I got inspired by many great teachers and do not teach any particular style of yoga. There are many ways of practice and each has its beauty and place. My lessons vary according to the student’s needs. My main focus during a class is to guide each participant to a silent place, where the mind slows down and the senses awaken to connect with the here and now.
When the body, the mind and the breath move together deep physiological changes take place. The organs start to work more efficiently, muscles relax, the nervous system calms down, the heart opens and a deep sense of peace develops.
Yoga is not about doing and achieving. It is about undoing, letting go, releasing, allowing, opening, softening. Movement becomes meditation. We direct our attention inwards, experience every breath, every movement, every thought, every emotion. We challenge and stretch. We meet our limitations. We observe what arises without competition, expectation and judgement. We let go of the urge to achieve. We stop holding on, we open ourselves to the present moment. The crust is melting. We become soft and still. We let life touch us. We feel more vibrant. We experience a sense of lightness or as one of my student put it: “It feels as if the whole body is smiling.”
In a deep state of relaxation we experience yoga, which can be translated as: “I like myself the way I am.” We take this memory into our daily lives with a renewed sense of vitality, confidence and focus.