Alan Goode is teaching in Essen, Germany
from July 27 to August 2, 2026
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Alan Goode is teaching
in Essen, Germany
from July 27 to August 2, 2026
Contact:
Who is Alan Goode?
Alan Goode is the Director of Yoga Mandir.
He holds a Junior Advanced Level 2 teaching certificate.
Alan has studied regularly at the RIMY Institute in Pune India with the Iyengar family for 40 years.
Alan started practising yoga in 1975 in Sydney and commenced teaching in 1982. He participated in the first teacher assessments in Australia in 1987. He previously established schools in Newtown in Sydney (1984-1996) and the Blue Mountains (1992-2004) and opened Yoga Mandir in Canberra in January 2005.
Alan has extensive experience in teaching Iyengar yoga to all levels of student, from beginners through to experienced, and remedial classes for those with injuries and medical conditions. Alan trains teachers, conducts workshops, and runs professional support and development programs for teachers, including training teachers to become teacher trainers.
Alan is passionately involved with the practice of yoga and its application to daily life. Through his writing he unravels the themes of the yoga sutras and demonstrates their link to our daily practice. Alan has developed an extensive resource library and engages in ongoing research work to support teacher development.
Alan contributes significantly to the teacher assessment and strategic planning activities of Iyengar Yoga Australia and internationally.
How Alan teaches Yoga:
Understanding Yoga:
Alans Invitation:
Workshop Schedule
July 27 – August 2, 2026
Workshop language: English
Monday, July 27
Meet the teacher
Public talk: What is Yoga?
Time: 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm (German Time)
FREE ENTRANCE
Join Alan Goode for an exploration of the question: What is Yoga? As we look beyond the modern ideas of exercise, stress and wellbeing to a deeper understanding of what it is to be human. Why does this profound subject still have relevance today. This presentation is open to the public without cost. Prior booking essential.
Tuesday, July 28
Masterclass on Teaching
Open to Yoga Teachers and serious practitioners of Yoga from all styles of Yoga
Time: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm (German Time)
We will undertake a series of short exercises to explore the world of teaching and reflect that teaching and learning are 2 distinct processes. A teacher must be versatile in their skill set to respond to the needs of the student to maximise the learning experience. Bookings close 1 week prior to the event. Those attending will be asked to submit details of their yoga background and teaching experience, if any.
Price: 60,00 EUR
Two payment methods possible:
- in cash
- with Paypal:
Tuesday, July 28
Connecting Body, Breath & Mind
Time: 6.00 pm – 7.15 pm (German Time)
The free class is open to the public with prior booking essential. Alan will introduce the basic asanas with a focus on the definitions along with the guiding principles for any student beginning a life in practice. Relevant for beginners, Established students and teachers. Bring a friend! Bookings close 1 week prior to the event.
FREE ENTRANCE, Prior booking essential.
Wednesday, July 29 to Sunday, August 2
The Inward Path
5-Day Workshop
Time: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm & 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm (German Time)
Price:
Single Days: 90,00 EUR per Day
All Days: 405,00 EUR
The term Yogasana refers to an experience of integration. We will explore correction, adjustment, modifications and alternatives in practice so that an experience of Yogasana can arise. The practice of Yogasana takes us inward to experience what Patanjali spoke of in the Yoga Sutras. This progressive workshop will be valuable to students and teachers alike. Individual days are possible but the full workshop is highly recommended.
Practicing Yoga is not about perfection in asanas. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describes a Swadhyaya (self-study) in which we look inwards to understand what propels us to action and why we experience the world as we do. Patanjali notes how easily we can be overwhelmed and confused and shows how we might find clarity.
Through practice we develop a meditative state in which we go inward to find the silence within ourselves. And it is through practice that we develop a capacity for action and dispassion in order to engage fully in the world around us.
Two payment methods possible:
- in cash
- with Paypal:
All days:
Two payment methods possible:
- in cash
- with Paypal:
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Alan Goode is a leading voice in the practice and philosophy of Iyengar Yoga and its link to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. A unique blend of practice-based knowledge and experience.
Venue
YOGA-ZENTRUM ESSEN
Arnd Eymael
Yoga Zentrum Essen
Schornstr. 15
45128 Essen
NRW Germany
Contact of the venue:
Phone: +49 173 2723974
E-mail: info@yoga-zentrum-essen.de
Venue Page: www.yoga-zentrum-essen.de
