Practice and Public Talks with Gregor Maehle

UPDATE: Gregor lives in northern NSW and his ability to travel to Perth on January 10^th has been affected by the WA state government reinstating the hard border with NSW. For this reason the events scheduled from January 11^th -17^th will not proceed. Gregor still intends to come as soon as possible to deliver his events. When exactly this will be is still unpredictable at this point in time. However, he is on standby and ready to travel within a short time frame of the border reopening. Yogahub is ready and prepared to accommodate the events as soon as he is able to travel here. Most events are fully subscribed, you are welcome to book now if a place is available and wait for us to advise you of the new dates.

Mysore Mornings: Asana Practice
Monday 11th January – Friday 15th January
5:45AM – 7:30AM
Gregor steps in and assumes lead teaching role in the early Morning Mysore class. There are limited places available, we recommend booking early to secure your place.
Location: Yogahub
Cost: $220

The Teacher’s Teacher: Invitational Talk
Friday 15th January
5:30PM – 8:00PM
Exclusive talk for graduates of Yogahub Teacher Training and Mentoring Programs, and Yogahub Teachers. Attendance to this talk for the General Public is included in the All Talks option.

In this special talk Gregor will answer a selection of questions submitted prior to the event. A foundational knowledge of yoga practice and philosophy is assumed of attendees to allow Gregor the opportunity to communicate more complex and sophisticated answers to questions. Do you have a perplexing yoga question? Go ahead and ask your most perplexing and difficult question.
Submit your questions here.
Location: Yogahub

Ashtanga Talk Through (guided asana class)
Saturday 16th January
10:30AM – 12:00PM

Here Gregor will analyse the many intricate anatomical details of the majority of the postures of the Primary Series, while maintaining as much pace as possible.

Location: Yogahub
Cost: $40

Obstacles to Samadhi: Public Talk
Saturday 16th January
1:30PM – 4:00PM
Samadhi is the peak transformational experience to which the human brain and nervous system is capable. Gregor will provide a map of the various samadhis, describe what prevents their arising such as conditioning, subconsciousness imprint and karma. He will also explain how such arising can be aided through a plethora of yogic techniques and which role the individual techniques play. Gregor will also explain the psychological basis of samadhi such as suspension of mind and ego and what that exactly means and show the limitations of language in accurately describing what happens at the time of samadhi.
Location: Yogahub
Cost: $50

Life As Divine Love: Public Talk
Sunday 17th January
12:30PM – 3:00PM
In this event Gregor will table material from his latest book How to Find Your Divine Purpose. You will learn the yogic art of cultivating thought patterns in alignment with the Divine, including a discussion what the Divine is and what it is not. Gregor will quote from the Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad Gita and the Bible to show that this work is based on a variety of sacred texts. The psychological aspects of placing yourself in the service of a power greater than you will be shown and how this relates to performing ones svadharma one’s own-duty. Finally we learn how this relates to inner freedom, living one’s life in the zone with absence of internal dialogue. All of this prepares us for our ultimate purpose that is to make a contribution to the life of others.
Location: Yogahub
Cost: $50

A Life in Yoga: Public Talk
Sunday 17th January
4:30PM – 7:00PM
In this talk Gregor will explain the concept of ashrama, i.e. the four stages of life. By understanding this ancient Vedic teaching we can trust that the yogic process will play out over the entire span of our lives. Gregor will show how different yogic methods and limbs play different roles in different periods and stages of our lives and that we need to adapt and change our practices as we grow and mature.
Location: Yogahub
Cost: $50

All talks including The Teacher’s Teacher: Invitational Talk
Cost: $165

For more information on these events, email us at hello@yogahubperth.com.au

About Gregor:
Gregor Maehle began his practice of Raja Yoga in 1978 and added Hatha Yoga a few years later. In the mid-1980s he commenced annual travels to India, where he studied with various yogic and tantric masters, traditional Indian sadhus and ascetics. After practising with BKS Iyengar he spent fourteen months in Mysuru, and in 1997 was authorised to teach Ashtanga Yoga by K. Pattabhi Jois. In India Gregor also received eight months of mostly one-on-one instruction in scripture and the higher limbs of Yoga through B.N.S. Iyengar, a student of T. Krishnamacharya. He also studied Sanskrit under Professor Narayanachar and Dr Chandrasekhar. He lived for several years as a recluse, studying Sanskrit and yogic scripture and practising yogic techniques.

Since then he has branched out into researching the anatomical alignment of postures and the higher limbs of yoga. He gained his anatomical knowledge through a Health Practitioner degree and has also studied history, philosophy and comparative religion at the university level. Together with his wife, Monica, in 1996 they founded 8 Limbs in Perth, Australia, which they co-directed for 21 years.

Gregor’s internationally acclaimed textbook series consisting of Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy, Ashtanga Yoga: The Intermediate Series, Pranayama: The Breath of Yoga, Yoga Meditation: Through Mantra, Chakras and Kundalini to Spiritual Freedom and Samadhi The Great Freedom – have sold more than 85,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into eight foreign languages. He has been invited to many countries to teach and has contributed to and been interviewed by numerous yoga magazines.

Today he teaches an anatomically sophisticated interpretation of traditional vinyasa yoga, integrated into the practice of the higher limbs in the spirit of Patanjali and T. Krishnamacharya. His zany sense of humour, his manifold personal experiences, and his vast knowledge of scripture, Indian philosophies and yogic techniques combine to make his teachings applicable, relevant and easily accessible to all his students.

Apart from offering Teacher Trainings in Melbourne, Byron Bay, Tokyo, Bali and Europe, Gregor also teaches workshops in various locations around the world.

Gregor is Yogahub owner Sarcha Thurston’s teacher. She has studied under Gregor for 23 years.

WA Border and Plan B:

While we feel positive that the events will go ahead on the scheduled date, we have decided to be realistic and have a back-up plan.

In the event the WA borders remain closed a default date will be set during March or April, 2021. 

Should the borders remain closed beyond the ‘Plan B’ dates full refunds will made.