I came to Atre after intensive teacher training in Toronto and from Yoga Detour a program that combines movement for strength building with yoga. The classes at Atre have been a perfect complement to both methods, with patient, respectful and informed teachers. Rajat provides encouragement, gentle adjustments that show the student her range and the extent of her ability, each class building on what has come before so that in the 13 classes I have so far taken, my progress has been enormous. This is a small, simple studio that clearly focuses on the practice and the success of its students whose abilities span the spectrum from newbies to highly experienced, young and old. The teachers show their own vulnerabilities so that one never feels as if an asana is beyond one’s abilities; and yet their form and corrections are excellent motivation for increasing one’s own range. They walk the talk of every body is different and has different abilities allowing one to benefit even if, like me, you have a long way to go.
I look forward to every class because they are inspiring, always challenging but not so much so that I never want to come back. Just the opposite: I want to attend classes daily.
