{"id":4745,"date":"2016-04-17T19:49:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T17:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4745"},"modified":"2016-06-07T12:22:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T10:22:28","slug":"yoga-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Yoga Class in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst Yoga has been sweeping the western world for over a century, the last 30 years have seen a real explosion of yoga practices to the extent that it&#8217;s become a part of daily life for many. Barack Obama&#8217;s urging in 2011 of all US citizens to make yoga a daily practice has brought the system of health and exercise to the forefront yet again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today&#8217;s article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid<\/strong><\/a> will tell you a bit more about the history of yoga and a few places where you can join yoga classes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/aeroyoga-in-madrid\/\">Aeroyoga in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid\/#history-of-yoga-and-where-to-practice-it\" title=\"History of yoga and where to practice it\">History of yoga and where to practice it<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid\/#the-mysore-shala\" title=\"The Mysore Shala\">The Mysore Shala<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid\/#yoga-center-madrid\" title=\"Yoga Center Madrid\">Yoga Center Madrid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid\/#the-natural-yogi\" title=\"The Natural Yogi\">The Natural Yogi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"history-of-yoga-and-where-to-practice-it\"><\/span>History of yoga and where to practice it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4756\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4756\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4756 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Yoga_in_Madrid-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"yoga on wooden floor\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Yoga_in_Madrid-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Yoga_in_Madrid-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Yoga_in_Madrid.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Yoga_in_Madrid-810x542.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Traditionally, Yoga is a Hindu spiritual discipline of living &#8211; of which the physical postures we now associate\u00a0with the term yoga are only one part. The other components include breathing, diet, meditation &#8211; basically a complete life philosophy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the west, we generally think of Yoga as the body part of the equation, and as such, yoga classes are offered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/gyms-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>gyms<\/strong><\/a>, fitness studios and specialised yoga studios.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrilenians (the people of Madrid!) have always embraced the new and interesting and are especially fond of sports and fitness, and as such, Madrid is a fantastic place to find all sorts of yoga classes. Here are some of the classes and courses on offer.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-mysore-shala\"><\/span>The Mysore Shala<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themysoreshala.es\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Mysore Shala<\/strong><\/a> teaches Ashtanga yoga, which can be described as the 20th-century version of classical yoga, in which postures and stretches are combined with breath work. This small independent studio (read: friendly and non-threatening) is located right in the heart of Madrid, in the neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/centro\/palacio\"><strong>Palacio<\/strong><\/a> and very close to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/start-your-new-year-at-madrids-puerta-del-sol-square\/\"><strong>Puerta de Sol<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Group classes are \u20ac15, and instructors Tamir and Aimhoa offer private one on one tuition also &#8211; foreigners may do well to begin with a private session which can be conducted in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/yoga-madrid-2\/\">Kundalini Yoga in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"yoga-center-madrid\"><\/span>Yoga Center Madrid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4757\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4757\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4757 size-medium\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Madrid_yoga-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"yoga lying down on grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Madrid_yoga-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Madrid_yoga.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canadian Expat\u00a0Westley Eckhardt\u00a0founded <strong>Yoga Center<\/strong>\u00a0in Madrid after more than 20 years experience\u00a0in India studying with yoga masters. The centre is located in the neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/madrid-rent\/salamanca\/recoletos\"><strong>Recoletos<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This centre offers classes suitable for beginners through to hardcore devotees, including teacher training, workshops and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meditation-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>meditation<\/strong><\/a> courses. Great for the serious- minded pupil.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-natural-yogi\"><\/span>The Natural Yogi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who know about <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/the-natural-yogi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Meetup.com<\/a><\/strong> will be unsurprised to learn that Madrid has a meetup group for outdoor Yogis. Teacher Eliza Coolsma leads yoga classes outdoors in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/beautiful-parks-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>parks<\/strong><\/a> and gardens across Madrid, so yogis can breathe and stretch in the fresh air.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Create a Meetup.com profile to find out about upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meetup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>meetups<\/strong><\/a> and workshops in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you practice yoga regularly? 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