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At some point, I started to practice yoga and after some time I realised that my body was becoming more flexible and light. My yoga practice also gradually worked out bodily imbalances I was not aware of before, most likely stemming from old injuries. Then, in summer 2018, I joined a workshop with Kirsten Berg and Mitchell Gold who both were direct long-term students of Sri Pattabhi Jois in Mysore. This was my first contact with (Mysore-Style) Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and the Primary Series. Mitchell asked me if I wanted to join them when they teach in Morocco only a few weeks later, so I did and received private classes and a lot of input after the practice on the mat. At that point, I realised that the steady, continuous practice had a tremendous impact on my flexibility and balance, but also on concentration and focus.

Finally, during my sabbatical year in early 2020, I went to India again and went to Mysore to join the Mysore Yoga Traditions Retreat and Conference, already guessing somehow that my idea about yoga might broaden and expand quite a bit. Indian Sanskrit scholars, professors and senior yogi(ni)s gave 2-3 lectures every day for almost 2 weeks about asanas, but also about Pranayama, Mudras, Dhyana, Ayurveda, Samkhya (the theoretical foundation of yoga), Mantras, Chanting and other important aspects of yoga.

Most interestingly, I also learned that the Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is known in Sanskrit as “Yoga Chikitsa” which translates as yoga therapy. It is a healing process which gradually works out bodily imbalances while simultaneously releasing trapped emotions and opening energy channels, cleansing not only the body but also the mind and the senses. Understood correctly, it is considered accessible for almost anyone. In the beginning of 2023, I spent 2 months in Mysore again studying Ashtanga yoga with BNS Iyengar and Vijay Kumar.

I teach led classes of the Primary Series, guiding you through the sequence while taking into consideration that all bodies are different and, therefore, giving variations for certain asanas if needed. When practiced on a continuous and regular basis while being patient, not forcing yourself into any asanas, this yoga therapy will soon trigger the healing process for you too and you will get ready for the higher stages of yoga. My classes are held in German and English and Spanish.

„Rid your body of its impurities, let your speech be true and sweet, feel friendship for the world, and with humility seek wealth and knowledge” (Sri T. Krishnamacharya)