WHAT IS YOGA?

Yoga is a technique developed on the Indian peninsula over a period of five thousand years. For millennia practitioners have come to yoga followed its path. Yoga is a path that can only be acknowledged and understood through experience. In the modern world yoga has split in two main components: meditation (the practice of just sitting) and hatha yoga (postures in the body).

Yoga allows us to blossom to our full potential strengthening us from within, improving our bodily health, and enhancing our mental clarity. Ancient Indian texts explain that humans possess within themselves everything they need to have a full, joyful and healthy life. The experience of yoga opens the currents within each one of us to so that we may achieve the best levels of living.

TYPES OF YOGA

Throughout the years, yoga has assumed various forms and types of teaching its philosophical and medical benefits. As yoga does not need faith or religion to open its path, techniques have developed to suit individuals that seek, and each technique accentuates one of its currents, as yoga is rich in them.

Iyengar yoga emphasizes alignment and precision, Bakti yoga focuses on the devotional aspects of the practice, Vijanana stresses practicing from inside the body, and Jivamukti yoga foregrounds the flow of poses.

WHAT TYPE OF YOGA DO I TEACH?

I have been deeply influenced by various teachers, but my main source of inspiration and continuous development is my own laboratory, my own practice. In my teaching I blend the wisdom and skills each technique has given me, but my most significant influence remains the Iyengar method. This method explores the poses with precision and emphasizes personal alignment by returning the body to its own realm of healthiness.

Vijnana yoga teaches deep listening and helps one tune into and keep in touch with one's true self. Training in Pranayama (breathing techniques) helps move the body from that place and find a new joy and freedom.

Dona Holleman's seven vital principles, attunes the body through active meditation and helps practitioners connect the poses to a growing awareness.

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