OCTOBER 3-5, 2025

@ Nilaya House, Al Quoz, Dubai

As yoga students, space holders, and community members, we’re being called to move beyond passive learning and into embodied leadership. The focus of the October container is on the role of the teacher - not just the one guiding the class, but the teacher in each of us who leads by example, takes responsibility, and holds space with clarity and care.

Over the course of the weekend, we’ll explore what it means to take that role seriously - in how we manage our time, speak from our center, support others, and stay connected to practice. Through movement, workshops, conversation, and shared experience, we’ll refine our tools and reconnect with the deeper purpose behind why we teach - or why we want to.

This is for anyone in a teacher training program, already teaching, or students committed to showing up with more accountability and depth - inside and outside the studio.

** No-one will be turned away for lack of funds, please get in touch for our solidarity rates.

2025 Weekend Program

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• 6:00-8:00 PM

  Opening Āsana Class — Dina & Jules
  A grounding, embodied practice to arrive in presence and intention. Expect a slow build toward spacious strength, with threads of inquiry woven through: What are we teaching through how we show up?

  255aed

SATURDAY

• 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  Āsana Class — Tripod Headstand & Teaching from Within
  (Led by Dina & Jules)
  Explore variations of tripod headstand (śīrṣāsana II) and activate the energetic pathways of the self (swādhisthāna), teacher (viśuddha), and intuition (ājñā). Expect clear alignment, safe exploration, and inner vision.

  255aed

• 3:00 PM — 5/5:30 PM
  Workshop: Time Management for Yogis: Aligning Action, Intention & Breath
  A practical and philosophical exploration of how we structure our time as students and teachers. Learn how to balance personal practice, teaching, study, and rest in a way that honours your deeper why.

  295aed

• 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
  Grief, Ritual & Community Potluck
  (Led by Dina)
  A communal evening to honor what we carry and celebrate what we’re stepping into. Through gathering and shared food, we foster community and hold space for each other.
  (Please bring something vegan to share — homemade if possible!)

  Free / Donation Based
  

SUNDAY

• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
  Chanting & Meditation
  (Led by Dina)

  11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
  Āsana Practice — From Inner Alignment to Outer Offering
  (Led by Jules)
  A strong, clear, purpose-filled practice designed to align the body with breath and intention. Expect intelligent sequencing and embodied strength. Get ready to move and sweat.

  295aed

• 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
  Assists & Energetic Presence Workshop
  (Led by Dina & Jules)
  Learn to assist not just with technique, but with presence. We’ll explore hands-on assists, verbal cues, and the art of reading a room with sensitivity and intuition. Open to teachers and trainees — or dedicated practitioners ready to support others.

• Choose 3 asanas that you would like to practice assists for and let us know

  450aed

JOIN THE COMMUNITY

Prices:

• Friday open class (2hrs) - 255aed

• Saturday AM class (2hrs) - 255aed

• Saturday PM workshop - 295aed

• Saturday PM Community Gathering - free / donation based

• Sunday AM class (2-2.5hrs) - 295aed

• Sunday PM assists workshop (3.5hrs) - 450aed

• FULL WEEKEND [early bird] - 1,250aed ** book before Sept 15th

• FULL WEEKEND [regular rate] - 1,450aed

  Classes are non-refundable. You can use your credit for one class for another in the same weekend. If you need a more accessible rate or a payment plan, please get in touch.

ABOUT JULES

Jules Febre was born and raised in a section of New York City known as the Lower East Side. At the age of 13, Jules spent three months in India; two of which were spent in Mysore studying Ashtanga Yoga with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois. During that time he was invited to share satsang with Swami Nirmalananda and Shyam Das, two radical yogis that have each contributed greatly to the progression of yoga in the West. At the age of 16 Jules began working at the Jivamukti Yoga School helping to clean, and is now considered one of the leading teachers of the Jivamukti Yoga method, teaching the method world wide as well as facilitating at the very highly regarded teacher training programs.

Teaching yoga is Jules’ passion. He is grateful to his teachers, Sharonji Gannon, Davidji Life who he has had the privilege of studying with for over 15 years, for igniting his devotion to the Jivamukti Yoga practice and for inspiring countless students around the world. 

ABOUT DINA

Dina is a Palestinian healer and guide deeply passionate about women’s health, energy, movement, and decolonising wellness. She creates thoughtful, compassionate and nurturing spaces where you’re invited to show up fully and be held as your whole, beautifully imperfect self.

Her work is shaped by the needs and experiences that arise within our community, guided by a deep connection to spirit, energy and intuitive insights.