My yoga journey started during my pregnancy, in 2007. I was amazed at how the practice helped me achieve a much needed physical, mental and spiritual balance during this wonderful period of my life.
Afterwards I noticed that yoga was giving me something that I had always yearned for, the ability to grow into a more compassionate, strong and balanced human being.
In fact the more yoga classes I took part in, the more I discovered that the discipline of yoga had the power to soothe whatever my physical, mental, and emotional state may be.
For me it seemed natural that the next step would be to share my passion with others, so with this in mind I enrolled in a 100H Anusara Immersion course in Bruxelles, under the guidance of Jayendra Hanley.
During this time I stumbled across Jivamukti Yoga through a workshop in, of all places, Luxembourg! My love for yoga became my passion and the practice and teachings of the Jivamukti method became my vocation.
In 2014 I stepped out of the world of business to become a Jivamukti Yoga Teacher.
I completed my 300 hour Jivamukti Teacher Training in India in early 2015 and upon returning to Luxembourg I joined Dancing Kala Yoga Studio. In September 2016 I co-founded Yoga Palais. In March 2019 I co-founded Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg, the first official Jivamukti center in Luxembourg. I became an advanced certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher in 2019. I am grateful to my family and to my children because of their deep love and support and to my teachers Sharon Gannon, David Life, Lady Ruth and Jules Febre who inspired me and compassionately accompany me on my path.
My Yoga journey started in 1998, when a friend took me to my first yoga class during a stressful period of exams at high school. After that, I started to practise Yoga regularly.
Later, during my studies in Geography, Sociology and Ethnology in Heidelberg and Munich, I couldn’t let go of it and when I graduated, I travelled to India, eager to get to know the country where Yoga originated. There, in a Sivananda ashram in the Himalayas, I did my first Yoga teacher training course.
Back in Munich, I discovered Jivamukti Yoga, in which I found my vocation and undertook Jivamukti teacher training. Since 2007, I have worked in Munich as an 800 hours certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher and became an advanced certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher in 2016. In 2014 I became co-founder of Dancing Kala Yoga in Luxembourg and Yoga Palais in 2016. In March 2019 I co-founded Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg, the first official Jivamukti center in Luxembourg.
Alongside my Jivamukti Yoga practice, I also took an Ashtanga teacher training course with David Swenson and Kidsyoga teacher training with Thomas Bannenberg. Furthermore, I have taken part in workshops and retreats all over the world. In tandem with this Yoga path, I studied for a PhD in Urbanism at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.
I see Yoga as the best way to take care of oneself, to be stronger in every situation. Yoga gives us a feeling of security, because it helps us to be less influenced by the trivial things in life. We can become more independent through practicing Yoga, while the basis for the acceptance of ourselves as we are, with all anxieties and insecurities, is fortified.
There have been many situations in my life, in which I had to make decisions either to grow and face a problem bravely or simply drop it. Yoga has helped me to make appropriate decisions, decisions more connected to myself. Through this, I have realised more clearly what I want and can easily act accordingly.
In essence, Yoga gives us the rooting feeling that everything is good as it is. For this, I am grateful to all the teachers that have accompanied me to where I am now. And also to the little person who is probably my most important teacher: my daughter Lou Kali.
My name is Emilie, I’m a certified multi style yoga teacher from the Trimurti Yoga school in Goa, India. I teach a variety of different styles of yoga classes revolving around Vinyasa which means harmonizing breath with movement.
My yoga journey started long before my physical yoga practice when I learned about mindfulness through books and people I met while travelling that really opened up my eyes to what truly matters in this Universe- connection, gratitude, love, empathy, surrender, trust were among some of the most powerful things I learned and try to incorporate into my every day life to live as fully and happily as possible.
I started practicing yoga religiously when I was living in Cape Town, South Africa and had a side job mopping up the floor of a hot yoga shala just so that I could practice for free in return. I found what I had been looking for all my life right there on my mat, and it has transformed and defined my life ever since.
Yoga for me is an integral and holistic practice. It’s so much more than just a physical sequence of movements, it’s a philosophy and a way to live your life.
My purpose is to be your guide through your yoga journey and hopefully make you discover some of the same benefits yoga has brought to my life.
My yoga Journey started when I was 29 years old, Yoga practices came to me in a time I needed it and provided me with answers I was searching back at the time. It helped me to heal, become More aware of myself and others, more aware of our environment, our planet and all living things. Yoga practices gave me the tools I was always waiting for, to better understand life and what do to with it.
Starting my yoga journey with Magali and Alexandra has been the best way for me to fully understand what yoga is, as the two of them are imbued with the teachings and are sharing them with great kindness.
A few years later I decided to immerse myself into the teachings and learn more about it. Then i went to India for a month to take the Jivamukti Teacher training in Govardhan eco village. There was another breathtaking and life changing experience. I realized Yoga was far more than just the practices I knew back at the time and I fell in love with the yoga philosophy.
Back in Luxembourg i started my apprenticeship with Magali and she guided me into how to teach and share all I learned with others. I design my classes following the integrative method of Jivamukti not just focusing on Asana practice ( postures ) but emphasising on philosophy, chanting, nada ( sound/music) group energy and Dhyana ( meditation ). My classes are challenging and fun as we explore our own body, breath and mind without loosing the basics to keep us grounded and aware of our place on earth.
My Yoga journey started over 10 years ago, as I was curious to discover and explore this ancient holistic Indian practice due to my travels in South East Asia, especially India where I was blessed to see and learn about wonderful places, diverse cultures and beautiful minds and people.
At the beginning I attended different yoga style classes and workshops more sporadically, during travelling or in my hometown. With more regular practice, I was fascinated to feel rising the connection between the body, the mind, the breath and the spirit .
The physical, spiritual and mystical aspects of yoga and the benefits gained helped me embracing a true transforming self-journey, establishing more inner peace, balance and compassion, incorporating meditation practices and chanting, growing physically and mentally strength.
Yoga turned in a way of life which inspires me every day until now to live in the present moment.
Honoring my breathing and bringing my focus and awareness to a conscious mindful breath.
The real impact of yoga practice starts the moment I leave my mat and experience how positively it challenges my life purpose, leading me to new paths.
In 2017 I was introduced to Jivamukti Yoga and was enthusiastic about the method including setting intentions, a strong physical dynamic practice with music, beautifully integrated with ancient yogic wisdom texts, mantras chanting, meditation and spiritual teachings.
In 2018 I completed my first 200-hour Hatha Yoga Alliance Teacher Training in Indonesia with East and West.
In early 2019 I completed my 300-hour Jivamukti Teacher Training at Govardhan Eco Village in India. Followed by the 800-hour Apprenticeship Program with my Mentor Magali Lehners .
In 2020 I completed my 50-hour Yin Yoga & Meridians Yoga Alliance Teacher Training with Annie Au Yoga.
I will always be a student of the practice and deeply grateful for the inspiring knowledge and loving wisdom my teachers have shared with me.
In my classes, I take care of the specific needs of each student, guiding them and bringing their awareness into the conscious breath in harmony with the movement and proper alignment. I inspire and motivate all my students to support each other, feeling grounded and connected with themselves, creating space within the mind and body to release tension and inviting joy, peace, happiness, physical well-being, strength and an open heart.
My intention is to allow them to carry all the sensations, learnings and insights experienced on the mat off the mat into daily life, leading to new opportunities and visions to grow emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Simply live life more beautifully.
I discovered yoga in the thirties, not early enough but not too late either, just at the moment when she needed it the most. I entered my first yoga class, without expectations, looking rather for a way to work through my anxieties and calm my overactive mind. Soon I realised that my way to a quieter mind passed through a physically challenging practice that allowed me to stay grounded and connect to the present moment. I was immediately fascinated by the empowering and liberating effect that coscious movement and breath can have on my mental and emotional state.
Over the years and through many ups and downs, yoga gave me the courage and to be who I really am and the strength to live a life more in tune with my values, to turn my gaze inwards and undertake a journey of self discovery while at the same time viewing the world with more compassion, tolerance and softness. It triggered in me the curiosity to learn, to open up to new experiences, to reach out, to connect It taught me that is important to know when it is time to pursue and when it is time to leg go and surrender.
Some years later I enrolled for a yoga class in a style that I had never heard of before, jivamukti, and that proved to me a transformative experience. In Jivamukti I discovered all the elements that make yoga a truly holistic practice: mantra chanting, meditation, inspirational dharma talks linking the ancient yogic wisdom to the challenges of modern life and a powrful, carefully cued asana practice.
Wanting to expand my knowledge of yoga, I undertook my first teacher training in vinyasa flow with Yogaworks in Bali in 2018 and soon after I enrolled for the 75-hour JTT in Barcelona, followed by the 300-hour JTT. In 2021 I started my JTAP in Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg under the mentorship of Alexandra Colombo. I am grateful to all the teachers who I have met on my Jivamukti path and beyond and hope to be able to tramsit my love and appreciation for yoga to my students while staying an eternal an humble student of yoga myself.
My introduction to yoga came through a thoughtful gift from my sister, Consuelo, during a particularly trying period. The yoga book she gave me became a source of solace, providing a means to release tension and discover a newfound sense of inner space and freedom. As I delved into its pages, I was captivated by the profound concept of “softening to expand.”
In 2014, during a research stint in New York, I took my first Ashtanga vinyasa class. Almost instantly, I felt a groundedness and heightened receptivity to the world around me. From that pivotal moment, yoga became an essential and non-negotiable aspect of my life, bestowing upon me clarity, self-empowerment, and compassion.
Upon relocating to Paris, I regularly attended vinyasa classes while embarking on a journey to explore the transformative potential of meditation. It was Petros Haffenrichter who ignited the Jivamukti spark during a transformative yoga retreat. This practice seamlessly integrates principles of yoga philosophy and instills a deep-seated compassion for all beings.
Several years later, my scientific pursuits led me to Luxembourg, where I had the incredible fortune of discovering Yoga Palais. This safe and inspiring space, founded by two gifted and compassionate Jivamukti teachers, Alexandra Colombo and Magali Lehners, became my haven. Under their nurturing guidance, I continued to deepen my grasp of the method, shaping my yoga experience within a warm and supportive Jivamukti community.
My unwavering dedication and passion for the practice naturally propelled me to embark on the Jivamukti Yoga 300-hour teacher training at the Govardhan Ecovillage in India in 2020. Here, I honed my skills under the attentive mentorship of Rima Rabbath and Jules Febre. Currently, I am in the final stages of completing an 800-hour apprenticeship at Jivamukti Yoga Luxembourg, guided by my mentor Magali Lehners.
I am eternally grateful to the teachers and mentors who have illuminated my path, shaping my yoga journey and continuing to guide me along this ever-evolving path of learning.
I hold the steadfast belief that through the ancient practices of yoga, we have the power to transcend our perceived limitations, unlocking spiritual, emotional, and mental benefits that pave the way for a life imbued with freedom and compassion.
Anastasia is a 300h certified Jivamukti teacher, based in Luxembourg.
She was born in Belarus, but lived in Luxembourg long enough to be Luxembourgish and call Luxembourg home. She has started her yoga journey in 2009 taking Sivananda yoga classes and has explored great many yoga styles since then. Nastassia has been practicing Vinyasa flow, Yin and Jivamukti methods that have strongly influenced her teaching style.
My name is Francesca and I am a 300 hrs Jivamukti certified teacher.
I was born in a family farm in Italy, enjoying my youth among apricots, cherries, peaches and other delicious mediterranean fruits and vegetables. I grew up observing seasons, which rooted in me a special respect and love for Nature, even when I moved to big cities for universitary studies and work.
My yoga journey started in 2018, when I was searching for some mind and body relief from demanding roles at work and after challenging years as a runner. Seed by seed, through the Yoga practice, I started perceiving something more growing beyond the physical asanas. And one day I was so surprised by feeling at home during a Jivamukti Yoga class that I decided to deep dive into the method and take my first teacher training with the 75 hours Spiritual Warrior certification. It was like an answer I was looking for a while, warmly hugged in particular by three words I met soon along the funders’ texts: Nature, Compassion, Connection. If we succeed to re-connect to the great teacher Nature, to be kind towards the others, to seeing ourselves in all beings, wouldn’t that be magic? Infinitely grateful to the Universe if I can contribute to spread yoga and love.
My name is Petra, a Czech living in Luxembourg for more than a decade but with half of my heart and family in Italy. Combining the above with a love for different cultures and languages, my classes are definitely for all. As I strive to create a better version of myself everyday, I offer this experience also to my students. I believe in “imperfection is perfection” and uplift the students on their path to a joyful yoga practice, supporting them in getting out of their comfort zone.
In 2018 I completed my 300 hrs Jivamukti teacher training in Costa Rica and have been teaching since then. I discovered yoga as a teenager in my hometown where I took my first vinyasa class. The connection of breath and movement caught me so much that I longed to find a dynamic yet complete yoga practice having it all. After trying various styles, Jivamukti yoga stole my heart.
I love chanting, playing harmonium and the sound of Tibetan bowls which you will hear in my classes. Yoga included, I am inspired by holistic healing and various self-development disciplines and I enjoy sharing these different bits and bites of my knowledge with students.
I discovered yoga when i was a little girl through my father who was practicing headstand every morning next to the kitchen table when i was eating breakfast.
Life went on and i reconnected with yoga in my late twenties as lucky « guinea pig » for a friend who was doing a yoga teacher training. As former swimmer and triathlet, i initially felt attracted to strong physical yoga practices. I spent many hours practicing jivamukti yoga with Magali and Steph when they created the Dancing Kala Studio in 2014 in Luxembourg.
Over time, i discovered and experimented other yoga practices including yin, nidra, pranayama and meditation.
In 2020, life forced me into a deep self reflection process which resulted into embarking on the 300 hours Parayoga Master Training. Since 2021, i study with Rod Stryker, one of the world’s leading yoga and meditation teachers, and founder of Parayoga.
Yoga helps me to connect to myself and handle life and the world in a more peace & joyfull way. Amazed by the effects of yoga practice on body, energy and mind, i naturally feel like to share the teachings that i received which will hopefully empower other practionners in their lifes.
Besides being passionate about yoga, i am a qualified lawyer and happy to work for the development of the EU. I am also a mother of two teenagers and a true nature lover. When i am not on my mat, i am very likely to BE in the forest with my dog.