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Tuesday 6:30pm - 8pm Friday 6:30pm - 8pm Saturday 10am - 12pm Sunday 5pm - 6:30pm

House of Ashtanga

With over 20 years experience practicing and teaching, Dan Burt’s House of Ashtanga runs classes run 4 times a week - drop in or call Dan for further info.

Known for his hands-on adjustment technique, Dan teaches workshops to yoga students as well as training other ashtanga yoga teachers throughout England and Europe, but can usually be found teaching regular classes throughout the week in Newcastle upon Tyne. Central to the House of Ashtanga’s success is a beautiful purpose-built yoga room situated in a peaceful area in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne. Surrounded by an old woodland area, the yoga room oozes tranquility and a calm healing energy. Many students find their yoga practice transformed by this wonderful atmosphere. Extra special thanks to Nancy Gilgoff for her continued support and sheer dedication to sharing this yoga. Huge thanks to Beryl Bender Birch and David Swenson for teaching the practice, and Mark Ansari and Nancy Gilgoff for their wonderful adjustment techniques. Dan has also been incredibly fortunate to have had the helping hands of some fantastic assistants. Thank you Meri Erkkilä, Steph Meysner, Wei Wei and Mileva.

05/12/2025

This is one for the psychologists and philosophers among you. Not so long ago I had a curious discussion with a practitioner regarding his methodology about how to get into postures. The technique involved what he called “fantasy” whereby one would imagine or “fantasise” the completion of the asana. If we just set aside the fundamental fact that practice isn’t about any kind of completion its not difficult to see holes in this method. Firstly, taking anywhere from 15-20 seconds to get into the pose involves a whole lot of strain and struggle, while the rest of class are already wrapping up their 5th breath in the asana and flying through with lightness and energy

If we are to accept the validity of this method, could we not also question that the entire concept could be a “fantasy” itself? This raises the whole topic of role of ‘mind’ in the practice. If we go along with this line of thinking we very quickly end up in a maze of ever decreasing (or increasing!) circles of mind-layers whereby it is simply impossible to actually ever get to the bottom. And just when we think we have got to the bottom of it, there could always potentially be yet another layer, or mind-packet that contains all prior notions. It is never-ending, and eternally unresolved

This is why the correct method of ashtanga yoga practice sufficiently annihilates any of these concepts via the crucible of fire and breath. It doesn’t side-step the issue. It simply exposes the redundancy of any type of thinking, conceptualising, or mind-stuff with respect to any truly effective ashtanga yoga practice. Nancy Gilgoff often said “you jump into the pose quickly with no hesitation BEFORE the mind has chance to get in.” Plain and simple. I’ve never heard anyone else repeat this, other than her direct students. This is not a place for mindfulness, or awareness. It is mindless, and infinitely humbling

It might seem implausible that one can practice yoga without being involved in it on some mind-level. But some day, usually unannounced, the realisation may arise “oh…. this is all just… happening.”

04/12/2025

Join us on Sunday December 21st at 4pm for a fundraising yoga session! Before we close up before Christmas lets send love and thanks to the building that makes it all possible - Fairways Centre 🏡

I would like to donate all the money raised, so the more you contribute, the more Fairways gets! Not only that - but we will be starting at 4pm for a one hour pre-class workshop PLUS a very special secret guest! The theme this year will be based around opening up the upper body and especially the shoulder girdle

You do not have to attend the 4pm session, - feel free to come along to the 5pm class as normal, or vice versa, or both! 😉

If you would like to come to either of the sessions please let me know one way or another, so I can keep a track on capacity. For those of you who have a block booking please note that you won’t lose a class. This is a purely charitable event, and as Christmas is a time for giving this is a great opportunity to give to a charity* that means something to you personally 🎄

💚 Dan

* Did you know that Fairways is a registered charity and not run for profit?

Book with Dan via text / whatApp: 07906 639433

email: dan@houseofashtanga.com

02/12/2025

For those of you who struggle to get spaces on Saturday and Tuesday there is a 3rd option outlined on the map here. There are 30 free parking spaces sandwiched between Benton Road and Benton Park Road (the mini one-way road flanking the shops). You can access this road by cutting in just on the edge of Tesco, or by driving through the Tesco petrol pumps themselves. The walk is 2mins, but only 1min for ashtangis 😉

24/11/2025

Yoga, what is it good for? No. 14

Jānu Śīrṣāsana

The name we give for primary series, Yoga Chikitsa, means yoga therapy. Nowhere else do we find this principle more applicable when talking about head-to-knee pose. It is worth reiterating the obvious: this is not called chin-to-shin pose, nor is it called chest-to-thigh pose, yet another nail in the coffin for the modern nutanga practice. Thankfully, the instagram character count has saved me writing an entire chapter on this pose! The healing here is very deep, but in short you can consider this the pancreas pose. The pancreas has an enormous amount of nerves connected to it, and it has interplay with the bladder, re**um and sexual organs. The heel placement in Janu B innervates the viscera via the splanchnic nerves which are analogous to the Shivani Nadi. This nadi is the seam (raphe or midline) of the perenium. It is like auto-bandha! B also stimluates another nadi - the Virya Nala, but only for men. For women, this nadi is stimulated only during Janu C as well as pressing on the uterus, improving its tone and function. This nadi connects to the liver and is responsible for creating insulin - there by linking with the pancreas. In short what we have here is a pose that helps to energise, stimulate, cleanse and purfiy the viscera that deals with key metabolic function, endocrine and exocrine secretions, and the balance of hormones and enzymes. In Pattabhi Jois’ terms this is simply the overall strengthening of the Dhātu, leading to increased vigour and vitality (ojas). This entire topic goes very deep and ventures into the world of the myenteric plexus (connecting pretty much the entire body!) through the gut-pancreas link. Some of the research on the myenteric plexus is quite recent, and yet Jois had this information in the 30s and 40s and even earlier in ancient yoga texts, where these nadis are mentioned ->

Powerful effect on the urinary system, fixing weak semen, thin blood, waist pain

Cures problems with the breakdown of digestive fluids

Cures diabetes

Enlargement of prostate gland is reduced

23/11/2025

Magic hour ☀️

With and

18/11/2025

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09/11/2025

Ultimately learning to do drop backs without assistance is great not just for independence and freedom, but it really strengthens the lines and channels that run through the stomach and spleen (femoral nerve activation). You know, those stomach growls that wanna come out! But even with assistance it can have great benefits and a great healing release can arise. Featuring

01/11/2025

Every week he gets stronger. When he says “you saved my life” I have to remind him that it is yoga and commitment that did it, not me. All I do is provide the opportunity, and it is always there for the taking ⚡️

25/10/2025

Autumn rays and floaty jumps in the room today 🍁☀️

18/10/2025

Just another awesome Saturday

12/10/2025

Considering the deviations over years in the ashtanga yoga practice, as taught by Pattabhi Jois, it seems more and more important that we have at least one person (and preferably a few) teaching the original method. If you teach and practice this way then it is as if you are a living record of that original ‘stamp’. When we have an authentic, pure, and original system, then we have an unadulterated yardstick from which all other deviations can be measured and considered. It is good to have a solid foundation, so we can find our way back home after veering off course and wandering in the dark!

The commonly observed timescale for a small but significant and persistent adaptive change in human evolution to become widespread in a larger population is 10,000+ years. I think we’re ok for a while - we’re only 50 years in!

30/09/2025

No arguments here

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About House of Ashtanga

With over 15 years experience practicing and teaching, Dan Burt’s House of Ashtanga has grown to be one of the most well-known and respected yoga studios in the UK and Europe.

Central to the House of Ashtanga’s success is a beautiful purpose-built yoga room situated in a peaceful area in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne. Surrounded by an old woodland area, the yoga room oozes tranquility and a calm healing energy. Many students find their yoga practice transformed by this wonderful atmosphere.

Although largely self-taught and practicing the advanced series, Dan has had the opportunity of working with many well known teachers, such as Nancy Gilgoff and David Swenson.