Sweden.
Warmly,
Petri, Carolina and Pake

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, March 5-10 2024 Ashtanga Yoga as a Homecoming
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-10 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Weeks
ASHTANGA YOGA AS A HOMECOMING
March 5-10 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
The Shala One Year Anniversary Celebration on March 9th!
Students of all levels are invited to explore and enjoy new depths in their practice under the guidance of Petri and Wambui and their incredible teachings.

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeceixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
You can join for one or two week workshops without repeating the same afternoon schedule!
ASHTANGA YOGA AS A HOMECOMING
March 5-10 2024
Tuesday 5th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 Group 1 //
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea break
12:30-13:30 Meditation: Touching the Earth Meditation
Wednesday 6th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 Group 1 //
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-13:30 Lecture + Discussion: Locating Yourself: Creating Home Within Your Body (notebook and pen recommended)
Thursday 7th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30 Group 1 //
Free afternoon
Friday 8th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:30 Group 1 //
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Asana Techniques: Being mindful with Vinyasa technique (Vinyasa and how to gain clarity for the practice)
Saturday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 //
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Dharma Talk + Meditation
18:00 – 20:00 One Year Anniversary Shala Celebration (snacks and chai available)
Sunday 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 //
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:00 Asana Techniques: Ashtanga Yoga for the rest of your life. How to keep the practice going?
14:30-15:15 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop March 5-10 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend March 8-10 or 15-17 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after February 23rd 2024. Before February 23rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe March 5-10 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe March 5-10 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, March 12-17 2024 The Healing Space
2024-03-12 - 2024-03-17 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Weeks
The Healing Space
March 12-17 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
Students of all levels are invited to explore and enjoy new depths in their practice under the guidance of Petri and Wambui and their incredible teachings.

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
March 12-17 2024
The Healing Space
Tuesday 12th
Mysore Style on the weekdays: Starting Time: 6:30
11:00-13:00 Workshop opening: Creating the Container: Agreements and Community Guidelines (notebook and pen recommended)
13:30-14:30 Meditation: Self Metta Meditation
Wednesday 13th
Mysore Style on the weekdays: Starting Time: 6:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:00 Lecture + Discussion: The Ahimsa Effect: The Spiritual Brotherhood of Rev. Dr MLK Jr and Thich Nath Hanh (notebook and pen recommended)
Thursday 14th
Mysore Style on the weekdays: Starting Time: 6:30
Free afternoon
Friday 15th
Led Class: Starting time: 6:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:30 Asana Techniques: Healing Asana Adjustments and Alignments in Primary series
Saturday 16th
Mysore Style on the weekend: Starting Time: 7:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
12:30-14:00 Right Relationship with the Ecosystem: Remembering our Oldest Ancestors (notebook and pen recommended)
Sunday 17th
Mysore Style on the weekend: Starting Time: 7:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:30-14:30 Asana Techniques: Healing Asana Adjustments and Alignments in Intermediate series
14:45-15:15 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop March 5-10 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Only Mornings 5 x Mysore & 1 x Led class (Friday) 210€
Weekend March 8-10 or 15-17 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after February 23rd 2024. Before February 23rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe March 12-17 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe March 12-17 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Lama Rod Owens at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 3-8 2024 Becoming A New Saint - Workshop
2024-04-03 - 2024-04-07 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Lama Rod Owens in Portugal
April 3-8 2024
It will be Lama Rod’s first visit in Odeceixe, Portugal and in our shala. It will be a full awakening experience.
Lama Rod Owens offers a level of freedom and care which most of us have not experienced before.
This truly is the medicine and the nectar to not only survive, but thrive in these apocalyptic times. Highly recommended.
If you wish to get to know a bit more about Lama Rod’s work, Wambui hosts a donation-based meditation gathering on zoom. Email Wambui (info@wambuinjuguna.com) to join in.

Portraits of Lama Rod Owens shot in Savannah, GA on December 3rd, 2022

Becoming A New Saint
Saints, spiritual warriors, bodhisattvas, zaddikim—no matter how they are named in a given tradition, they all share a profound altruistic wish to free others from suffering. Saints are not beings of stained glass or carved stone. “Each of us can be a new saint,” says Lama Rod Owens. “In our pain, our trauma, and all our complexity, we all can—and must—awaken the virtue of our compassion for the benefit of our communities, our planet, and our own souls.”Join Lama Rod on retreat where he’ll share personal stories, spiritual teachings, and instructions for contemplative and somatic practices from his newest book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors. This work reinforces the truth of our interdependency—allowing us to be of service to the collective well-being, and to call on the support and strength of the countless beings who share our struggles and hopes.

More Info from
https://opencollective.com/lama-rod-dharmahood/events/becoming-a-new-saint-exploring-the-path-of-emerging-as-warriors-from-our-broken-hearts-c5b2c2e1

Lama Rod will be visiting Odeceixe, Algarve, Portugal for his first time! Join him for an immersion, hosted by Yoga Roots Odeceixe from April 3-8, 2024

Ashtanga Yoga Shala Malmö, Sweden, April 11-14 2024
2024-04-11 - 2024-04-14
Ashtanga Yoga – for body, mind and spirit
I’m happy to get back to Malmö in April 11-14 2024. Malmö is a beautiful coastal town, full of life and has amazing food from all around the world. My favourite place (besides the yoga shala and Indian restaurant : ) is Riberborgs Kallbadhus, an outdoor spa with saunas and sea water pools.
I made the workshop schedule to cover the body (asanas and adjustments), mind (pranayama with deep concentration and mantras) and spirit (meditation, non separation and prana experiment).
We want to create a safer space for the students to be able to sense and be themselves, without fear or judgment. A new generation of Ashtanga Yoga community. Freedom to be and experience.
Welcome to the shala to feel the power of practicing together.
Warmly,
Petri and Åsa

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 16-21 2024 Ashtanga Yoga - A Personal Practice for Collective Liberation
2024-04-20 - 2024-04-21 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Weeks
Ashtanga Yoga – A Personal Practice for Collective Liberation
April 16-21 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
Welcome to our new Yoga Shala in the peaceful and meditative atmosphere in Odeceixe!
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Workshops with Petri Räisänen & Wambui Njuguna–Räisänen
Students of all levels are invited to explore and enjoy new depths in their practice under the guidance of Petri and Wambui and their incredible teachings.

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).
Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
April 16-21 2024
Ashtanga Yoga – A Personal Practice for Collective Liberation
Tuesday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea Break under the Tree
12:15-13:30 Meditation for collective liberation
Wednesday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-13:15 Lecture + Discussion: Spiritual Power during Difficult Times
Thursday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 19th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:30 Asana Techniques: Asana Practice for all body types, ages and mentalities. How to make the asana practice follow your own needs.
Saturday 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
12:15-14:00 The Art of Spiritual Power: Linking Yogic + Mindfulness Practices to Cultivate Resilience
Sunday 21st
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations
Tea break
12:15-14:00 Asana Techniques: Liberating yourself from your bodily pains. Strengthening and stretching the body and mind.
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.

Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 16-21 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend April 19-21 with 2 Mysore mornings, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only April 16-21 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 2nd 2024. Before April 2nd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!

Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To: Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 16-21 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe April 16-21 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, April 23-28 2024 Yoga Ethnics and Mindfulness
2024-04-23 - 2024-04-28 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Weeks
ASHTANGA AT THE CROSSROADS:
Yoga Ethnics and Mindfulness
April 23-28, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal
Students of all levels are invited to explore and enjoy new depths in their practice under the guidance of Petri and Wambui and their incredible teachings.

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
April 23-28, 2024
Yoga Ethnics and Mindfulness
Tuesday 23rd
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea Break under the Chai Tree
12:15-13:15 A Mindful Meditation
Wednesday 24th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-13:15 Lecture + Discussion: Yoga Ethics + Mindfulness: Connecting Lineage
Thursday 25th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 26th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:15 Asana Techniques: Moving mindfully, moving with an energy
Saturday 27th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
12:15-14:15 Creating your personal practice for your age, condition, needs and wishes
Sunday 28th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations
Tea break
12:15-14:00 Asana Techniques: Back and hip therapy – stretching and strengthening
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop April 23-28 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend April 26-28 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only April 23-28 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 9rd 2024. Before April 9rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe April 23-28 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe April 23-28 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 7-12 2024 Skillful Yogic Action On and Off the Yoga Mat
2024-05-07 - 2024-05-12 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Weeks
As Within, So Without: Skillful Yogic Action On and Off the Yoga Mat
May 7-12, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
May 7-12, 2024
Skillful Yogic Action On and Off the Yoga Mat
Tuesday 7th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea Break
12:15-13:15 Meditation
Wednesday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:15-13:45 Lecture + Discussion: Ashtanga Intersections: Emergent Healing Spaces for the times we live in (notebook and pen recommended)
Thursday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 10th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:00 Group 1 // 08:00 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:15-14:00 Asana Techniques: A meditative asana practice – how to use breath, energy and mantra in your practice
Saturday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
Tea Break
12:15-13:45 Living in the World, Living in Our Body: How the Path Reveals Itself through Embodied Spirituality
Sunday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:15-14:00 Asana Techniques: Mind techniques (visualization, softness, lightness, strength) as a practice tools
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop May 7-12 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend May 10-12 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only May 10-12 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after April 23rd 2024. Before April 23rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 7-12 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe May 7-12 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 14-19 2024 A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
May 14-19, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1 batch of Mysore class on the weekdays mornings starting at 6:30am (May 14-16) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6:30am. On the weekend (May 18-19) we will have 1 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
THE SCHEDULE
A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
Tuesday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Workshop opening: Creating the Container: Agreements and Community Guidelines (notebook and pen recommended)
Tea Break
12:30-13:30 Metta Meditation (Wambui)
Wednesday 15th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11.00-12.00 Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing
exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:15 MOVING WITH A FLOW – A MINDFUL APPROACH TO ASHTANGA YOGA
Thursday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 17th
Led Class: Starting time: 6:30 One group
11:00-12:00: Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:15-14:00 MENTAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT MINDFUL AWARENESS IN ASANA with Petri Raisanen
Saturday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
Tea Break
12:15-13:45 DHARMA FOR OUR TIMES with Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen
Sunday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Healing Mantras: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea Break
12:15-14:00 Patanjali’s path to the mindfulness and self realization (lecture) with Petri Raisanen
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing circle

Afternoon Workshop Descriptions:
THE DANCE OF DHARMA with Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen
In this workshop, we’ll practice the wisdom of Thich Naht Hanh’s Engaged Buddhist approach to Mindfulness. Using the framework of Plum Village’s Five Mindfulness Trainings, we’ll explore how each training has a ’color of compassion.’ We will have a chance to practice transforming the suffering we experience on personal, interpersonal and collective levels into powerful protection, clarity and love for ourselves and the world. (Notebook and pen recommended)
MENTAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT MINDFUL AWARENESS IN ASANA with Petri Räisänen
There are many mindfulness-based techniques which can open the body, heal painful psychosomatic sensations and conditions and lighten the mind. Sage Patanjali has been offering many useful techniques for the mind and expanding the understanding around what is possible with the body-mind connection.
In this workshop, we will explore how mind techniques can be used as tools for inner awareness and changing perceived limits of the physical body. This will be an effective tool to how we can adjust the body and mind for support the practice so that we can keep, consistently and over a long period of time, tending to the work of yogas chitta vritti nirodha.

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop May 14-19 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend May 17-19 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only May 14-19 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening on Tuesday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 1st 2024. Before May 1st, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 17-19 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe May 17-19 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, May 28 - June 2 2024 Ashtanga Yoga As You Are
2024-05-28 - 2024-06-02 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Ashtanga Yoga As You Are
May 28 – June 2, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1 batch of Mysore class on the weekday mornings starting at 6:30am (May 28-30) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday (May 31st) will take place at the yoga shala at 6:30am. On the weekend (June 1-2) we will have 1 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE May 28 – June 2
Ashtanga Yoga As You Are
Tuesday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Ashtanga Yoga for your own needs and wishes (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Wednesday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Ashtanga Yoga modifications according the body and mind types
Thursday 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 11th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Beyond Form, Beyond Asana: Empowerment through Benefactor Practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Saturday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Find your inspiration on the yoga mat
Sunday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui:Yoga for Life: How to Live Your Practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop May 28 – June 2 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend May 31 – June 2 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only May 28 – June 2 with 5 Mysore mornings and Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 14th 2024. Before May 14th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe May 28 – June 2 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe May 28 – June 2 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Ashtanga United Intensive in London in June 4-7 2024 with David Swenson, Scott Johnson and Petri Räisänen
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-07 | Ashtanga United
Ashtanga United Intensive in London
with David Swenson, Scott Johnson and Petri Räisänen

Tuesday 4th June – Friday 7th June
Stillpoint Yoga, West Wing, Guys Campus, St Thomas St, London Bridge, SE1 9TL
Price: £350 (early bird until 4th May: £300)
Join us for a unique and inspiring collaboration into the way Ashtanga yoga unites us. David, Petri and Scott will collaborate and bring their individual approaches and combined 100 years of experience together to illuminate how this practice we hold so dear meets us all.

Over the four days there will be:

Mysore style classes with David, Petri and Scott teaching together

Individual workshops with David, Petri and Scott

A Guided Primary Series class with David, Petri and Scott teaching different sections

Ashtanga United Mysore style classes with David, Petri and Scott
4th, 5th, 6th June: 6.30am – 10am
Join David, Petri and Scott as they combine their experience, skill and expertise in an open Mysore class from 6:30am – 10am.
There will be two start times, one at 6:30am and then another rolling start time from 8am where people can come and take the place of people as they leave. The Mysore class ends at 10am
Ashtanga United Yoga Workshops with David, Petri and Scott
4th, 5th, 6th June: 12pm – 2pm
David, Petri and Scott will each host a workshop on a part of the practice that is important to them. The other two will contribute and share their opinions and techniques. Each workshop will invite feedback and contributions from all practitioners.
The Fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga with David Swenson
4th June: 12pm – 2pm
David, Petri and Scott will teach and discuss their approach to technique that grounds the Ashtanga yoga practice. They will contribute what they feel are the most important things to notice during practice.
The Energy of Ashtanga Yoga with Petri Räisänen
5th June: 12pm – 2pm
Petri, David and Scott will teach a workshop on how Ashtanga yoga relates to the movement of energy in the body and mind, and in all parts of our lived experience.
Ashtanga Yoga as a Meditation with Scott Johnson
6th June: 12pm – 2pm
Scott, David and Petri will teach a workshop on how the practice of Ashtanga yoga unfolds as meditation for the mind and the body.
Guided Primary Series class with David, Petri and Scott
7th June: 7.00am – 8.45am
The intensive closes with a guided Primary Series class with David, Petri and Scott They will each guide and share a section of the primary series.

Yoga Sangha, Manchester, UK, June 8-9 2024 with Scott Johnson and Petri Räisänen
2024-06-08 - 2024-06-09
Petri Raisanen & Scott Johnson present

A Mindful and Therapeutic approach to Ashtanga Yoga

Weekend Intensive –
Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th June 24

Yoga Sangha is delighted to be hosting two international Ashtanga yoga Teachers.
Petri and Scott are dear friends and colleagues within the Ashtanga yoga tradition.

They have collaborated twice before and have found that their intentions as mysore teachers, plus passion for the Ashtanga yoga practice, are very similar.

Experience a unique Workshop

In this unique collaborative intensive you will receive gentle, healing, therapeutic and mindful approaches to your practice under the guidance of these very experienced teachers.
Petri and Scott love spending time together and this workshop will be an extension of their friendship and love for the practice.
Each day you can choose from 2 different Ashtanga Yoga Mysore start times. There will be a workshop on both afternoons.

The Mindful Approach workshop will include:

Therapeutic approaches to practice.
Understanding patterns of movement.
Discussions and practices on how to be more mindful in Ashtanga yoga.
How philosophy relates to your practice.
Seeing how energy moves in us.
Approaches to how the practice of Ashtanga yoga can become more individualised.

What will you gain from the workshop?

You will see new ways to develop insight into how you practice Ashtanga yoga, how the practice works with your unique patterns and energy and how to integrate new ideas into your practice.

Who will benefit from the workshop?

This workshop is for all curious practitioners of Ashtanga yoga who would like to see mindful and therapeutic ways to develop their personal practice

£190 FOR THE WHOLE EVENT. £170 EARLY BIRD –
(Early Bird available until Tue 30 Apr 12am)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, June 11-16 2024 All about Vinyasa 1
2024-06-15 - 2024-06-16 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
All about Vinyasa 1
(Standing and Primary series)
June 11 – 16, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE June 11-16
All about Vinyasa 1 (Standing and Primary series)
Tuesday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea break
12:15-14:00 What is Vinyasa and How can we apply it in life? (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Wednesday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:15 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasa types in Primary series
Thursday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 14th
Led Class: Starting time: 06:00 Group 1 // 08:00 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: The topic of this workshop will be a co-creation according to the vinyasa of the group dynamics and spontaneous healing that wants to arise in the moment (bring a pen and journal to write with, if you like to write to process and gain clarity)
Saturday 15th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:30 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:15-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasa counting techniques and sanskrit numbers in Primary series
Sunday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:30 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:15-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasas in the standing and sitting sequences in Primary series.
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop June 11-16 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend June 14-16 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only June 11–16 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after May 28th 2024. Before May 28th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe June 11-16 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe June 11-16 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, June 18-23 2024 All about Vinyasa 2
2024-06-22 - 2024-06-27 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
All about Vinyasa 2
(Intermediate and finishing series)
June 18 – 23, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE June 18-23
All about Vinyasa 2 (Intermediate and finishing series)
Tuesday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Welcome Gathering
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Vinyasa is about your own rhythm? (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Wednesday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasa types in Intermediate series
Thursday 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 06:30
Free afternoon
Friday 21st
Led Class: Starting time: 06:30
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: The topic of this workshop will be a co-creation according to the vinyasa of the group dynamics and spontaneous healing that wants to arise in the moment (bring a pen and journal to write with, if you like to write to process and gain clarity)
Saturday 22nd
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Vinyasa counting techniques and sanskrit numbers in Intermediate series
Sunday 23rd
Mysore Style: Starting Time: 07:00
11:00-12:00 with Wambui: Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra with Wambui
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Finishing sequence vinyasa counting and Question/Answer
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop June 18-23 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend June 21-23 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only June 18–23 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after June 2nd 2024. Before June 2nd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe June 18-23 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe June 18-23 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

My Yoga Shala, Marseille, France, June 25-30
2024-06-25 - 2024-06-30 | My Yoga Marseille, Marseille
We have been working together with Alexia and Amina for 10+ years in the yoga shala and with my books translations and publications in French.
This time we will have a six day intensive workshop in Marseille with daily Mysore practice, one led class and afternoon classes. Besides we will have time for the community building activities..swimming, trip to the closest islands, breakfast/lunch/dinner, picnic and much more. Time to spend together with the workshops participants, friends and colleagues.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone in this summer city workshop/retreat and meeting new and long term ashtanga students. Marseille is a beautiful summer city with a great vibrant environment.
Big hugs,
Petri and Alexia

Houtskari Island Summer Retreat, Finland, July 1-21 2024
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-21
Summer Feelings in the Finnish Archipelago
We started the Houtskari Summer Retreats with Juha in 2000. The archipelago between Finland and Sweden is stunning in the summertime. Sauna in the morning and evening gives a special Finnish vibe for the retreat as well as a delicious vegetarian meals.

Finnish sauna and dip into the ocean
It is easy to get there with the bus or car even if the trip takes about 5 hours from Helsinki. There is a bus stop right in the front of the resort. The Näsby town with harbor, shops, old church, museums and restaurants are 10 min walking distance away. The local language is Swedish (or Finnish-Swedish) but many locals also speak Finnish and English fluently.
The retreat is family friendly with children yoga classes and activities. Yoga is taught also for the beginners and teenagers.

Children and adults playing volleyball
This is highly recommended for everyone who want to spend a peaceful and uplifting yoga holiday in a beautiful environment.
Retreat program
Choose your preferred weekly program from Tuesday to Sunday, with each course including various classes such as pranayama, meditation, yoga lab classes, and more. Your week starts with an arrival on Monday afternoon between 15:00-19:30, followed by dinner from 18:00-19:30. The opening meeting of the week will take place on Monday evening from 19:15-20:15.
Week 1: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga New Beginners,
Yinful Yoga, Yoga Philosophy of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 2: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga New Beginners,
Healing Lights Meditation, Pilates & Yoga, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Week 3: Astanga Mysore, Astanga Intermediate beginners, Astanga Easy Beginners,
Handstand & Inversions, Yinful Yoga, Yoga Teens, and Yoga Kids.
Note: Petri, Juha and Wambui will be teaching together on the first and second weeks. On te third week there will be Juha and other main teacher (will be announced soon).
More information https://astangajooga.fi/summer-retreat/
Warmly,
Petri, Juha and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, August 13-18 2024 A Collaborative Workshop with Petri Räisänen, Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen and Scott Johnson
2024-08-17 - 2024-08-18 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
A Collaborative Workshop:
Petri Räisänen, Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen
and Scott Johnson (Stillpoint Yoga London)
A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
August 13-18 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

oin Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE
A Mindful Approach to Ashtanga Yoga
Tuesday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 //
11:00-13:00 Workshop opening: Creating the Container: Agreements and Community Guidelines (notebook and pen recommended) Scott, Petri & Wambui
Tea break
13:30-14:30 Pranayama (Petri) + Metta Meditation (Wambui)
Wednesday 14th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 //
11:00-12:00 Pranayama (Scott)
Tea break
12:30-14:30 A MINDFUL APPROACH TO ASHTANGA YOGA with Scott Johnson
Thursday 15th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 //
Free afternoon
Friday 16th
Led Class: Starting time: 6:00-7:50 Group 1 // 8:00-9:50 Group 2 //
11:00-12:00: Pranayama + Meditation: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 MENTAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT MINDFUL AWARENESS IN ASANA with Petri Räisänen
Saturday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 //
11-12:00 Deep Rest + Yoga Nidra
Tea break
12:30-14:30 DHARMA FOR OUR TIMES with Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen
Sunday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 //
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Healing Mantras: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. (Scott)
Tea break
12:15-12:45 Workshop closing circle. Scott, Petri & Wambui

Afternoon Workshop Descriptions:
A MINDFUL APPROACH TO ASHTANGA YOGA with Scott Johnson
Meeting Ashtanga yoga through the 4 progressive practices of mindfulness, pranayama, the self practice method and chanting.
In this session Scott will unpack an approach to yoga practice through these various processes:
Mindfulness: How we perceive the world
Pranayama: How we cultivate breath awareness and energy in the body.
Asana: How we sense, feel and respond to what we notice in the physical body.
Chanting: How we project our voice and then use language.
We will quietly sync these elements together in a fluid, progressive way and notice how these practices create a unique perspective of ourselves through the cultivation of moment to moment awareness.
DHARMA FOR A TRAUMATIZED WORLD with Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen
What does it mean to come together as a human family during a time of climate crisis, the horror of war, pandemics, economic instability, rising authoritarianism and racial and social injustice?
In this workshop, we’ll practice the wisdom of Thich Naht Hanh’s Engaged Buddhist approach to Mindfulness. Using the framework of Plum Village’s Five Mindfulness Trainings, we’ll explore how each training has a ’color of compassion.’ We will have a chance to practice transforming the suffering we experience on personal, interpersonal and collective levels into powerful protection, clarity and love for ourselves and the world. (Notebook and pen recommended)
MENTAL TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT MINDFUL AWARENESS IN ASANA with Petri Räisänen
There are many mindfulness-based techniques which can open the body, heal painful psychosomatic sensations and conditions and lighten the mind. Sage Patanjali has been offering many useful techniques for the mind and expanding the understanding around what is possible with the body-mind connection.
In this workshop, we will explore how mind techniques can be used as tools for inner awareness and changing perceived limits of the physical body. This will be an effective tool to how we can adjust the body and mind for support the practice so that we can keep, consistently and over a long period of time, tending to the work of yogas chitta vritti nirodha.

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.

Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop August 13-18 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 400 €/week
Mysore mornings x 5 + Friday Led class if you want to do only the mornings. You can drop-in for the afternoon classes if you feel so and pay them separately 260€
Weekend August 16-18 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 250€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 45 €
Single classes (Afternoon techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Pranayama, meditation, lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Single class (Workshop opening), possible if there will be space in the shala 0€
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after July 31st 2024. Before July 31st 2024, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.

Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message: Odeceixe August 13-18 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Paying by Cash to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class. Please let his know if you choose this option.
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Message: Odeceixe August 13-18 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
All questions and information, email praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
Looking forward to seeing you and spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri, Wambui and Scott

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, August 20-25 2024 Ashtanga Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
2024-08-24 - 2024-08-25 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Ashtanga Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
August 20-25 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE: August 20-25 2024
Ashtanga Yoga as a Self Healing Therapy
Tuesday 20th August
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Workshop opening with Petri and Wambui; Getting to know one another + safety in the practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
12:15-14:00 What Are We Healing? Who is the Healer? Lecture and Meditation with Wambui
Wednesday 21st August
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations with Petri
12:15-14:30 Asanas for self healing and strengthening. Focusing on the main issues/pains in Ashtanga Yoga with Petri
Thursday 22nd August
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 23rd August
Led Class: Starting time: 06:00 Group 1 // 08:00 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama / Chanting with Petri
12:15-14:30 Mind / Energy Healing Techniques for Self Healing with Petri
18:00 Dinner at the local restaurant (Himalaya bar & restaurant in São Teotónio)
Saturday 24th August
Mysore Style:
Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations
12:15-14:00 Yoga and Healing with Wambui
Sunday 25th August
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2
11:00-12:00 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
12:15-14:30 Healing Yoga Asanas Adjustments (Hands on) with Petri
14:45-15:30 Closing circle and final reflections

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop August 20-25 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend August 23-25 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only August 20–25 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after August 6th 2024. Before August 6th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe August 20-25 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe August 20-25 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Mysore Yoga CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 29 - September 1 2024
2024-08-29 - 2024-09-01 | Mysore Yoga CPH, Copenhagen
Copenhagen is such a cool city with a “hyggle” (the idea of appreciating the small, simple things in life – such as spending time with friends) lifestyle and relaxed but cosmopolitan environment.
I started to teach in Copenhagen with Mikko Seppinen and Eskil Schilling about 10 years ago. The last five years we’ve been collaborating with Helena Melkjorsen and Niels Jørgensen at Mysore Yoga CPH in Nørrebro. It has always been one of my favorite places to teach and spend a good time with friends and colleagues. August-September will still be a summer months and for sure the city will be full of colorful people enjoying their weekend.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone in the powerful energies of Mysore Yoga CPH shala.
Hilsen,
Petri, Helena and Niels

Kerfit Rennes, France, September 4-9 2024
2024-09-04 - 2024-09-09 | Kerfit, 4 Mail François Mitterrand, Rennes, 35000
I used to travel to Rennes for multiple years and teach Ashtanga for many enthusiastic students. This was before our two boys were born and becoming busy with the family life. Now I’m returning for a second time and feel excited to be back in beautiful Rennes.
Caroline Galvin has been doing a great work at Kerfit to create an Ashtanga community in the town. She has been coming to my workshops and retreats for a long time in Thailand, Portugal, Italy, Sweden and many other places. I trust her commitment and determination for the practice and teaching.
We will start on Wednesday evening at 19:00 with Led Primary series class and finish on Monday at 7:00 with Mysore class. It will be 6 days workshop.
I’m looking forward for a Rennes workshop and seeing the students in the shala and around.
Welcome to practice and feel the spirit of Ashtanga Yoga.
Warmly
Petri and Caroline

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, September 17-22 2024 Hands on Adjustment / The Art of Yogic Living
2024-09-17 - 2024-09-22 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Hands on Adjustment / The Art of Yogic Living
with Petri Räisänen, Wambui Njuguna & Tamara Ashley
September 17-22 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen, Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen and Tamara Ashley workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).
In this week, we explore the relationships that we have as a yoga practitioners and teachers to each other, our creativity, movement beyond the yoga mat and into the world around us. Join us for an immersion in traditional ashtanga yoga, mindful movement improvisation, examining the art of relating as teachers, students, and practitioners; and consider how yogic living is an art and practice for life.

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala
Schedule:
Hands on Adjustment / The Art of Yogic Living
Tuesday 17 September
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Pranayama/Chanting with Petri
13:30-15:30 Adjustments workshop 1 with Petri: Touch, healing, the art of relating between teachers and students
Wednesday 18 September
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Contemplative Movement Practice with Tamara – a practice that integrates meditation, mindful movement and creative expression developed by Barbara Dilley of Naropa University. Suitable for all.
12:15-14:30 Adjustments workshop 2 with Petri
Thursday 19 September
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Pranayama/Chanting with Petri
12:15-14:00 Yoga and Healing your roots with Wambui
Friday 20 September
Led Class: Starting time: 06:00 Group 1 // 08:00 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Yoga in times of crisis with Wambui
12:15-14:30 Adjustments workshop 3 with Wambui
18:00 Dinner at the local restaurant (we will choose the place with the students)
Saturday 21 September
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:00-12:00 Contemplative Movement Practice with Tamara
12:15-14:30 Adjustments workshop 4 with Petri
18:00 The art of yogic living: visit to the land. Considering yoga, farming, sustainable living.
Sunday 22 September
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
12:15-14:30 Adjustments workshop 5 with Petri, Wambui and Tamara
14:45-15:30 Closing circle and final reflections

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop September 17-22 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend October 20-22 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after September 3rd 2024. Before September 3rd, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe September 17-22 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe September 17-22 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga By, Ekerö, Sweden, September 27-29 2024
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-29
Thanks to Sonja and Yoga By the Ekerö workshop became our Summer/Autumn tradition in Sweden. The place is close to Swedish king’s palace and beautiful nature. Sonja has been doing a great work with teaching creating a Yoga community in Ekerö.
Welcome to practice and learn more Ashtanga Yoga.
Warmly,
Petri and Sonja

Photo by Petri..the shala in 2022 workshop.

Casa San Xurxo, Ferrol Galicia, Spain, October 2-6, 2024, A Four day retreat
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-06 | Casa san Xurxo, Vila da area, san xurxo da mariña nº115, Ferrol, A Coruña, 15592
ASHTANGA YOGA RETREAT IN CASA SAN XURXO, FERROL.
“A FOUR – DAY IMMERSION INTO THE PRACTICE”
WITH PETRI RÄISÄNEN
More Information: IG: @casa_san_xurxo
It will be my first time in Galicia with Sarah and Remi who are running a yoga shala, guest house and surfing school in their village. It will be a retreat style schedule and accommodation. The student can join for the surfing classes, which is possible to book before the retreat.
During your stay, your will have the opportunity to
immerse yourself in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga in
a unique and relaxing environment. Casa San Xurxo is
located in a small rural town near Ferrol surrounded
by the sea, cliffs and forest. This place offers an
atmosphere of tranquility and peace where you can
disconnect from the stress of daily life and connect
with yourself.

Daily activity program:
“A Four – Day Immersion into the Practice”
Arrival (Check in from afternoon)
14:00-20:00h – Arrival: presentation of the space and room distribution, welcome tea time.
We kindly ask for punctuality for the welcome. 20:00 – Dinner (incl.)
22:00 – Lights off! Zzz..
*If you are arriving later than 22h, please let us know with advance. Thank you!
1st, 2nd and 3th day (dates)
06:00&7:30h – Mysore Practice/ 2 Shifts
08:00-10:00h – Break coffee, tea and fruit (incl.)
11:00-12:00h – Pranayama/ meditation / chanting
12:30-14:30h – Ashtanga Workshop (different subject every day)
1st Friendliness, compassion, joy and peace in Ashtanga practice
2nd Asana and adjustment techniques in Primary and Intermediate series
3rd Yoga therapy..strengthening and healing the body through therapy moves and acrobatics
22:00 – Lights off! Zzz..
(Lunch & dinner not incl.)
4th day (date)
06:00&7:30h – Mysore Practice/ 2 Shifts
08:00-10:00h – Break coffee, tea and fruit (incl.)
11:00-12:00h – Pranayama/ meditation
12:30-13:30 – Closing of the retreat, see your next year!

Welcome to practice and experience the beautiful nature and beaches of Galicia.
Petri, Sarah and Remi

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, October 8-13 2024 Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Philosophy
2024-10-08 - 2024-10-13 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week
Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Philosophy
October 8 – 13, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen workshops at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (March 5-8) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (March 9-10) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE October 8-13
Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Philosophy
Tuesday 8th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Workshop opening with Petri and Wambui; Getting to know one another + safety in the practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Tea break
12:30-14:00 What is Yoga Philosophy? How can we apply it in life? (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session) with Petri and Wambui
Wednesday 9th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Patanjali’s eight limb path. Yoga sutras and Ashtanga Yoga.
Thursday 10th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 11th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00
Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 08:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations. Tea break

12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Yoga Sutras for our Times 1 (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Saturday 12th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Asana techniques: Chanting sutras with asanas, meditative movement.
Sunday 13th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:45 Group 2 (if there will be more than one group)
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Yoga Sutras for our Times 2 (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop October 8-13 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend October 11-13 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after September 25th 2024. Before September 25th, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe October 8-13 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe October 8-13 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal, October 15-20 2024 A Collaborative Workshop with Petri, Wambui and Juha Javanainen - Prana (Energy) in Asana and Pranayama
2024-10-19 - 2024-10-20 | Yoga Roots Odeceixe, R. Estr. Nacional 1, Odeceixe, Algerve, 8670-320, Portugal
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive Week

A Collaborative Workshop with Petri, Wambui and Juha Javanainen
Prana (Energy) in Asana and Pranayama – Deepening the practicer and mental focus
October 15 – 20, 2024
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal

Join Petri, Wambui and Juha Javanainen collaborative workshop at Yoga Roots Odeceixe, Portugal. The shala is located in the middle of the picturesque and peaceful village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps).
Juha’s lecture at Yoga Roots ODX in October 2023

Please read more about the Odeceixe and around, accommodations, markets, food, how to get there and activities in Algarve
www.petriandwambui.com/yogarootsodeceixe/

Praia de Odeceixe Yoga Roots Odeceixe

Registration, Payment, Class options, Schedule and Questions:
All registrations, questions and further info through praisanen@yahoo.com and/or info@wambuinjuguna.com
To secure your registration, please pay the workshop to the Yoga Roots Odeceixe bank account. The bank codes and information about the payments and payment options you will find from the end of this site.
1. Full program
2. ”Only” Morning practice
3. Morning practice with some of your chosen drop-in afternoon classes
4. Weekend program
5. Separate drop-in classes
We will have 1-2 batches of Mysore classes on the weekdays mornings starting at 6am (October 15-17) and 1 batch of the afternoon workshops. The led class on Friday will take place at the yoga shala at 6am. On the weekend (October 19-20) we will have 1-2 Mysore batch starting at 7:00am.
Besides the yoga program, we will have dinners, beach hang-out time, surfing, nature walks and trips together (or as you wish), with bigger or smaller groups of students. There is a great opportunity to try surfing as there are surfing schools in every bigger beach in the area.
Mysore Style = Self Led practice with Petri and Wambui’s experienced, sensitive and healing adjustments.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings
Led Class = On Fridays guided full primary series class. If you are not doing the full Primary series, you can decide when you would like to stop your practice. Modifications and tools are accepted.
Pranayama = Light, simple and beneficial breathing exercises for a deeper understanding about the breath and energy work.
NOTE: Some of the afternoon classes, especially Pranayamas can be held outdoors, if the weather is suitable!

Yoga Shala Odeeixe (before the renovation) “Chai park” next to the Yoga Shala

THE SCHEDULE October 15-20
Prana (Energy) in Asana and Pranayama – Deepening the practicer and mental focus
Tuesday 15th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Workshop opening with Petri, Wambui and Juha; Getting to know one another + safety in the practice (you’re invited to bring a pen and paper to this session)
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Prana, asana and pranayama with Petri, Wambui and Juha
Wednesday 16th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Petri: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break
12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Petri: Recognizing prana – what is prana and how to focus the mind to recognize it during the asana and pranayama.
Thursday 17th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
Free afternoon
Friday 18th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00
or (choose Mysore class or Led class)

Led Class Primary Series: Starting time: 08:00
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Wambui: Comfortable, simple and easy pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditations.
Tea break

12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Wambui: Deep practice for radical times.
18:15- Dinner at Himalayan bar & restaurant in Sao Teotónio (15 min drive) for everyone who want to join. Leaving from the Yoga shala together at 17:45pm.

Saturday 19th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 06:00 Group 1 // 07:30 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Juha

Tea break

12:30-14:30 Afternoon workshop with Juha: Asana techniques: Inverted poses for the inner balance.
Sunday 20th
Mysore Style: Starting Times: 07:00 Group 1 // 08:30 Group 2
11:15-12:15 Pranayama + Meditation with Juha
Tea break
12:30-14:00 Afternoon workshop with Petri and Juha: Stories from the “old” times in India and Europe
14:15-14:45 Workshop closing circle

Yoga Shala Odeceixe:
The shala is located in the middle of the Odeceixe village on R. Estr. Nacional 1, 8670-320 Odeceixe, Portugal. You cannot miss it (Google maps)
We have all gender dressing rooms and toilet, but we recommend you come to the shala with your practice clothes on. There is no shower at the shala. As the village is very small, it is easy to walk to the shala wearing your practice clothes and take shower after the practice at your guest house or other type of accommodation.
Yoga Shala Odeceixe has wooden floor. Yoga mats and blocks are available. Anyhow we recommend bringing your own mats to keep good hygiene and make sure that you have a mat which you like.
Next to the yoga shala there is a mini market, bakery and our Chai park where you can sit under the local “holy” tree and sip your well deserved Chai tea (or herbal tea). The village’s coffee shops and restaurants are just around the corner for the breakfast, hang outs and meals.
Treatments
Petri and Wambui are offering treatments during the workshop. Wambui is giving Chavutti Thirumal (massage by foot press) treatments and Petri is giving Energy healing / bone setting treatments. Please let us know if you are interested and we can book a time.
Small Yoga Shop downstairs by the office we are selling local natural products.
Our Teaching method:
We follow and respect the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois, but are aware the harm their teaching method have caused.
We center each individual practitioner and their unique needs and capabilities. We do not follow a dogmatic, ‘one size fits all’ approach to the Ashtanga method. Our aim is for healing, both the physical and spiritual; acceptance and freedom. We’re open to discussing your individual Ashtanga practice and find ways how the method can be customized for your needs. Please feel open to sharing anything with us which might affect your practice at the moment (i.e. injuries, childbirth, etc).
Physical Adjustments + Informed Consent:
While the assumption in the Mysore room is that people come for physical adjustments, we practice asking for permission before physically adjusting you. Consent is crucial and non-negotiable. If you’re happier not to be physically adjusted during your asana practice, we respect this choice as well. We will check in on a regular basis regarding consent to being physically adjusted. Some days you may want to be adjusted and other days not, and we welcome this. Feel free to be yourself and find your own way to practice Ashtanga. We are here to help you in your yoga process.
Our Big Why:
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We also understand yoga to contain wisdom for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we are survivor-centric and survivor-oriented, and abuse, sexual assault, and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. This is a caste protected space and we do not subscribe to casteist beliefs or practices. We recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces braver and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc. Our workshop follows braver space guidelines.
Mental Health Disclaimer:
Yoga can be an effective and beneficial tool for reaching a more peaceful state of mind, managing stress better and getting physically well. Our workshops and retreats are designed for people with normal physical and mental conditions. If you are on medication, are currently taking (or have taken) therapy and/or counseling, or have any known mental condition(s) that would in any way hinder your participation in a workshop or retreat, please inform us, as well as your doctor/therapist before registering. We do not provide any specialist therapy or counseling at our workshops/retreats who would be able to help, should the need arise. If a student’s behaviour causes disruption for other workshop participants and the teachers, he or she will be requested to stop participating in the workshop and to seek appropriate help. In such a situation, we do not offer refunds, but are available to provide any documents necessary for insurance claims.
Workshop Fees: (including 23% vat)
Full workshop October 15-20 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class and all afternoon sessions 360 €/week
Weekend October 18-20 with 2 Mysore mornings in both weeks, one Led class (Friday) & afternoon sessions 220€
Morning classes only October 15-20 with 5 Mysore mornings, Friday’s Led class 210€
Single classes (Mysore or Led), possible if there will be space in the shala 35 €
Single classes (Afternoon Techniques), possible if there will be space in the shala 50€
Single class (Lectures), possible if there will be space in the shala 25€
Single class (Pranayama or Meditation), possible if there will be space in the shala 20€
Workshop opening and closing on Tuesday and Sunday Free of change
Cancellation policy:
In case of cancellation the payment is not refundable after October 1st 2024. Before October 1st, a full refund (minus 20€ for management costs) is given. Please email your bank account number for the refund if needed.
In the case of Covid-19 cancellation (hopefully no more of that) the full payment will be refund without management cost!
Shala / Workshop discounts*
Local Students with a 10 x practice card to Yoga Roots ODX – 50% from the original workshop price
Local Odeceixe Portuguese citizens – 40%
Portuguese citizens – 30%
Disabled Practitioners – 30%
BIPOC, Caste-oppressed Practitioners – 15%
LGBTQIA2S+ – 15%
Single parents – 15%
Portuguese Residents – 15%
Students (15 – 30), Parents on leave (up to 18 months) & Retired (65+) – 15%
For the students with a low income we are offering a Volunteer exchange option (below).
*When registering, please send us proof of your discount (ie. student or disability card). Otherwise, we use the honor system and invite you to be transparent with us regarding your reason for a discounted tier.
Voluntary help at the fruit tree garden, herbal garden or park. Voluntary workshop exchange option for 2-3 students per workshop. Please ask more if you are interested.
Why discounts?
We believe the practice of yoga can heal the world, both on and off the mat. We have witnessed the wisdom contained within the tradition of yoga for both individual self- transformation and collective, societal progress. In this spirit, we recognize our aspiration for our yoga spaces to feel welcoming and warm for anyone who wishes to take practice. We continually contemplate how we can make our yoga spaces safer, welcome and more accessible to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, caste, sexual identity, class, age, nationality, immigrant status, disability etc.
One way we aspire to live by our yogic ideals is around economic accessibility. Yoga should not be a luxury only for those who can afford it. Yoga must be made accessible, both economically and culturally, for those who most need it. Based on our individual social locations and whether these identities are proximal to, or distant from, power and privilege, we recognise that institutionalized oppression, visible and invisible, recognizable or hidden, affects how some people are seen, heard and valued in society. How some are afforded rest and ease and others are not.
How some can breath with peace.
And how, for others, their breath gets stolen from them, both literally and figuratively.
We wish to balance the scales.
Starting with our circle of influence in our yoga space.
If you identify as more than one on the list above, please choose the tier that is most essential for you to tend to. We recognize that some of you may embody multiple, intersecting identities of marginalization, and would be eligible for multiple discounts. We also acknowledge that there are several more intersections not mentioned that require care and equity. While we aim to extend as much community care out, we must also protect our energy output and ensure our livelihood and needs as a family are also honored.
For those who embody social locations close(r) to societal privilege and power, this is an invitation to be in active solidarity with others who move through society differently than you. We are sensitive to the fact that life is hard for us all. Being human is hard. However, there are many experiences that are facilitated for one based on any number of factors, and having privilege often means that we don’t need to notice the ways structures are set up in our favor. We invite you to pay the full price with a generous spirit. Equity, meaning everyone getting what they need, for those who have enjoyed privilege might sometimes feel like oppression.
In this moment, breathe, slow down and tend to yourself with care and honest accountability.
Fannie Lou Hamer is known to have said, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We are all needed to get where we need to be, as an inter-species. Let’s start embodying this interdependence and interconnection with one another.
Side by side.
Both on and off the yoga mat.
May all beings get what they need to be well, cared for and tended to.
May our actions bring us one step closer to making it so.
Payment Options:
1. Bank transfer (most recommended)
Account details:
To:
Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Bank: Credito Agricola
NIB: 0045 7021 40370695571 12
IBAN: PT50 0045 7021 4037 0695 5711 2
BIC/SWIFT: CCCMPTPL
Message:
Odeceixe October 15-20 2024, Your Name and what you are paying..Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc.
2. Cash payment to Petri or Wambui before the first Yoga class
3. Low cost international transfer
https://wise.com
Low fees transfers about 3€ each transfer (please add that to the final amount)
Some students has been using this transfer and the commission is much lower than in PayPa or Bank transfer from outside the Europe..especially if you are paying from the US or Asia.
Message:
Odeceixe October 15-20 2024, Your Name and what you are paying (ie Full program/Only Mornings/Weekend etc).
All questions and information: email Petri (praisanen@yahoo.com) + Wambui (wambui@wambuinjuguna.com)
Looking forward to spend a beautiful weeks in Odeceixe, Portugal
Petri and Wambui

Yoga Roots Odeceixe, LDA
Rua da Estrada Nacional, n°1,
Odeceixe, 8670-320, Portugal
Tax code (NIF) 517368803 (Portugal)

Myogashala, Madrid, Spain, October 24-27 2024
2024-10-24 - 2024-10-27 | Myyogashala, Madrid, Spain
I’m happy to go back to Madrid and for my first time in Myogashala.

Please check info from https://myogashala.com/product/workshop-petri-raisanen/
I’m looking forward to seeing you in the workshop in Madrid!

Warmly,
Petri & Myogashala Madrid
Photo by Alex Berg

Jai Yoga/Ashtanga Leiden, Netherlands, November 1-3, 2024
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-03 | Jai Yoga
Jai Yoga/Ashtanga Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, November 1-3, 2024
We’ve been working together with Reinier Dorrepaal for many years and he has been studying with full intense the Ashtanga system, Pranayama and Yoga Philosophy. Jai Yoga / Ashtanga Leiden is Reinier’s newly opened yoga shala in the cosy village in Netherlands just about 30 minutes from the Schiphol airport close to Amsterdam.
This is my first full workshop with Reinier. We are collaborating..Reinier is assisting in the Mysore room and teaching Pranayama according Kaivalayadhama system. I’m doing the other afternoon classes.
More info about the workshop..https://reinierdorrepaal.nl/petri-raisanen-1-3-november-2024/
The shala is an old building and has a nice cafe downstairs. Perfect place to have a break after the classes.

Welcome to Leiden with Petri and Reinier and Leiden Ashtanga Yoga community. It will be a great opening for the November and winter season.
Warmly,
Petri and Reinier

Photo Petri portrait by Lizzy Ann
