Welcome to Atlanta Yoga!
Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy in West Midtown Atlanta We have been practicing Ashtanga Yoga and mindful movement in Atlanta since 1988. Our approach to yoga is first and foremost that of a practice of mindful movement capable of creating spaces in mind and body that allow for increased focus, refined awareness, and an increased capacity for movement.
We feel strongly that yoga is best approached through an individual relationship between teacher and student. We take the time to get to know each student and through small group and individual work assist each student in developing a practice of mindful movement that can grow and change with them across a lifetime.
Elizabeth Rogers has been the director of Atlanta Yoga since 2007. Elizabeth is a Licensed Professional Counselor and yoga therapist certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapy. In addition to Atlanta Yoga she maintains a private practice in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. At Atlanta Yoga she facilitates small group classes and Trauma Sensitive Yoga groups. At the cross sections of private practice and her work at Atlanta Yoga, Elizabeth specializes in one-on-one work with individuals which can range from one-on-one yoga training and yoga therapy sessions to movement-based psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Elizabeth teaches from a foundation grounded in the Ashtanga Vinyasa Tradition as passed down by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and informed by her practices in art-making and psychoanalysis.
We are a different sort of studio! Because we operate very differently from most yoga studios please kindly note that we do not allow “drop-ins”. If you are interested in joining us (and we hope you are!) please contact Elizabeth at least 24 hours prior to the class you would like to attend. Elizabeth can be contacted at atlantayoga@atlantayoga.com or 404.273.4388.
Current Events and Updates:
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Group for women ages 18 and up begins March 13th 2018
Women’s Trauma Sensitive Yoga Group begins March 13, 2018: I am pleased to be able to offer a new Women’s Trauma Sensitive Yoga Group (ages 18 and up) beginning March 2018. This group was originally to begin in May but due to the number of inquiries I am moving the start date up. The group will meet at 7:00pm on Tuesday evenings for 12 weeks. We will begin on March 13th. The group is limited to 5 practitioners to ensure individual support and guidance. The group is designed for support of complex trauma, PTSD, and anxiety and panic disorders. Yoga –gentle mindful movement– allows us to gently reorient to the body. It dials down the sympathetic nervous system’s stress responses interrupting what is for many a state of chronic hypervigilance. Once we can reorient to our bodies, we can begin the processes of reorienting to our environments and other people in our lives. An initial interview is required. Concurrent individual psychotherapy may be required. Fees are 45/session payable by the start date (payment plans are available based on need). Please contact me at atlantayoga@atlantayoga.com or 404.273.4388 if you have any questions or would like to begin the registration process.
Beginners’ Series: Gentle Intro to Ashtanga Yoga
We invite you to join our Beginners’ Course starting Thursday August 10th. We will meet for 6 weeks, 6 classes. We will meet Thursdays at 7:30pm. This course is led by Elizabeth Rogers, LPC and C-IAYT (Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists).
This gentle introduction to the Ashtanga yoga will introduce you to the foundational asanas (postures) of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice, the fundamental breathwork, and individualized techniques for cultivating mindful movement. We focus on assisting each practitioner in developing an individualized practice in the traditional framework of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by Sri k. Pattabhi Jois. This course may be suitable for those seeking a trauma-sensitive yoga practice. Please contact Elizabeth for more information regarding this.
This course is limited to 8 practitioners. Fees for the course are 108.00. Please contact Elizabeth at 404-273-4388 for queries or to register.
Elizabeth Rogers has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga and working with individuals therapeutically for nearly 20 years. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and certified Yoga Therapist with IAYT (C-IAYT). She has a particular interest in adapting the Ashtanga practice to individuals working with physical challenges, PTSD and complex trauma, anxiety and panic disorders, mood disorders and disordered eating. Elizabeth is the director of Atlanta Yoga where she leads small group classes and works with individuals therapeutically as well as with those interested in cultivating a more nuanced and refined practice.
Beginners’ Series: Intro to Ashtanga Yoga
We invite you to join our Summer Beginners’ Course starting Thursday June 8th. We will meet for 6 weeks, 9 classes. Weeks 1-3 we will meet Thursdays at 7:30pm. Weeks 4-6 we will meet Tuesdays at 8:00 pm and Thursdays at 7:30 pm. This course is led by Elizabeth Rogers, LPC and ERYT-500 since 2007.
This gentle introduction to the Ashtanga yoga will introduce you to the foundational asanas (postures) of the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice, the fundamental breathwork, and individualized techniques for cultivating mindful movement. We focus on assisting each practitioner in developing an individualized practice in the traditional framework of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as taught by Sri k. Pattabhi Jois.
This course is limited to 8 practitioners. Fees for the course are 162.00. There are two partial scholarships available. Please contact Elizabeth at 404-273-4388 for queries or to register.
Elizabeth Rogers has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga and working with individuals therapeutically for nearly 20 years. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and has a particular interest in adapting the Ashtanga practice to individuals working with physical challenges, PTSD and complex trauma, anxiety and panic disorders, mood disorders and disordered eating. Elizabeth is the director of Atlanta Yoga where she leads small group classes and works with individuals therapeutically as well as with those interested in cultivating a more nuanced and refined practice.
Breath moves. Body moves. Gaze moves. In movement, they grow dense, gather energy. There is a taste of stillness. And the impulse to move rises, again. We extend out. We grow light, fade. We feel the weight of bones and stretch of skin. We feel a weight in the pelvic floor and we remember, we recoil, we return, we pull in again…and we unfold, extend out. In a constructed space of emptiness we find form, and in form, emptiness.? To repeat: In movement-the movement of the breath, the body, the gaze, we construct a certain density-within the body, within the psyche. We may call this density derived from movement, paradoxically, stillness; it functions like a weight, an anchor…and in this density, this stillness, we find, again, movement.
