Ashtanga Yoga is traditionally practiced six days a week. We rest on Saturdays. We also rest when the moon is full or new. We call these Moondays.

We can trace this tradition to the Sanskrit College in Mysore, where regular lessons paused on lunar observance days so that teachers could attend religious duties and continue their own study.

At Mysore Yoga Philadelphia, we observe Moondays because we value rest and we like rhythm. Moondays give our teachers time to tend to the behind-the-scenes work of the shala, and our students return to practice with fresh energy after a break.

When you join our mailing list, we'll send you a reminder before each Moonday so you don't accidentally show up at the shala on a day we're closed.