Haiku, Maui · Est. 1987
House of Yogaand Zen
Mysore practice in the wooden shala where Sri K. Pattabhi Jois taught, and where Nancy Gilgoff held the room for more than thirty years.
“Practice and all is coming.”
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Guruji taught in this room
In 1991, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois taught at the House of Yoga and Zen. The shala has stayed in the traditional Mysore method ever since: breath, gaze, and a practice that meets you where you are.
Nancy Gilgoff and the early teaching
The shala
A wooden room with a long memory
Opened in 1987 on a tomato farm in Haiku. Nancy Gilgoff, the first American woman to learn Ashtanga under Guruji, directed the shala through 2023. Practitioners still come from across the world to practice in this room.
Read Nancy’s account of how Guruji taughtDaily practice
Mysore is the heart of the week
Traditional self-paced practice Monday through Friday mornings. Led Primary in the evenings and on Sunday when you want the count called for you.
Mysore-style Ashtanga
Monday–Friday, 7am–10am
with Sammy Seriani
Self-paced Ashtanga in the traditional Mysore method. Beginners and long-time practitioners share the room; the practice meets you where you are.
It’s not a three-hour class. 7–10am are revolving-door hours. Arrive when it works for you; most students practice about 90 minutes.
Led Primary Series
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 5–6:30pm
with Sammy Seriani
Led Primary Series
Sunday, 8:30–10am
with Merritt
Guest teachers
David Swenson & Shelley Washington
Mysore on Maui · August 2–30, 2026
David is one of the foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga, traveling widely to share the method. His courses stay accessible to all levels.
Director
Sammy Seriani
Director
Sammy holds the Mysore room with clear counts, honest hands-on work, and room for beginners. She teaches Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced A in the method passed through this shala.
See the week’s schedule
Look for the Organic Tomatoes sign on Kaupakalua Road
Find us
Look for Organic Tomatoes
The shala sits on a working tomato farm in Haiku. Turn in at the Organic Tomatoes sign, drive straight, and the wooden building appears on your right.
- Address
- 2555 Kaupakalua Rd, Haiku, HI 96708
- Phone
- (808) 264-8996