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Learn how to drive personal and professional success and balance through adopting the principles of the world's oldest and most successful physical, mental and spiritual practice - YOGA
I spent the first decade of my career in management positions, where I both learned to work strategically and analytically to cultivate sustainable change and to guide organizations successfully through transformations (shifts in process, technology, and culture). However always putting the highest expectations on myself I suffered from chronic fatigue, dealt with self-doubt, and often wondered, how to fit in a world where everyone wants more.
The corona pandemic and completing my first yoga teacher training in 2021 proved to be major catalysts for my personal transformation and emotional healing. By diving deep into the physical and philosophical system of yoga—disciplines beyond just the poses—I learned the most powerful set of tools to attain calm, focus, and career success in a balanced and healthy way. Since going on to complete more than 1000 hours in a variety of disciplines and move on to gain as much knowledge as I can.
Something about teaching yoga ignited a power source I didn’t know I had. In the corporate and Start-Up world, I learned the discipline required to achieve the seemingly impossible. From yoga, I’ve learned the power of calming down enough to reflect and choose the path you want to take. Through Yoga, I finally had a tool to reduce anxiety and to create balance in my life. Today I am living with more strength, ease, and gratitude. I truly believe that Yoga has the power to unlock a person’s maximum creativity, innovation, professional potential, and balanced health. My purpose is to give you guidance and inspiration for your own journey and to take action and awareness in self-healing to find peace and confidence in your work, relationships, and life. I would like to help you find physical and mental balance and become the best version of yourself.
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Why practicing Yoga?
Yoga can help a modern working professional on a journey toward more meaning, happiness, and success in both business and life.
A systematic approach to life management.
Yoga isn’t just about joint flexibility and chanting "om." Neither nor is it fitness or competition. It’s about gaining awareness of your body — how it feels, how it moves, and how it responds to its surroundings. Yoga is about engaging your soul, your breath, your mind and your body to reach a state of inner calm and balance. As a result, yoga puts you in a position to engage compassionately, honestly, and mindfully, with yourself but also with others. This mindful engagement with others is what sets great leaders apart from good ones.
A methodology to manifest your fullest potential.
Business and yoga may not match at first glance. From my own transformational journey, I can tell you Yoga’s transformational effects are unmistakable to live your fullest potential. So, to all those who strive toward joy and success, who are too busy to visit a yoga studio or feel out of place in one my offer are individual Yoga classes for your personal support. Together we can unlock more of who you are, that you can be fully present in your service to the world.
My Yoga Classes
I am a passionate practitioner of therapeutic, alignment-focused yoga and guide students towards healthier and happier relationships with their bodies and minds. Next to Vinyasa Flow, I also practice Ashtanga and Iyengar. Principles of both will always be present in my classes.
My classes are with ease yet powerful and dynamic, challenging and sprinkled with humor. I have studied with many amazing, inspiring teachers all over the world, to which I also include every one of my students and fellow students, who continue to likewise teach and inspire me every day.
Personal Yoga for individual support (de/eng)
Yoga for Stress Relief and Anxiety
In our world today where stress levels can seem higher than ever, Yoga has been proven to help reduce stress levels associated with anxiety and depression. It helps to shift the brain from fight or flight, which creates stress in the system, to the parasympathetic which creates homeostasis, the system's ability to heal and repair.
Yoga Basics for Everyone
If you’re interested in exploring what yoga has to offer, but are unsure where to begin, or want to restart - I can help you to achieve a deeper, more holistic understanding of what yoga is, where it comes from, how to embody a yogic lifestyle and how to create a self-practice. The classes are suitable for anybody and not only about the physical elements of yoga, but also centres on reconnecting to our deepest resources of self-awareness, empathy, and spirited motivation. It is a transformative journey, enabling you to follow your passion.
Yoga for Business
Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation can easily be integrated into everyday business life, especially when the yoga teacher comes directly to your office to teach. Whether it be a short meditation early in the morning or during lunch break, a yoga calss with physical exercises with the whole team, or a more in-depth workshop after work – Together we can discuss what fits best to your organisation and your employees needs.
Yoga for injury recovery
If you're struggling with pain, postural imbalances and limited mobility due to an injury or other musculoskeletal condition, yoga could be just the exercise and physical conditioning your body needs to help it heal. When it comes to healing from traumatic injuries, the mental aspect is almost as important as the physical component. Yoga is one of the few methologies that effectively addresses both elements, making it an excellent part of your overall healing and recovery plan.
Yoga Retreats
After working more then 10 years in the tourism sector and being a true nature lover I am happy to use my experience in organising and coordinating retreats in the most beautiful places of the world.
The concept of a yoga retreat is that you take a break from your daily routine and disconnect from "old" patterns and habits for a few days. This allows you to have some time with yourself and reconnect with the innermost part of you. That reconnection is something that will transpire to your daily life once you are back. It can be very transformative and you may look at things from a different or new perspective and evetually incorporate small changes and begin to build the life you would like to live.
If you want to improve your practice in nature, relate with inspiring wellknown teachers and international students, disconnect from stress and discover unique destinations aorund the world: Join one of my retreats!
Next retreat: Fall Equinox Retreat - September 21 to 28, 2024 - Sardinia, Italy
Certificates
300Hr Yoga Teacher Training - School of Yoga, Goa, India, 2023
15Hr Pranayama - B.S.N. Iyengar, Mysore, India; 2022
200Hr Yoga Teacher Training - School of Yoga, Vienna, Austria, 2021
Trainings, Courses & Studies
Assistant at Advanced Teacher Training, Maruia, New Zealand (75-Hrs) with Joan Hyman
Ashtanga Training, Goa, India (2 weeks) - Tim Feldmann
Ashtanga Training, Sanskrit & Chanting Classes, Shri K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Mysore, India (4 weeks) - Saraswathi Jois
7-Week Mentorship for Yoga Teachers (25-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Yoga Philosophy & The Subtle Body Training (50-Hrs) - Jeanne Heileman
Advancing in your Asana (10-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Taeaching Yoga & Communication Skills Training (50-Hrs) - Annie Carpenter
The Business of Yoga (10-Hrs) Cristina Holopainen
Understand how to read bodies in Yoga/Asana (15-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Yoga for Beginners (2,5-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Yoga for the Elderly (2,5-Hrs) - Cristina Holopainen
Yoga for Grief (2,5-Hrs) - Lisa Walford
Yoga for Trauma and Support (2-Hrs) - Jill Ippolito
Yoga for Anxiety and Depression (2.5-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Yoga for Depression (2-Hrs) - Marla Apt
Yoga Nidra (2-Hrs) - Cristina Holopainen
Injury Management (30-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Kosha Training, Playa Viva, Mexico (15-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Sequencing to Transform Course (25-Hrs) - Joan Hyman
Practice
Mysore Self Practice
Ashtanga & Iyengar inspired Vinyasa Flow – Joan Hyman
SmartFlow Yoga – Annie Carpenter
Yoga Philosophy – Jeanne Heileman
Iyengar Yoga – Marla Apt
Mysore Zurich | Ashtanga Yoga – Laura Griskeviciute
Let's practice together
Wondering if my yoga classes are right for you? Considering Yoga classes at your business? Or are you interested in an one-to-one appointment?
Please reach out to get your individual Yoga support!