Why
Why yoga?
The roots of yoga can be traced back as far as 5000 years and were originally handed down orally from teacher to student before the teachings were written down. The goal of yoga was defined by the Indian scholar Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras as follows:
"Yoga is stilling the activities of the mind."
The regular physical yoga practice that most people associate with yoga is only one way to achieve this goal defined by Patanjali. First the attention is directed to the body away from the day's overstimulation, you feel into your body and mind to release tension. Then you concentrate on breathing, allow it to become deep and steady before moving your body in alignment with your breath. This interaction leads to the mind to be completely here and now and relax as well.
Yoga is suitable for everyone, there are no restrictions regarding age, gender or flexibility!
Through the numerous possibilities of postures (asanas) and their variations, from soft to intensive, each practice can be adapted to the individual needs of the practitioner.
Yoga improves your perception and body awareness, it stabilizes your body and mind and helps you to relax and deal with stress better. This is achieved by practicing asana, breathing techniques (pranayama), as well as relaxation and meditation techniques.
Yoga works as a holisitic system. The body postures increase the flexibility and strength of the body, stimulate
Yoga works as a holisitic system. The body postures increase the flexibility and strength of the body, stimulate
and massage all organs and glands, improving blood circulation. This in turn helps detoxify the body and strengthens the immune system. In addition, the various body positions keep the spine supple, the breathing exercises expand the lung capacity and thus boost the oxygen supply, which improves the ability to concentrate, a prerequisite for staying in meditation. Just a few reasons why yoga is often used successfully as an alternative for the treatment of conditions such as asthma, diabetes, depression, back pain, indigestion, etc.
Why practice with me ?
I practice and teach Yoga with 100% passion, lots of fun and mindfulness and am grateful for the enrichment the practice has brought to my life. The wonderful thing about yoga is that it picks you up where you are and from there the journey to more well being and harmony in body and mind begins.
The practice with me aims at making yoga accessible to everyone, exploring your individual possibilities and respecting your personal limits. A regular practice will help improving your body awareness and posture, breathe more consciously, increase strength and flexibility and release tension in your body and mind.
The human body is absolutely fascinating and through working together with different physiotherapists, as well as further training in Yoga Anatomy, I was able to develop a good comprehension for practicing with different symptoms. Regarding body postures (Asana) I focus on an individually well adjusted body alignment and on staying in the moment by means of the combination of body movement and breathing - a way to more serenity and a more positive attitude in everyday life.
Yoga is a mental practice that goes far beyond the common postures, it offers you different tools to calm your mind, for example breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation and relaxation exercises like Yoga Nidra (sleep of yoga). Yoga is the perfect balance to deal better with the flood of stimuli and the enormous demands in our society.