PURE is excited to welcome Gianna to the North Austin Studio for a deep dive into the Classical 84 Asanas. This week offers a unique opportunity to spend dedicated time exploring the series—not simply to achieve challenging postures, but to understand them and develop the tools to approach them.
Whether you’re already familiar with the Advanced Series or simply curious about this deeper dimension of the practice, this is an invitation to step outside your usual routine and spend a full week immersed in the Classical 84—while gaining practical tools to support your movement for years to come.
Come for the challenge. Stay for the learning. Train for the longevity of your practice.
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The Classical 84 Asana Advanced practice was shared with us by Bikram Choudhury and Emmy Cleaves. Bikram was trained by Shree Bishnu Charan Ghosh, founder of the Ghosh's College of Physical Education in Calcutta, India. Bishnu Ghosh trained at the Ranchi School for Boys, founded by his older brother, Paramahansa Yogananda, who you may know from the Self Realization Fellowship and/or as the writer of Autobiography of a Yogi. It is said that Yogananda practiced physical practice with his colleague Swami Sivananda Saraswati whose philosophies infuse the asana and meditation practices you may practice with us at the Siddhi School of Yoga. Sivananda's teachings originate from Yogi Matsyendranath who is said to be the first human teacher of Hatha Yoga. His chief disciple, Gorakhnath, was said to be the guru to Yogi Swatmarama (even though they lived in different centuries), who was the author of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika says that the main objective of Hatha Yoga is to create balance in activity, physical processes, mind, and energy to bring awakening which is responsible for the evolution of human consciousness.
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The classical 84 asana series has been an elusive practice to many. We would flock to Bikram and Emmy for years to nerd out on this series at headquarters or advanced seminars. Since the fall of headquarters and the divide of the community, the wisdom of this practice has been scattered, changed, and molded to be marketable. Some schools continue to teach this series once a week and some have lost momentum altogether. This is why I believe a week straight of this practice is in order. Together, we will dive back into the ins and outs of this asana, ways to prepare for them, and keep a sense of humor and gratitude for our efforts.
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Over the course of five days, we will break down main asana groupings to understand the overall alignment and best ways to work toward getting into the position healthfully.
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Saturday, March 6
8:30 am - 10 am Posture Breakdown and Prep Series
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 84 Advanced Asana
Sunday, March 7
8:30 am - 10 am Posture Breakdown and Prep Series
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 84 Advanced Asana
Monday, March 8
8:30 am - 10 am Posture Breakdown and Prep Series
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 84 Advanced Asana
Tuesday, March 9
8:30 am - 10 am Posture Breakdown and Prep Series
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 84 Advanced Asana
Wednesday, March 10
8:30 am - 10 am Posture Breakdown and Prep Series
10:30 am - 12:30 pm 84 Advanced Asana
Pricing Options
Total Cost for Full Intensive: $650
Included:
All 10 classes (morning session and 84 asana class)
Course materials
Not Included:
Mat and towel rental
Additional classes
Room and board
Travel expenses
Food/drink
Registration available in App soon! Please note: no refunds will be issued for special events/classes. Thank you for your understanding!
About Gianna Purcell
Gianna is an international yoga teacher, traveling around the world leading workshops, trainings, retreats, and classes.
As a broken gymnast, her first passion was healing her herniations and intense joint pain. As an asana champion her passion was training and discovering different modalities and techniques to help achieve deeper shapes and perspectives. As a motorcycle accident survivor her passion was living and integrating yoga into every aspect of her being no matter life’s state. As a yogini devoted to practice, her passion is to share yoga as an adaptogen; a healing modality willing to meet you where you are.
Gianna is a USA National Yoga Asana Champion, a Bikram Yoga Certified teacher, an Ashtanga/Vinyasa E-RYT 500 hour certified teacher, and continuing education provider. With 15 years of athletic coaching and teaching experience, she teaches asana, pranayama, and meditation practices rooted in holistic movement, hatha yoga and ashtanga yoga in the light of her teachers David Swenson, Emmy Cleaves, Mary Jarvis, Swami Satchidananda, and Lord Shiva. She is a Death Doula and mortality educator and is currently studying Ayurveda at the Maharishi International University.
Gianna started the Siddhi School of Yoga, wrote the teacher training programs for 105F, created Queer Retreats LLC, and partners with Open Lotus Retreats.
Please note: no refunds will be issued for special events/classes. Thank you for your understanding!