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Consistent, Simple, Functional, Slow

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WHAT - Basic Principles

Treat Yoga as a lifestyle.

  1.  Cliched term, but the target is to treat it like brushing teeth !!

  2. Practice Yoga which is sustainable.

    • Attempt a simple practise, a mildly challenging one

    • Attempt a practise which you can sustain over many years

  3. Do not expect a “Eureka moment”

    • Changes take weeks, sometimes months. Improvements are slow. Slower than most other practices.

    • But most changes last a long time, longer than most other practices

  4. Listen to your body and listen to your mind

    • Irrespective of the type of practise you do, or whom you learn from, the body will tell you when to stop, when to continue

    • Consciousness of when to stop, when to continue gets stronger and stronger as you practise.

  5. Trust yourself and your teacher

WHO : Do I teach and who can I add the most value

The common factor amongst all the practitioners who i teach, are that they are all first time yoga practitioners. The average age is 49. The youngest being 36 and the youngest at heart being 62. Not counting my mother who is 84! A brief profile on who some of them are 

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  1. My sister.

  2. Some of my best friends.

  3. Self-made women entrepreneurs.

  4. IT professionals.

  5. Artistes

  6. 2 Italians who do not speak English (and I don’t speak Italian!) 😊

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I believe the people I can add the most value are the ones

  • Who want to make a long-term difference to themselves

  • Who are ready to invest time in themselves.

  • Who want to be flexible and fitter, but are not obsessed with perfection.

  • Who want to think better, take better decisions in life

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HOW : One on one Vs Multiple student class. Online vs Physical

Even though I have learnt in large group face to face mode, I enjoy a one-on-one online mode or a small (max of 4-5) in a face to face model.

The reasons are simple

  1. Semi Structured Session: Every practitioner has a different body structure, different mental state and most importantly has different reasons to practise yoga. Even though routines are standardized , a small group allows for flexibility in a session.

  2. Personal Connect: Allows a easier form to connect with a practitioner

  3. Time zones: An online mode allows me a connect into practitioners in different time zones.

  4. Record and Analyse: An online mode allows an option for students to go back and look at their session at a later date

  5. Zero Competition: There is no comparison, but with themselves.

Tried and Trusted

All the sessions are based purely on two principles

  1. It has worked for myself.

OR AND 

     2. It has worked for the practitioners who i have taught till now.

The asanas and pranayamas have been chosen with an intention that most people, irrespective of their physical or mental state can attempt and over a period of time, incorporate them as a lifestyle.

Am 100% convinced about the science behind all of the above, end of the day the  benefits it imparts to the mind and the body.

 

This is my underlying belief for practising and teaching them.

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Routine: Standard but Flexible 

The picture is one of the options I follow on a given week.

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One day of the week is dedicated to practising asanas in a standing position with focus on building strength and flexibility in the lower body.

Second day focused on reverse bends and twists, primarily to help strengthen the back.

Third day is a long stretch day. Very few asanas, held for a long time in a relaxed stretch mode. 

Fourth day  is focused on practising overall flexibility of the body.

Fifth day is dedicated to build core body strength

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Warm ups, Suryanamaskars at the start and Pranayama at the end are common through all the days

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The structure, the intensity and the number of asanas vary depending on the type of practitioner, her/his mental and physical state on that day

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