About us

Nico and Tullia met in Mysore in 2013 and travel back to practice with the Jois family regularly. Since 2015 we’ve taught at studios in Malmö, Copenhagen and Lund, and since our children arrived in 2021 we’ve shifted our focus from evenings and weekends to quiet, morning home practice.

To deepen our own practice we are opening our family room for a small number of yogis to come and do their morning practice together in Östra Torn, Lund. We have space for eleven mats plus a small changing room for tea and reading (we have collected quite a few yoga books over the years!).

Nico, Tullia and Family with Sharathji in Mysore 2024
Nico, Tullia and Family with Sharathji in Mysore 2024, photo by Agathe Padovani.

About you

“Anyone can practice. Young one can practice. Old one can practice. Very old one can practice. One who is sick, they can practice. One who doesn’t have strength can practice. Except lazy people; lazy people can’t practice Ashtanga yoga.” ~ K. Pattabhi Jois.

This space is for people who already have an Ashtanga self‑practice and enjoy the rhythm of early mornings. It’s for those who value tradition, simplicity, and consistency, and who would appreciate a small, local community.

Nico and Tullia holding Ashtanga in the Park 2017, photo by Sam Seljak

Practical details

The plan is to begin in the autumn, and let the space evolve based on who comes and what works, starting with self-practice 5am – 7am Monday to Friday (open moon-days), with perhaps one led class a week. We love teaching but don’t want to run a studio and there will be no instatok.

If this speaks to you, please let us know what you think. We answer emails on Tuesday afternoons at ashtangafolk@gmail.com.

Our family room in Östra Torn, Lund (when it’s not covered in duplo). Photo by Nico.