Mysore and Led Ashtanga Classes
Six days a week
Greg Tebb Ashtanga Weekend
February 27-Mar 1, 2026
Join us for a weekend of learning and fun with our teacher (and favorite Aussie) Greg Tebb. Greg brings over 35 years teaching experience, deep knowledge and a lot of fun to our growing Ashtanga community. Whether you are a long-time practitioner or just “Ashtanga curious”, please join! All are welcome.
Learn more about Greg at gregtebb.com
Ashtanga Vinyasa: 50 Years of Growth in America
The year 2025 marked 50 years since Manju Jois first left Mysore, India and headed stateside, bringing Ashtanga Vinyasa to Encinitas, California, where he still lives and teaches today. Manju has taught thousands of students worldwide, sharing the practice first known simply as “the yoga” with students who later became masterful teachers themselves.
And so the practice has been passed down one community at a time, from teacher to student, student becoming teacher, in the United States and around the world. Manju Jois’ lineage carries on today in Memphis through your Ashtanga teachers at Better Bodies Yoga. Michele Mallory and Tracie Fisher continue to study directly with Manju, teacher of their teacher, Greg Tebb, because they are first and foremost students of the practice themselves.
Ashtanga Class Schedule
Mon 6:00-7:00am Ashtanga Vinyasa
Tue 6:00-7:30am Mysore Style
Wed 6:00-7:00am Ashtanga Vinyasa
Thu 6:00-7:30am Mysore Style
Fri 6:00-7:30am Mysore Style
Sat 8:30-10:00am Ashtanga Full Primary Series
Meet Your Teachers
Michele Mallory
Michele Mallory
My teacher Greg Tebb says Ashtanga Vinyasa is “Hatha yoga with tremendous strength development” and I have found that to be true. Ashtanga practice is not always easy but it is always worth it. After some years practicing various forms of Hatha and Power Vinyasa Yoga, I started practicing Ashtanga at age 47 and have never looked back. Ashtanga brings me strength - physical, mental and emotional - and it’s truly my yoga home. Like one of my students shared with me after class, “I feel like this practice makes me love myself more.” For the student willing to stick with it, confidence is built by trying, failing, trying again, and succeeding. Never say never is the message I bring to my teaching. Ashtanga is about breaking out of old, stuck, self-limiting beliefs and moving into the expanse of growth and possibility instead.
Om Shantih
Michele
Tracie Fisher
Tracie Fisher
After teacher training I was still in search for something more in my yoga practice and Ashtanga was the missing piece. It was like someone turned on a light and opened a doorway all at the same time. I had felt dull, bored, and like I was on a plateau in my practice and in life in general. This practice is humbling and empowering. That light that came on was because I had begun a quest of myself. I realized that because I was committed to doing the practice, I was learning more and new doors were opening. Honestly, Ashtanga is like a big puzzle and each time I come to the mat I may discover a new piece that fits into my practice. Sometimes I put back a piece that is not working out and it could be just for that day or week. This self-discovery, my Ashtanga practice, is my daily sacred time. Sometimes it is hard to just get started, but I know by experience that if I just begin, everything else will come. Come get started with us!
Peace, love, and light
Tracie
Mysore-Style or Led Class: what’s the difference?
Led class is how most students are introduced to yoga. Students take their places and the teacher leads them through the same postures together as a group. At Better Bodies we teach Led Half Primary on Monday & Wednesday mornings at 6am and Led Full Primary on Saturday morning at 8:30. Led classes are a great way to learn the Ashtanga sequences. We provide modifications and variations to suit all levels. All are welcome!
Mysore-Style sounds intimidating, but we have had many brand-new students learn Ashtanga this way. Mysore-style, named after the town where Ashtanga Vinyasa originated, allows students to move through their own personal practices individually, in a group setting, with the teacher acting as a guide to provide structure, motivation, challenge, compassion - whatever the student needs that day. Brand new students are welcome!
