Workshops – Iyengar Yoga Pula

IYENGAR YOGA WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH ELIZABETH SMULLENS BRASS

Nataša Sršen — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:50:56 +0000

After seven years, we are delighted to have Elizabeth as our guest again. Born in America, she has been living and teaching Iyengar yoga in Berlin for many years. As a teacher, she is dynamic, her instructions are precise and motivating, and her personal approach inspires students to get involved, learn and enjoy the benefits of practicing Iyengar yoga.

In this weekend workshop, we will practice both yoga pranayama and asana and the notion of balance and the relationship between breath, mind, and body. We will look at classical postures and adaptations and how our yoga practice can meet us where we are at any stage of life. There will be time for question and answers and exploring how yoga philosophy is woven into in the Iyengar yoga tradition.

The workshop will be in English, and will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 2- 4, 2026. If necessary, we will have simultaneous translation to Croatian (in a smaller group),

Friday – 18:00 – 21:00
Saturday – 8:00 – 9:30 / 12:30 – 15:30 / 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday – 9:00 – 12:00

The price of the workshop is 160 euros.
Early Bird until 20.08. is 140 euros.
Attending one whole day – 75 eura
Attending 3h – 50 eura
All applications become valid only after payment.

Cancellation conditions:

In case you cancel the workshop up to one month in advance on September 2nd, the full amount of what you paid will be returned to you.
In case of cancellation before 15.09., 50% of the amount you paid will be returned, and after 25.09., there will be no return of the payment. If you are unable to attend, it is also possible to find a person to take your place at the workshop.

For all information, contact via form.

We will do our best to provide ‘props’ for the workshop, but if there are a large number of us, it will be necessary to bring our own. We will inform you about this in due course.

Elizabeth Smullens Brass

American-born Elizabeth, co-directs the Iyengar Yoga Zentrum Berlin. Elizabeth began her Iyengar Yoga study in New York City forty years ago and has been teaching yoga for over thirty years in the Unites Staes and Europe. She is a Level 3 teacher (former Senior 2) and has traveled to study at RIMYI in India numerous times since the 1990’s and is a board member of Iyengar Yoga Deutschland, mentors new and certified teachers, and assesses yoga teacher exams internationally. Her teaching style is dynamic and motivating, encouraging everyone to enjoy and benefit from the practice and study of yoga.

Three workshops for healthier neck and shoulders

Nataša Sršen — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:23:09 +0000

“From the outer to the innermost: the yogic path from asana to meditation and beyond”

Nataša Sršen — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:54:58 +0000

I wholeheartedly welcome Erika and Kevin, my teachers and mentors who have guided and supported me through my last three certifications, and continue to inspire and elevate me in my practice and understanding. This is their first visit and I am very excited to have them come to Pula.

“From the outer to the innermost: the yogic path from asana to meditation and beyond”

A little bit about Erika and Kevin:

ERIKA

Before she was introduced to yoga, Erika explored the world of tourism, diplomacy, marketing, dancing, and is still an accomplished jazz singer.
Erika is an intermediate senior Level 2 teacher, who is completely dedicated to both her yoga practice and teaching others. She trained mostly in London, took her exams in Dublin, and regularly travels to Pune where she studied with BKS Iyengar, Gita, and still with Prashant and Abhijata. While she also has a teacher in her husband Kevin.

Erika, with a lot of life and energy, organizes ongoing workshops, both hers and Kevin’s, in Budapest, and regularly invites guest teachers. Apart from being a vibrant teacher, she is also a mentor, participates in organizing, teaching, translating, assisting in national teacher trainings, and is an assessor in teacher training exams in various European countries.

“I believe that yoga never becomes monotonous, because it is about exploring one’s own potential, improving intelligence, and cultivating inner peace. The only question is whether you want to grow and bring out the best in yourself in every sense.”

KEVIN

KEVIN is a certified, established teacher, born in New York who began yoga in 1970, and teaching Iyengar yoga in 1982. He was certified directly by Guruji BKS Iyengar, from whom he was fortunate to learn on several occasions in Pune, India over long periods of time.
He was the co-founder of the Iyengar Yoga Institute in New York, had his own studio in Manhattan, traveled a lot and held workshops in North and South America, Ireland and since he married Erika, they run a studio together in Budapest.

Kevin is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has been a professional actor, director, and teacher for 15 years, including seven years touring with Shakespearean productions in the traditional repertory style. Along the way, he has also practiced Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu for ten years.

His teaching is highly detailed and textured, seamlessly incorporating many components of yoga philosophy and the Yoga Sutras, while continuously challenging students to gain greater sensitivity and awareness in each asana. He has an extraordinary practical understanding of the living anatomy of the human body and a light and quirky sense of humor.

PLEASE NOTICE THE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.

Date: 26.-28.09.2025.
Friday: 19:00-21:00 asana practice
Saturday: 8:00-9:30 pranayama
12:30-15:00 asana practice
15:30-16:30 philosophy, discussion, Q&A
Sunday: 8:30-10:00 pranayama
10:00-12:00 asana practice

Price: 140 euros
Payment options:
early bird until 20.08. – 140 euros
after 21.08. – 160 euros
possibility of arrival for one whole day – 75 euros
possibility of arrival for 3 hours – 50 euros

Minimum one year of experience with the Iyengar method is required, or at least two if it is another style of yoga.

The workshop will be held in English, with the possibility of translation into Croatian (if necessary).

Applications at info@iyengaryoga.hr

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Exploring Parsvakonasana

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EKA PADA Iyengar Yoga Workshop

Nataša Sršen — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:11:59 +0000

Pranayama course

Nataša Sršen — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:23:56 +0000

iyengar yoga workshop with uday bhosale

Nataša Sršen — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:50:47 +0000

With great happiness, enthusiasm and gratefulness we are welcoming a first-time-coming guest teacher Uday Bhosale in Pula.

In past, Uday was Taekwando enthusiasts and from the time his teacher introduced him to Iyengar yoga he began learning directly from Guruji BKS Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar. For 20 years in Pune he was learning, assisting in Therapy classes and teaching children classes. He was assisting on every Yoganushasanam convention in Pune. Uday was a member of the teachers’ contingent sent by the government of India to China on International Yoga day 2016 on behalf of RIMYI, Pune.

Just this May was busy for him assisting BKS Iyengars granddaughter Abhijata at Iyengar yoga National convention, then assisting one of the first students of BKS Iyengar Navaz Kamdin in Pranayama convention in UK and then he himself gave national convention in Belgium. On regular basis he is giving workshops and retreats in UK and in Europe.

Considering that Iyengar yoga is still young in Croatia, with his experience and expertise Uday is going to helps us deepen our understanding, so our future practice can develop in a healthy way.

We will be working on strengthening out legs that are the base of and for our body and that are caring us throughout our life.
Standing poses infuse the body with energy. They are invigorating. In the book Yoga the Iyengar Way by Silva, Shyam and Mira Mehta, the authors state that standing poses “refresh the body and mind by removing tension, aches and pains. They stimulate digestion, regulate the kidneys and relieve constipation. They improve circulation and breathing. The back, hips, knees, neck and shoulders all gain strength and mobility through practice”. I couldn’t say this any better myself so I have included this excerpt from their book.

We will be cultivating our body through asanas creating openness, extension and subtlety, necessary for pranayama practice.
“As long as there is breath in the body, there is life. When breath departs, so too does life. Therefore, regulate the breath.”
(Hath Yoga Pradipika – Ch.2: Š.3.)

And last but not least preparing to do and to stay in inverted poses.
“This creative struggle is experienced in the headstand: as we challenge ourselves to improve the position, fear of falling acts to inhibit us. If we are each, we fall, if timorous, we make no progress. But if the interplay of the two forces is observed, analyzed and controlled, we can achieve perfection.”
BKS Iyengar, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

If you have any possibility, please try to attend this workshop. This kind of opportunities are not to be missed!
Welcome all…

Schedule:
Friday 04.10. – 18:00 – 20:30
Saturday 05.10. – 10:00 – 12:30 and 15:00 – 17:30
Sunday 06.10 – 09:00 – 11:30 and 14:00 – 16:30

Workshop will be held in english language.
Workshop is 140 Euros.
Early bird till 15.08.2019 is 120 Euros.
About the venue and if you will need to bring your own props or not, you will be informed on time.

For all questions, information and registrations please write to us or call on mobile number 00385-911633231

Summer Iyengar Yoga Workshop

Nataša Sršen — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:43:34 +0000

This is the forth year that Lara Speroni is coming to Pula and we are delighted to host her.

This will be 3-day workshop on building the body‘s intelligence and awareness from the ground upwards. A wide range of poses will be practiced without ever forgetting the importance played by the feet. Standing poses, inversions, back arching, and many more, will activate, challenge and help you strengthen your feet.

Workshop will be held in english language and translation will be provided if needed. Although coming from London, Laras native Italian as well as her understanding of Croatian, is making us feel like home, accommodate our mediterranean natures and expressions.

Schedule:
Friday: 6pm-8:30pm
Saturday: 9am-12pm / 4-6:30pm
Sunday: 9am-12pm

Total workshop is 108 Euros and for registration and payment before 30.06. is 100 Euros.
Venue will be announced on time.

For all questions, information or registration, please write to us or on mobile number 00385-911633231

Iyengar yoga workshop with Elizabeth Smullens-Brass

Nataša Sršen — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 17:56:54 +0000

We are happy to invite you to join us for Iyengar Yoga Workshop with Elizabeth Smullens-Brass, who was born in America and lives and teaches Iyengar Yoga in Berlin.
Elizabeth has been practicing Yoga for more than thirty years and has a Senior Intermediate Level 2 certificate. As a teacher Elizabeth is dynamic, her instructions are precise and motivating, and because of her personal approach, students are inspired to get involved, learn, and enjoy the benefits of practicing yoga.

The workshop will be in English and this time will only last Friday afternoon and Saturday.
The fee for the workshop is 87 Euros and for payments before 12.04. we have an Early Bird of 75 Euros.

All applications will only be effective only after payment is made.

Cancellation Terms:
In case you cancel the workshop by 29th of March, you will be returned the full amount of what you have paid.
In case of cancellation until 22.04, you will be refunded 50% of the amount you have paid and after 22.04., no refund is due.

For all information, please contact us in inbox or on mobile 00385-911633231
We will do our best to provide props for the workshop, but if we are in large numbers we will need you to bring yours. You will be notify you about this on time.

Venue: ‘Mornar’, Valsaline 31
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