Petri Räisänen workshop Aug 28th – 31st 2025
About Petri Räisänen
Petri Räisänen is an internationally renowned and respected yoga teacher. A devoted student of K. Pattabhi Jois (1915– 2009) and R. Sharath Jois, who both authorized Petri to teach in 2001. Petri carefully passes on teachings of Ashtanga tradition.
Petri started practicing Ashtanga yoga in 1989 and teaching in 1991. He is co-owner and director of Astanga Yoga Helsinki, one of the world’s most established Ashtanga Yoga shalas. K. Pattabhi Jois blessed the school to teach the traditional Ashtanga method in 1997.
Petri has been teaching internationally around the world for over a decade and he lived in New York City for several years until 2008. His teaching style and adjustments are gentle, effective, therapeutic and originate, besides his own practice and teaching, from his past work as a traditional folk healer and naturopath.
Petri focuses on integrating healing and therapy with yoga, meeting student’s individual needs and guiding their progress. Petri’s yoga pose adjustments are gentle, effective, therapeutic and, according to some, almost magical, and originate (besides his own practice and teaching) from his past work as a traditional Finnish folk healer and naturopath. His friendly, relaxed behaviour and intuivite perception give an open, energetic and meditative atmosphere to his classes.
Petri has been written two books on the subjects of Ashtanga Yoga. First one “Ashtanga Yoga – In the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois” was first published in Swedish in 2005 and in English in 2013. The intermediate series book “Nadi Sodhana” was released in Finnish in 2008 and English in 2017. Both books are written from the interviews with K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois, the masters of Ashtanga Yoga system. They illustrate uniquely the Primary and Intermediate series practice, benefits and tradition as it is taught in Mysore, India.
Petri’s variety of body-therapy work
Petri's website Interview with Petri
Schedule 28-31.08.2025:
Thursday Aug 28th
17.00-19.00 – Led Primary Series. The traditional Vinyasa counting, Sanskrit asana names, and counting with a continuous rhythm guided by Petri.
19.15-20.00 Workshop opening. Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga tradition and goals. Light pranayama and meditation.
Friday Aug 29th
06.00 – 8.00 or 8.15 – 10.00 Mysore style practice (two shifts)
17.00 – 19.00 Workshop: Patanjali’s Yoga Path for modern yogis
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is the main source of Ashtanga Yoga knowledge and tradition. How we can follow the ancient yoga tradition in a modern times, when we are busy with work, responsibilities and high pace of life.
Saturday Aug 30th
07.00 – 9.00 or 9.15 – 11.00 Mysore style practice (two shifts)
13:00 – 16:00 Workshop: Primary and Intermediate series techniques, details and alignments according T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois’ Ashtanga Yoga tradition.
Petri wrote two books in collaboration with K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois between 2004 – 2007. Petri will introduce the Pattabhi Jois’ vinyasas and details from the last years of his life. The technique class follows the books vinyasa method and alignments and will give a good understanding about the changes in the asanas and history of the asana alignments.
16.15 – 17.15 Workshop: Pranayama and mind work
Simple and beneficial breath work for daily pranayama practice.
Sunday Sept 31st
07.00 – 9.00 Mysore style practice
09.00 – 11.00 Led Intermediate series. The traditional Vinyasa counting, Sanskrit asana names, and counting guided by Petri.
12:30 – 14.00 Workshop: From violence and abuse to non-violence and safer yoga spaces.
As in many other traditions, there is a systematic violent behavior and communication in yoga spaces. How we can learn not to harm others and at the same time ourselves. Theory and meditation.
14:15-15:00 Workshop closing chanting
Prices:
- Full workshop Thursday to Sunday 2100,- DKK.
- Friday + Saturday + Sunday 1950,- DKK.
- Saturday + Sunday 1500,- DKK.
- Saturday only 800,- DKK.
- Sunday only 800,- DKK.
- Single Mysore classes 500,- DKK.
If you have any trouble signing up please contact us – we are happy to help.
How to pay and enroll in 2 easy steps (registrations are now open):
1) Follow this link: Register and pay here and scroll down to the combination you choose – either ‘Full Workshop’ or some of the other combinations.
Then return to this page
2) When you have signed in and payed, you’re not quite done yet: We have to know which Mysore classes you want to attend – so now you just go to classes and book your spots through this link: Choose your Morning Mysore classes
There are two morning Mysore classes Friday-Saturday-Sunday. You choose which ones you want to join. Then it says “Free Class”. Thats only because you have already paid by choosing one af the packages or a number of classes.
If any questions please contact us. We will fix the enrolment for you.
Payment and cancellation policy:
Full payment is required to reserve your spot. Until July 28th 2025 you can cancel the workshop with a 20% administration fee.
There are no refunds for cancellations made after July 28th 2025 (one month prior to the workshop start date). If the workshop is cancelled due to force majeure you will get your full payment back.