- Mysore-style Traditional practice
- Private sessions Individual guidance
- Pop-up in Dubai Limited dates
- All levels Primary & Intermediate
Mysore-style Ashtanga in Dubai for beginners
Nelli Kulikova teaches traditional Ashtanga yoga in Dubai: Mysore-style practice in the Primary and Intermediate series, one-to-one or in a shared pop-up room. The foundation is breath linked with movement, at a steady pace that fits your body. Sessions take place in Dubai or online, by arrangement.
Primary is the first series, Yoga Chikitsa. Its standing, seated and closing poses are counted in the room. Intermediate, Nadi Shodhana, is the second series, and it is added only when your practice and body are ready. It is never rushed.
If you are new to Ashtanga, private sessions are the place to start. Pop-up rooms suit students with some Ashtanga foundation, or a willingness to learn patiently. The focus is showing up in the room, or online when that serves the practice. The asana pages name the shapes of each series in Sanskrit and English.
Read how to start Ashtanga in Dubai and keep going.
Further reading: how Ashtanga differs from vinyasa and hot yoga.
Private Ashtanga classes in Dubai and online
Private sessions offer ongoing one-to-one Mysore-style guidance for students building a steady Ashtanga practice, whether you are laying foundations or refining the series you already know. We work with breath, posture and pacing, tailored to your body.
Private Ashtanga classes in Dubai take place at a place agreed on booking. If online Ashtanga suits you better, sessions are also available online by arrangement. Send a message to find a suitable time; the price is shared on request.
Mysore-style Ashtanga pop-ups in Dubai
The Dubai Mysore pop-up is a shared Mysore-style room for students who want a traditional Ashtanga rhythm, and both Primary and Intermediate practitioners are welcome. Dates are announced once the room is confirmed, and the venue is shared at the same time. Join the waitlist to hear first when dates open; details go to the waitlist before anywhere else.
Ashtanga in Dubai already runs as pop-up classes, private sessions, and Mysore-style practice: one-to-one, or in a shared room when a venue is confirmed.
Ashtanga Dubai prices
- Drop-in class
- from AED 100 per class (incl. VAT)
- Monthly
- from AED 900 / month (incl. VAT)
These from-prices are for the Dubai pop-up, whether you drop in for a single class or practise across the month. The final price is confirmed at booking.
Private sessions have no published price; it is shared on request.
Pricing for the Thailand retreat is shared when dates open.
How to request a place
The booking form is on the booking page and on the shala page. It asks for your name, email, city and a message. Phone is optional. Choose one interest: Private for a one-to-one session in Dubai or online, Pop-up to join the waitlist for the shared Mysore room, Retreat for the Thailand stay, or Shala waitlist for news of a future shala. There is no permanent studio yet, so the shala choice does not reserve a class.
Send opens FormSubmit’s captcha. The form is addressed to book@ashtangayoga.ae. There is no login and no other booking system on this site. Sending the form is a request. If FormSubmit accepts the form, you return to the booking page. Acceptance is not the same as the message reaching an inbox, and it is not a confirmed class. The time and place are arranged only after a later confirmation. If the form cannot send, write to book@ashtangayoga.ae or send a message on Instagram.
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Your teacher: Nelli Kulikova
Nelli Kulikova
Founder
Nelli Kulikova is an Ashtanga teacher. Her June 2025 training was a foundation course for teaching. Her May 2026 training at Yoga Pattaya Studio was a focused study of the Intermediate series, Nadi Shodhana.
She completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Pattaya Studio. She teaches traditional Ashtanga in Mysore-style and led classes.
On this site
Explore formats, upcoming dates, common questions and the asana pages, or go straight to booking: