For me, yoga is so much more, than practising asana (postures), which became so popular in the West. It is a way of living, breathing, thinking and acting, which leads to a happier and a more peaceful life. I love yoga and keep on studying and living it every day. 

 

 My spiritual journey has begun more than 10 years ago. Coming from a professional dance background, I was not coping with the pressure and stress of this field very well. Also, ever speeding up society was not making it better, and I was looking for a relief. I started practising daily meditation, and it had a profound healing effect on my life. I parallelly started taking yoga classes and felt that stress was slowly disappearing from my life. Nevertheless,  I was looking for а deeper experience. I felt that the true purpose of yoga goes far beyond healing the body and the mind. My search has led me to India, where I have attended my first yoga teacher training in Rishikesh. But it was not before I have visited Bihar School of Yoga(BSY), that I have found what I was searching for. I stayed in BSY offering Seva (selfless service) for a month. This was a truly life changing experience. Visiting BSY, gave me a rare opportunity of meeting my Guru Ji. One year later, I was initiated into Mantra and have received my Sadhana (spiritual practice). I have been doing my daily sadhana since then, and it has improved my life greatly and brought me much further on my spiritual path. In March 2023 I have accomplished my second teacher training at the Bihar School of Yoga and received an initiation into Jugnasu Sannyasa by Swami Niranjanananda.

 

I am very inspired by the teachings of my master's lineage ( Swami Sivananda, Swami Satyananda and Swami Niranjanananda) and all the other teachers I had a pleasure to learn from during the past 10 years. I integrate these teachings into my classes and see it as my mission to spread the wisdom of traditional yoga. My classes are gentle, meditative, less physically oriented, focused on relaxation and healing.  If you're looking for an authentic yoga experience that goes beyond the physical practice, you've come to the right place!

Besides teaching and loving yoga, I am a mother and my little son is one of my best yoga teachers :-)

Yoga is so much more, than practising a headstand. Let us delve deeper together!


 In endless gratitude to the masters of my tradition,
Shantimitra