Ashtanga Yoga Studio

Since 1999

Andrew Eppler · Norman, Oklahoma. Private Ashtanga lessons, traditional Thai bodywork, and 200-hour yoga training online, in Oklahoma, and in Mysore, India.

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Private lessons,
group classes,
and yoga training.

Andrew Eppler giving a private Ashtanga adjustment at the studio in Norman, Oklahoma
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Private Ashtanga

I welcome students of all ages and levels of experience. We work together on a practice that suits you. Haṭha yoga and yoga therapy are also available by request.

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A public group yoga class at Yoga on Main in downtown Norman, Oklahoma
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Public Classes

Mila and I teach group classes at Yoga on Main in downtown Norman. The daily schedule includes Ashtanga, Haṭha, Vinyāsa, Yin, and beginner-friendly sessions. You are welcome to drop in.

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Students practicing in the 200hr Ashtanga training
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200-hour Ashtanga Training

Study Ashtanga practice and yoga philosophy in depth. You are welcome whether you want to teach or are here for your own practice. Choose online study, our Oklahoma cohort, or four weeks in Mysore and Melkote, India.

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Andrew Eppler supporting a seated client's raised arm during Thai bodywork
By appointment

Thai bodywork and
self-care to take home.

I have been a student of the healing arts for decades. Thai bodywork is at the center of my practice, and I draw on other therapeutic techniques as well. Our work can also include the philosophy, diet, and daily habits that support self-care.

Much of my work is with yoga practitioners who are dealing with injuries. I draw on my experience of both yoga and bodywork in those sessions.

I also teach self-massage and other techniques you can use at home. I take real joy in sharing that knowledge and helping people take part in their own care.

Book a session → By appointment, in the studio.
200-hour study

Traditional Ashtanga
Yoga Training

The same curriculum is offered online, in Oklahoma, and in India. We welcome all sincere students.

You study the Ashtanga Primary Series in detail, including how to teach and adjust with care. The curriculum also includes breath training and yogic seals, known as prāṇāyāma and mudrā, along with Sanskrit chanting. We study the Yoga Sūtras and Bhagavad Gītā with scholars in Mysore.

Dr. M Jayaraman lecturing while Santiago Pinto films at the Mysore Yoga Conference
I. Online

Self-paced, anywhere

Start any time

Work through the recorded lessons at your own pace, with live sessions and ongoing conversations with Andrew.

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Andrew Eppler's in-person 200hr Ashtanga training in Norman, Oklahoma
II. Oklahoma

Study together in Oklahoma

Begins March 20, 2027

Study with the same group over nine weekends, from March through December, with a break in October. We work together on practice, teaching, and hands-on adjustments.

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The 200hr Ashtanga immersion in Mysore and Melkote, India
III. Mysore + Melkote

Four-week immersion in India

Jan 12 to Feb 8, 2027

Join us for daily practice and study with local teachers and Sanskrit scholars in Mysore and Melkote.

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Who you study with in Mysore

During the India immersion, we study the Yoga Sūtras and Sāṅkhya Kārikā with Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao, and the Bhagavad Gītā with Dr. M. A. Alwar. We also visit the schools and temples where these traditions are taught.

Śrī B. N. S. Iyengar, Andrew's teacher in Mysore, known to his students as Guruji
Śrī B. N. S. Iyengar
My teacher in Mysore for many years, known to his students as Guruji. We are celebrating his hundredth year and learning from the practices and teachings he has shared with us.
Dr. M. A. Alwar with Yatindra Pravan
Dr. M. A. Alwar
Senior Professor at Maharaja's Sanskrit College and a scholar of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy. My teacher and mentor, and a co-organizer of the Mysore Yoga Conference. He teaches the Bhagavad Gītā in our program.
Young Sanskrit students at the Lakshmi Narayana Gurukula and temple outside Mysore
Sanskrit students, Melkote
We visit the Lakshmi Narayana Gurukula during the India immersion and meet the students who are continuing their Sanskrit education there.
Photography

Light striking matter.

Photography is nothing other than the study of how light strikes matter: prakṛti and puruṣa. It is not difficult to see the joy of photography and video for a yogi.

Andrew Eppler
Flora Trigo, a teacher from France, practicing prāṇāyāma in a temple in India
A practitioner with mud on her face at a Summer Solstice gathering at Magic Forest, Noble, Oklahoma
A yoga practitioner from Vienna with one arm extended toward the camera
Martin Wagonist, a teacher from Prague, reaching toward the camera
Sabrina Ziba, an artist, in the water with mud on her face
Scott Oglesby, a yoga teacher, seated in meditation
Jin, an Ashtanga practitioner from China, on the beach in Crete
Yatindra Pravan in traditional dress
Yatindra Pravan in Malasana
The painted interior of Mysore Palace, India
Evgenia Khan in Natarajasana at Govindaraya, Melkote, India
The Melkote immersion group practicing Utkatasana at the Kalyani temple, Melkote, India
Sanskrit students at the Maharaja's Sanskrit College in Mysore, India
Film & Video

The Mysore Yoga Traditions site is home to the documentary Mysore Yoga Traditions, our recorded talks with scholars, and conference footage. Our second film, Kings and Yogis, is in production.

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Calendar

What is coming up.

Ongoing

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200-hour Ashtanga Training · Online
Self-paced · with Andrew Eppler
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2027

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Jan 12 to Feb 8, 2027
200-hour Ashtanga Immersion · Mysore, India
Mysore Yoga Traditions · with Andrew Eppler and the scholars of Mysore
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Jan 19 to 28, 2027
Mysore Yoga Conference
Mysore, India · Āsana, philosophy, and the Sanskrit community of Mysore
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Feb 1 to 8, 2027
Melkote Immersion
Melkote, India · Practice and study with Dr. M. A. Alwar and Andrew Eppler
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Begins March 20, 2027
200-hour Ashtanga Training · Oklahoma
Nine weekends through December · Norman, Oklahoma · October break
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Sept 25 to Oct 1, 2027
Ashtanga from the Heart
Tertsa Retreat · Crete, Greece
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Andrew Eppler, teacher of Ashtanga yoga and director of the Mysore Yoga Traditions film
Andrew Eppler

I have been teaching
here since 1999.

I have been practicing yoga for most of my life, and I still consider myself a student. I understand it differently than I did ten years ago, or even five.

Whatever I know has come through the grace of my teachers and my own experience. I have studied for many years with Śrī B. N. S. Iyengar and the Sanskrit scholars of Mysore, and have taught this training for more than fifteen years. I directed Mysore Yoga Traditions and organize the Mysore Yoga Conference each year. The photographs on this site are mine.

Yoga has shaped how I see the world and how I live in it. Sharing this practice is the best thing I know how to offer.

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Write to me
with questions.

I am happy to answer questions about practice, training, or bodywork. WhatsApp is usually the fastest way to reach me.

Public classes are at Yoga on Main in downtown Norman. Magic Forest is our retreat land near Noble.

Andrew Eppler · the studio
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