We invite you to come share practice with us in 2026 🙏🏽

We welcome students and fellow practitioners of all levels including absolute beginners. Come as you are 🫶🏽

We believe in the magical power of practice to heal, transform, and empower. We are so happy and excited to offer our second annual Mysore Hangout March 16-30, 2026. Come practice!

Dates: March 16-30, 2026.

Location: Playa del Carmen.

Secure your spot: $100 nonrefundable deposit

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Español, Consultas, Questions:📱 WhatsApp: José +56952469120


We believe in the transformative magic in daily practice with community

The Mysore Hangout gives you the opportunity to dive into your daily Mysore practice each morning in a supportive environment. Saturdays and moon days are rest days. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy as you see fit.

We are happy to support you where you are. If you just want to practice with others with no help, that sounds great to us. We support you! If you need nurturing, pep talks, or coaching - we are happy to help you. Are you nursing an injury? Building back? Brand-new? Lonely practicing alone at home? We are happy to meet you where you are. Just let us know.

Our aim is to support you

Confirm your spot

  1. $100 usd non-refundable deposit holds your spot via Venmo or PayPal. If those don’t work in your country please WhatsApp Jose + 5 6 9 5 2 4 6 9 1 2 0.

  2. Tuition includes daily Mysore practice. We are available to recommend housing options, airport transfers, restaurants, additional activities etc. We may plan additional group offerings during the retreat that would be based on group interest. We will be available to support you.

  3. Rates:
    $350 // one week

    $600 // two weeks

    Includes $100 nonrefundable deposit

    Full tuition due by February 15, 2026

  4. Early Bird Rates:
    We appreciate your early commitment and are offering discounted rates for people willing to make a full payment by August 1, 2025.

    $250 // week

    $500 // 2 weeks

  5. BIPOC / queer / born with a vagina:

    As people from these groups we understand the bias, hardships, and cultural circumstances that impact the ability to practice yoga. Whether it’s financially, time, or not feeling represented, safe, or respected. If you need it and are from one of these groups please take an automatic 10% off from your payment.

  6. Scholarships & flexible payment schedules:
    We are offering five scholarships for dedicated students in financial need.
    Please email for information: EliseAshtangaYoga at gmail.com

  7. Please send payment via Venmo or PayPal. If those don’t work in your country please WhatsApp Jose + 5 6 9 5 2 4 6 9 1 2 0.

Travel insurance and safety:

We do of course recommend you take the usual amount of safety and travel precautions. Travel insurance, emergency contacts, basic language phrases, reading up on travel sites about the area etc. YouTube is also a great resource to get familiar with the area.

Participant testimonial:

‘I am so happy I had the privilege to practice with Jose and Elise at this year’s Mysore Hangout in Playa Del Carmen! Their lifelong devotion to the Ashtanga method and lineage refreshed my love for my own practice. They were so generous with their teaching, providing constant personal attention to students at all levels of practice in the Mysore room. The open air practice space was clean and meditative and I could tell they put a lot of work and care into to this.  

They were also super helpful on travel logistics from where to stay, transportation and food options. I must mention that Playa has endless options for hygienic and yogic food. OMG the food in Playa was amazing!

I am so grateful for the opportunity to get to know Elise and Jose as people as well. They are wonderful humans, the fruits of their many years of devotion to practice shine so brightly through them!  So looking forward to coming back to Playa to practice with them again next year, and hopefully for years to come! ‘

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About us

Elise Espat:

Elise began her yoga journey in 2001 and has been teaching since 2004. In 2006 she practiced with Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois in NYC and began making regular pilgrimages to India in 2007. She earned Level 2 Authorization in 2010. With a deep commitment to tradition, she continues to teach and practice, fostering a supportive and transformative environment for her students.

Jose Troche:

Jose has been practicing Yoga since 2008 and teaching since 2011. With a teaching journey spanning across Latin America, Jose’s approach goes beyond the physical, embracing yoga as a tool for healing, connection, and transformation. His unique perspective has led him to organize workshops, intensives, and retreats, offering safe and enriching spaces to explore holistic well-being.

Why Retreat?

We believe deeply in the transformative power of ashtanga yoga as well as travel. A retreat is a beautiful opportunity to unite the two.

Real time to focus on yoga without distraction is a gift that not everyone has the chance to experience in daily life. Joining a retreat allows us to be surrounded by the energy of other people who also have a practice and similar interests. We are able to expand our community and be uplifted by one another. We are able to enjoy food that feeds our practice and explore an area together with new friends.

Exposure to new ideas, people, cultures, and environments teaches awareness and with this, we believe, can come real change for the positive in how we choose to live our lives. We are able to see ourselves more deeply and become more connected with the world around us.

buena práctica xo