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Traditional Hatha Yoga

Self-insight by Yoga

About

“Yoga needs time. Yoga is known by yoga. All wisdom is already within. That’s the path. There are no mysteries.”

Dr. Olav Aarts has over 24 years of Traditional Hatha Yoga experience, offering classes, masterclasses, intensives, and teacher trainings worldwide. Olav teaches Hatha Yoga and lectures on the origins of various yoga traditions and Asian religions. In 2013, Yoga Magazine named him “yogi of the year” for best yoga teacher in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Trained by yogis in the Netherlands and India, he has profound experience and knowledge of asana, pranayama, mudra and bandha, dhauti and kriya. Practicing Vipassana meditation since he was 17, and living as a monk or ascetic in Burma, Nepal and India. In addition to his own exclusive studio, he leads teacher trainings world-wide teaching on Hatha and its techniques, various histories and philosophies of yoga.

Holding a PhD as a sociologist of religion Olav worked at the Department of Sociology at Radboud University Nijmegen. Olav travels regularly to the Middle and Far East and has lived in England, India and Indonesia.

 

Hatha

Hatha means force. Forcing to preserve life essence. The traditional yoga method forms a structured approach to achieve self-knowledge. With practise, your body and mind quiet down. Then the inclination to project stops, and reality is experienced in it’s true form.

By practicing Hatha yoga systematically, you develop openness and rest. By integrating hatha yoga philosophy, your practice is placed in context. This makes for a sustainable practise, helps to overcome any problems and provides guidance. Your yoga becomes meaningful, connected to your inner and outer world.

The yoga program leads to a personal, unique yoga to create elegant self-expression and self-awareness. Hatha yoga lets you experience the inexhaustible power of nature within yourself, in all its appearances.

Classes

The Hatha yoga classes are taught following the traditional method. Characteristic is an individual approach. This traditional method also implies that techniques are being done for longer periods at a stretch, depending on the student’s level. This intensifies the experiences, both physical and mental. Additionally, we pay attention to the philosophy of yoga.

All yoga sessions begin with meditation and dynamic techniques (pawanmuktasana), to bring your body and mind in a proper state for practicing Hatha yoga. This is important because the Hatha techniques require bodily awareness and an alert mind. During the yoga session, students are corrected verbally and manually. No props are being used.

This lucid and sometimes confrontational Hatha path, developing self-insight requires effort and time. Motivational patterns are rooted deeply and not always visible. The Hatha sessions make the unconscious conscious.

“Among the many thousands of men, only a single one endeavours for perfection.“ – Bhagavad Gita

Schedule

Group Hatha Yoga
Wednesday 20.15-21.30 (NL)
Yoga-Minds | Meester Troelstralaan 17 | Amstelveen

Group Ashtanga | Mysore
Thursday 18.45-20.00 (EN)
Yoga-Minds | Meester Troelstralaan 17 | Amstelveen

YMA Advanced | Post-TTC Hatha
Friday 18.30-20.30 (FULLY BOOKED)
Yoga-Minds | Meester Troelstralaan 17 | Amstelveen

Private sessions Hatha
Friday & Saturday | 1,5 or 3 hours.
Time & location by appointment.

Individual Hatha Teacher Training
Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Program, time & location by appointment.

TTCs, Master classes & Workshops
These events are for students and teachers, who are motivated to deepen their knowledge and experience in Hatha yoga.

    • March 2023 – July 2023. Advanced sessions asana (contact me). Amstelveen, NL.
    • 17 June 2023. ROOTZ! Inspire Festival. Noordbroek.
    • Sept 2023 – June 2024. 300h Yoga Teacher Teacher Training. Amstelveen, NL.
    • TBD fall 2023. Hatha Yoga Intensive Retreat. India/Nepal.

For invites, appointments, questions or subscriptions contact me.

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Rate

All Hatha classes are 1,5 hour minimal. Private sessions, workshops, master classes and exclusives are up to 3 hours (by appointment only).

Single:
• private per 1,5 hours €80,-
• group class: Yoga-Minds

Monthly:
• private per 1,5 hours €80,-
• group class: Yoga-Minds

Individual Teacher Training | Post TTC:
Program & location by appointment only. Starting from €2520,-

Masterclass | Workshop | Lecture:
By appointment only, see contact details.

Fees have to be paid in advance. No refund in case of absence of the student.

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Contact

Olav Aarts
+31 6 15829945
info@olavaarts.com

 

Studio address: Meester Troelstalaan 17 | 1181 VD | Amstelveen
Private & Exclusive studio: address upon request

 

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