Barbara Bürscher

Yoga, embodiment and women’s practice in South Goa.

Barbara sitting on the branch of a banyan tree, holding a singing bowl.
Portrait of Barbara outdoors, looking up and smiling.

I work with movement, breath, sensation and awareness to develop a more conscious relationship with the body.

I live in Canacona and teach in English and German.

See my work For studios and venues

Marigolds scattered on the wooden floor of an open-air yoga hall, a woman sitting cross-legged behind them in the morning light.
Before a class in South Goa, 2023.

I was a journalist before I taught yoga. I spent years explaining medicine to readers who weren’t doctors, and I still teach that way: I tell you where a practice comes from and what it asks of you, in plain words.

What I teach

More on each area
View past a student’s shoulder to the teacher, seated cross-legged in an open-air hall among palm trees.
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Yoga

Classes open to everyone: Hatha and Kundalini for strong practice, Yin and Yoga Nidra for rest, and Chakra Kriya Yoga, a class I designed.

A woman with her eyes closed, smelling a bunch of fresh herbs.
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Embodiment

One-to-one sessions working with posture, breath, movement and attention, based on my training in embodiment coaching.

A woman standing at the mouth of a stone tunnel, looking out at green forest.
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Women’s practice

Women’s circles, new and full moon circles, and Tao Tantric Arts. This part of my work is for women only.

For studios and venues

Studios, retreat centres and women’s spaces in Canacona

I’m looking for regular work with venues in Canacona and the surrounding area: weekly classes, workshops, circles and sessions inside retreats, in English or German.

What I can offer a venue

A yoga hall with ceiling fans and tall windows, students resting on mats with bolsters.
End of a class at an Ayurvedic clinic, Sri Lanka, 2024.

From the journal

All entries
Marigolds on the polished wooden floor of an open-air hall, a woman sitting in the blurred background.
21 September 2026

How a Chakra Kriya class is built

One chakra per class, three stages, and a week to go through all seven. What happens in the class, step by step.

Four women sitting in a circle on cushions around a cloth, one of them speaking with her hand on her chest.
21 September 2026

What happens at a moon circle

A theme, a meditation, breath practice, a small ritual and a round of sharing. The five parts of a new or full moon circle, plainly.