Ashtanga Synthesis invites you to a space where tradition is honored, Sangha is key, and inquiry is a shared and vivid experience.

There are moments on the path when practice deepens not only through effort, but through more connection. When lineage becomes something we feel as a living current of breath, body, and shared presence. Ashtanga Synthesis invites you to a space where tradition is honored, Sangha is key,and inquiry is a shared and vivid experience.

Four dedicated teachers, practicing and studying Yoga through six decades, come together in this rare collaborative transmission. Each voice distinct, yet all rooted in the same method. We invite you to join this two-day immersion of sincere practice and dialog. Come and discover how individual yogic experiences and perspectives can lift into mutual benefit and supportiveness - illuminating the richness, depth and adaptability of the Ashtanga Yoga method through time.

 

This Workshop is for you if...

 

You are drawn to integrate more prāṇāyāma, chanting, and meditation into your practice.

 

You seek to explore the living questions of Sadhana: how do we honor lineage while meeting the needs of our present?

 

You want to be part of a Sangha — a supportive community of practitioners sharing practice, dialogue, and mutual inquiry.

 

 

You are welcome here, whether you are new to the practice or exploring the subtleties that unfold over years of steady practice. Sincerity, curiosity, and a willingness to listen, is all that is required.

 

 

Weekend Schedule

Each day of this workshop weekend, Saturday, November 7 & Sunday, November 8, follows the same arc of practice.

 

7:00 - 9:00 AM EDT - Open Mysore Practice 

Please note, you will receive very little, if any, feedback or interaction from the teachers during the Mysore classes. The instructors will be focusing primarily on the students in person. Joining these Mysore sessions will be for the purpose of practicing along with the energy of the Mysore room through zoom. 

 

10:30 - 11:30 AM EDT - Prāṇāyāma, Chanting, and Meditation 

 

 

About Your Teachers

Richard Freeman

Richard has been a student of yoga since 1968. He spent nine years in Asia studying yoga āsana, prāṇāyāma, Sufism, Sanskrit language, and Indian philosophy. He has studied asana with B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois and has worked with numerous Buddhist teacher to draw insights into the interfacing of Buddhism and yoga as a reflection of life. Richard’s metaphorical, humorous, teaching style appeals to students of many backgrounds and nationalities.

 

Mary Taylor

Mary began studying yoga in 1971 and her studies have grown into a deep interest into how yoga asana, meditation and the interfacing of yoga with Buddhism combine to support us through complex modern times. Her main asana practice is in the internal forms of the ashtanga vinyasa tradition. She is part of the core faculty of the Being with Dying program at Upaya Zen Center and the senior faculty for the UZIT training program, both of which apply contemplative practices to improved and sustainable wellness within medical settings.

 

Kino MacGregor 

Kino discovered yoga at 19, embarked on a journey to India at 22, and crossed paths with her teachers, K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois. Since then, she has devoted herself to a daily sadhana of Vipassana meditation and Ashtanga Yoga, shaping her teaching around these two traditions. One of the few people to practice into the Fifth Series, Advanced D, she received Certification to teacher from K. Pattabhi Jois before his passing. With a prominent presence in the yoga community, Kino is the founder of Omstars.com, an author of seven books, the producer of the Yoga Inspiration podcast, and boasts a vast following on social media platforms, including over 1 million Instagram followers, 800,000 YouTube subscribers, and more across other channels.

 

Tim Feldmann

Tim, originally from Denmark, has practiced yoga since 1994 and is certified by SYC (2025). His background as a successful international dancer and acclaimed choreographer informs his teaching, emphasizing anatomy, alignment, and technique. Tim’s extensive studies with scholars in South India, such as Vidwan Nagaraja Rao, Jayashree and Narasimha and others, have deepened his understanding of Patañjali, Sankhya, and Vedanta.