AYE Summer School: Mysore Melā

27th- 30th August 2026

Join for our inaugural AYE Summer School.

4 days of deep Mysore style Ashtanga practices, prāṇāyāma, philosophy classes, workshops & community.

With Amy Hughes, Samuel Horsley, Emma Isokivi, Kirsten Waugh and AYE Team.

✺ Schedule ✺

06:30-07:00 | Prāṇāyāma (all levels) with Amy

07:00-10:00 | Morning Mysore - co taught by Amy & Emma. The latest start time for Mysore is 08:30.

09:00-10:00 | Ashtanga Beginners/shorter led with Kirsten & Team

10:00-10:45 | Breakfast break

10:45-12:15 | Philosophy Studies – themed on the Bhagavad Gītā with Samuel

12:15-13:15 | Lunch break

13:15-15:15 | Asana & Exploratory workshops with Amy & Emma

15:30-16:00 | Closing rituals and reflections.

Sunday 30th only 17:00 finish time, with additional soundbath and conference.

✺ AYE Summer School Team ✺

  • Emma Isokivi Mysore Yoga Teacher

    Emma Isokivi

    Co-teaching Mysore style session, workshops and hosting the event.

    Read more about Emma HERE.

  • Amy Hughes Yoga Teacher

    Amy Hughes

    Co-teaching Mysore style session, workshops and prāņāyāma.

    Read more about Amy HERE.

  • Two people sitting indoors, smiling and holding cups, enjoying a casual moment together.

    Samuel Horsley

    Philosophy and Yoga Studies teacher.

    Read more about Samuel HERE.

  • Kirsten Waugh Yoga Teacher

    Kirsten Waugh

    Teaching Beginners Led class at the Summer School

30hrs over 4 days of in depth teaching, long Mysore style classes, philosophy lectures, workshops, chanting, soundbath, community sangha offerings.

✺ Price & Booking ✺

£120 Deposit

  • AYE Monthly members: £360 (with 10% discount applied for those with recurring monthly membership).

    Deposit of £120 for bookings now.

    2nd payment 1st August - £240.

  • Regular rate: £400 for those that do not have a current monthly recurring membership at AYE.

    Deposit of £120 for bookings now.

    2nd payment 1st August - £280

  • Individual sessions or classes will be offered after the initial launch date.

    Please drop us email of interest and we will get back to you.

    We will be definitely offering additional spaces for Morning Mysore classes, as a way to bring our whole community together for this summer school.

  • There are 2 full (or x4 50%) scholarship available for this summer school.

    Please fill out our general Schloarship form or email us to apply.

Payments will be taken in 2 or 3 payments* with an initial deposit to secure your space. The deposit is non-refundable but other instalments are subject to our regular t&c’s. (*Sign ups after 1st of June have 1 deposit payment + 1 installment)

✺ Location ✺

The full 4 days will be held at the beautiful Baking Room and Granary Room at MyEdinburgh, Brunswick Street Lane, just 5 mins walk from our home shala. This special, but larger location allows more space (physically and mentally) for our summer school to be much bigger than our home shala space and we can extend it out everyone and friends to join us from further away.

It’s a full accessible location, with lifts, kitchens and several bathrooms. Large practice room (40+ folks space) and smaller upstairs space for in depth philosophy and workshop style sessions (25 folks).

A row of yellow lounge chairs with wooden armrests and backrests, each with a green pillow, situated near a large window with potted plants outside.
Open indoor space with a row of chairs, a table, and a staircase in the background, featuring large windows and skylights letting in natural light.
A narrow cobblestone alleyway with parked cars, bicycles, and old stone buildings on both sides, leading to a taller modern building in the background.

Close to the main train station (15-20 min walk), tram stop (direct from the airport- Picardy Place) and local bus stops.

Our home shala (3a Montgomery St Lane) will be open for collecting yoga mats and extra overflow space if you need a quiet spot to relax.

 

✺ Accommodation/Food ✺

Our Summer School is at the end of the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival.

Bonus is that you can enjoy a few shows/ theatre whilst coming to the summer school! We will be keen to share recommendations and make social connections between our group so you can go to events together in the afternoon/evenings.

Downside: Accommodation can be a little more expensive. With this proviso, please reach out to our team if you would like to be hosted by a local yogi. We have lots of folks in our community who have a spare room/sofa/ bed that can support you, as long as you are willing to be a nice guest/don’t need your own private apartment. We will connect you with some folks and it will be your responsibility to manage this together.

Food: We will be providing tea/coffee/fruits and snacks across the day, but we are not planning to provide fuller meals for the summer school, so plan to bring your own breakfast and lunch, or check out some our favourite location cafes (we will send out a list!). It will be important to get out for fresh air and walk during our day and we have planned good time for you to do this each day.