AYBKKAshtanga Yoga Bangkok

In-Depth Mysore. The development of the practice. For practitioners who know the Primary Series by heart.

A priority list for the next English intake

Deepen your own practice. Understand the method and the body. Learn why students quit, and how a teacher helps them stay.

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Taught by Boonchu Tanti (Boonchu Tantikarun), Authorized Level 2 by R. Sharath Jois. He hosted R. Sharath Jois in Bangkok in 2018 and 2024. Listed in the Sharath Yoga Centre teachers directory.

Next English intake
Dates go to the priority list first
Group size
12 at most
Price
From US$5,500 + 7% VAT

Practice without understanding

You can practise for years and still not know why your practice works, or why it stopped working.

For a while, that is fine. Then one of three things happens.

  • You get stuck. The same asana stops you, month after month, and you do not know why.
  • You get hurt. A small pain you keep pushing through can turn into an injury.
  • You stop. The practice stops moving, and one morning you do not come back.

If you teach, your students go the same way. They get stuck, get hurt, or stop coming. You see them leave, but not why.

You have already given the practice years. Without understanding, the next years look like the last ones.

In-Depth Mysore gives you time to look closely at three things: your own practice, the method and the body, and the students you teach.

What you leave with

  • A closer look at your own practice. How each asana is built, how a practice progresses, and where your body holds you back.
  • The body, in plain words. Anatomy in two parts, and injury cases.
  • The method. Asana names, history, pranayama, teacher and student, and how learning works in a Mysore room.
  • Teaching a led class. In 2026, each student taught one, and it was graded.
  • Adjusting with consent. How to adjust with consent and communication, and when not to adjust.
  • Why students quit, and how a teacher helps them stay. In 2026 the course included a session on this.
  • An AYBKK certificate of completion. It is not an authorization.

The topics and tests above are from past cohorts. Nothing here promises a result: no job at the end, and no set level of practice. What you take home depends on your work.

The teachers

Boonchu Tanti

  • Authorized Level 2 by R. Sharath Jois.
  • Began studying with R. Sharath Jois in Mysore in 2008.
  • Hosted R. Sharath Jois in Bangkok in 2018 and 2024.
  • Teaches at AYBKK in Bangkok, open since 2013.
  • In-Depth Mysore has been taught at AYBKK since 2016, first in Thai.

“Teaching Ashtanga is straightforward, but helping students progress by knowing their strengths and weaknesses leads to significant development.”

Boonchu Tanti

Jamsai

Jamsai, also Authorized Level 2 by R. Sharath Jois, teaches with Boonchu at AYBKK. In 2026 she marked the led-class and adjustment tests. Who teaches with Boonchu in the next English intake is set with the dates.

AYBKK has two teachers Authorized Level 2.

The course

The dates, place and format of the next English intake are not set yet. Below is what past cohorts did, so you can see the ground the course covers.

What past cohorts studied

30 sessions over 15 weekly topics, then a final exam.

  • Asana names
  • History (2 weeks)
  • Anatomy 1
  • Anatomy 2
  • Asana breakdown
  • Body awareness
  • Practice technique
  • Teacher and student
  • Pranayama
  • Progression
  • Learning in the Mysore room
  • Injury cases
  • Teaching Ashtanga
  • Review

A day, in past cohorts

Morning
Practice in the host shala's class.
Afternoon
A session.
Every day
Homework.

Adjustments

Adjusting is taught with consent and communication, including when not to adjust. You practise on classmates. You sign a consent to receive hands-on adjustments, and you may decline any adjustment at any time.

How past cohorts were graded

In 2026, students were graded on their practice, written exams, teaching a led class, guidance and adjustment, and homework. There were three levels: Foundation, Deepening, Embodied.

At the end: an AYBKK certificate of completion.

Three doubts, answered

“Do I just get a paper at the end?”

The paper is an AYBKK certificate of completion. That is all it is. This course is not an authorization from Mysore, and AYBKK cannot give one. It gives no Yoga Alliance hours. What you pay for is the teaching.

“Why from US$5,500?”

You pay for time with Boonchu, in a group of 12 at most. The price says “from” because the format of the next English intake is not set yet. The full price comes with the dates. Payment plans are agreed on the call.

“Will I be adjusted?”

Yes, if you agree. You sign a consent to receive hands-on adjustments, and you may decline any adjustment at any time. You also learn to adjust with consent and communication, and when not to adjust.

This is not for you if

  • You do not know the full Primary Series by heart.
  • You have not yet practised in Mysore classes and in led classes.
  • You want a Yoga Alliance number or an authorization.
  • You will not do homework every day.
  • You want a job or a set result at the end. Neither is promised.
  • You need dates now. The next English intake has none yet.

If one line is you, do not join the list. That is a fair answer, not a failure.

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The record

Counts only. Students' names stay private.

Since 2016
Taught at AYBKK, first in Thai.
2025
The first China cohort. Four parts, in Bangkok and Huizhou, from early 2025 to October. 12 completed all four parts. 6 more completed three.
2026
Three parts of 10 sessions: Bangkok (January), Huizhou (April), Zhuhai (July to August). 13 started. 11 completed.

The next English intake

Course
In-Depth Mysore: the development of the practice
Dates, place, format
Not set yet. They go to the priority list first, 7 days before anyone else.
Seats
12 at most, offered in the order applications came in
Price
From US$5,500, plus 7% Thai VAT. Payment plans are agreed on the call.
Teaching language
English
Entry
You know the full Primary Series by heart, and you have practised in Mysore classes and in led classes
At the end
An AYBKK certificate of completion. It is not an authorization.
Reply
Within 2 days

How the priority list works

Dates, place and format go to the priority list first. The list hears 7 days before anyone else, and seats (12 at most) are offered in the order applications came in.

  1. Fill in the form. Say why you want this course, and send a link to a short practice video. Then you are on the list.
  2. AYBKK replies within 2 days.
  3. A call with Boonchu. When the dates are out and a seat is offered to you, you talk with Boonchu. Payment plans are agreed on this call.
  4. Payment. You pay as agreed on the call.

Joining the list costs nothing and does not commit you.

Join the priority list

For the next English intake of In-Depth Mysore. From US$5,500. Short answers are fine. True answers matter more than good English.

The name you want to be called.

AYBKK replies here.

Write the app, then your ID or number. For example: WeChat abc123.

Language for the call

Do you know the full Primary Series by heart?

By heart means you can practise the whole series on your own, in order.

Have you practised in Mysore classes and in led classes?

Count full years. Under one year, write 0.

Do you teach now?

Where, for how long, and what kind of classes. Leave it empty if you do not teach.

Two or three plain sentences. What do you want to understand? What made you apply now?

One asana, or one part of your practice. How long has it been like this? What have you tried?

Do you have pain or an injury now, or an old one that still changes your practice? Plain words are fine. You do not need a doctor's report.

Film one short video of your practice:

  • Surya Namaskara A and B, one of each.
  • The asana where you are stuck.
  • 3 jump backs and 3 jump throughs. If you do not jump yet, move the way you do now.

Put your phone on the floor or a chair. Film from the side, with your whole body in the frame. One take. No editing, no music, no filter. Practise like a normal day. Do not push for the camera.

Upload it so that only people with the link can watch it: YouTube set to “unlisted”, Google Drive set to “anyone with the link”, or a Baidu Netdisk share link. Paste the link here. Do not post it in public.

What do you most want to ask Boonchu?

Not this year?

If this is not your year, keep practising. The morning Mysore room at AYBKK in Bangkok is open to you.

See the timetable

Questions

Is this an Ashtanga teacher training?

No. In-Depth Mysore is a course to deepen your own practice and to understand the method and the body. You practise teaching a led class and adjusting with consent, but it is not a training and not an authorization. You leave with an AYBKK certificate of completion.

Will I be authorized?

No. This course is not an authorization from Mysore, and AYBKK cannot give one.

When is the next English intake?

Its dates, place and format are not set yet. They go to the priority list first, 7 days before anyone else.

Does joining the list commit me?

No. It costs nothing. When the dates come, you decide.

What language is it taught in?

The next English intake is taught in English.

Can I pay in parts?

Payment plans are agreed on the call with Boonchu.