HOW DO I GET STARTED AT COMMUNITY YOGA CLUB?
All new students are asked to observe class before joining the club.
Please email info@ashtangayogalongbeach.com to let us know you'd like to come see the space, observe class and get any questions answered.
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You are welcome to observe during class on Mondays or Wednesdays anytime between 7:45-9:30am or 5:30-6:30pm or Sundays between 8-9am.
When you arrive you will meet one of our teachers- either Aimee or Ashlee- who will show you around the space and answer any questions you might have. You will then observe class for about 15 minutes to learn how we teach and how class works. Any further questions you have will be answered after you observe.
I AM INTERESTED, NOW WHAT?
If you are ready to join the club, your teacher will help you determine the best entry point for you - You can begin in our group Mysore Basics Program
Or, if you have interest in going deeper or have a specific issue you are looking for Yoga to help with you may begin in individual Yoga Therapy sessions with Aimee.
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WHAT IS MYSORE BASICS?
Our Mysore Basics Program is for folks interested in joining our small group classes, from the absolute beginner to Yoga, to those who have experience with Yoga interested in making the transition to a daily, teacher supported personal practice, or even more experienced Ashtanga Yoga practitioners wanting to go back to the basics to develop more consistent practice habits and patterns.
This four-week course will help you develop a daily yoga practice that is sustainable and fulfilling. In each class, you will be guided, step by step, in a clear and methodical manner as we introduce the basic breathing and focusing techniques through the foundational postures of Ashtanga Yoga’s primary series.
Our goal is to help you become comfortable with the breathing and focusing techniques, to develop skill in the postures and commit your practice sequence to memory. Expect to begin with a Yoga practice that lasts between 15 to 45 minutes, and will gradually increase in duration as you develop.
This is a one month commitment to daily practice with a minimum requirement of attendance 3 times per week. Enrollment is open and students may start anytime during the month. New students must pre-register for one full month.
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Please Email info@ashtangayogalongbeach.com to get started!
ARE YOU NEW TO LONG BEACH WITH AN ESTABLISHED PRACTICE OR VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN?
If you are new to Long Beach and have an established Mysore-style practice and are looking to join our COMMUNITY, or visiting and would like to drop in please email -AIMEE- for info on how to attend.
GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING
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Yoga is a daily practice.
Schedule your practice a minimum of 3 days per week.
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Please pay for class before attending and manage your own account at momoyoga.com/AYLB
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Sign up and sign in to reserve your space before class: HERE
If you must cancel, do so before class to free up space for someone else.
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Please be mindful of time + complete your practice within the scheduled class hours.
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If you are experiencing any symptom of illness such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever or chills, sore throat or new loss of smell or taste please STAY HOME and seek medical attention if needed.
If you have a fever, do not practice.
If you feel well enough to practice, do so at home-
if it's a Sunday you can always join us on Zoom.
Rest during the heavy part of your menstrual cycle, usually 2-3 days.
Do not do a strong asana practice.
If you have an injury, do come to class.
Let us know when you arrive and we will help adapt your practice in a safe way and consider a Yoga Therapy session with Aimee.
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Keep your mat clean.
Wear clean clothes on your clean body.
Take your towels, rug and mat home and wash them often.
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ABOUT AIMEE:
Aimee Echo is the owner and primary teacher at Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach. She is the only KPJAYI Authorized Ashtanga Yoga teacher in Long Beach, CA.
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Aimee began her career not as a Yoga teacher but a rock singer, recording several albums and touring the world with her band theSTART and performing guest vocals for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Garbage, Teddybears and so many more.
She took her first step into an Ashtanga Yoga class in 1999.
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Guided by teachers Noah Williams and Kiki Flynn, she developed a daily Mysore-style practice and became devoted to the Ashtanga Yoga method. After practicing with the Jois family in L.A. on their tour in 2002, she was inspired to make her first journey to Mysore, India in 2007 to study at Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (now KPJAYI).
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She has since been a dedicated student of R. Sharath Jois and returns regularly to India for intensive study with him. In 2010, Aimee received Sharath’s blessing to teach and is Authorized Level 2 . She had the privilege to act as assistant teacher in the main shala at KPJAYI in 2012, 2016 and at Sharath Yoga Centre in 2022.
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When not in India she has practiced extensively with many Certified and Authorized Ashtanga Teachers in the US including Tim Miller, Andrew Hillam, Dominic Corigliano and Diana Christenson.
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An avid philosophy student, she began ongoing study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and with long time TKV Desikachar student, Chase Bossart in 2015. Under his guidance, she continues in weekly Yoga Meditation & Yoga Sutra classes. Over the years she has also studied Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Rahasya, Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Ramayana with Chase. In 2018, she began working to complete training as a Yoga Therapist through Yoga Well Institute under the guidance of Chase and her mentors Amanda Green and Jeannie Turner.
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She is also a graduate of Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a Certified Massage Therapist. In 2022, She graduated from the Institute for Weight Neutral Coaching where she learned to guide folks through Food and Body Relationship Recovery from the renowned Isabel Foxen Duke and is certified as a Weight Neutral and Diet Recovery Coach.
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She still sings in her dance rock band, theSTART.
