Practice
Three ways to practise with me.
They differ in format and depth. What they share is how I teach: I explain what we’re doing and where it comes from, and you find out for yourself what it does.
Yoga
A proper physical practice in a group, where you don’t have to perform anything: not flexibility, and not spirituality.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped being so interested in getting things right. I became more interested in paying attention.
In a class, that looks like this. We work through postures, breath and time to be still. Most postures come in a simpler and a harder version, and you choose. Before a breathing practice like kapalabhati, I explain what it is and what the tradition says it does. Afterwards I ask you to notice what has changed: in your breath, your jaw, your mood. There’s no right answer to find.
Hatha and Kundalini when you want to work. Yin and Yoga Nidra when you want to rest.
A specific practice within my yoga
Chakra Kriya Yoga
A class I designed. Each one works with one chakra (energy centre), in three stages:
- Asanas that prepare for the kriya.
- Breathing chosen for that chakra.
- The kriya itself: a mantra, a mudra, a colour and a point of attention.
Seven classes, seven chakras. Try it if you’ve read a lot about chakras and would like to work with them for once. If you’re sceptical, come anyway. I explain the map before we use it.
Embodiment
One to one, about something specific. We explore it together, and your body is part of the conversation.
- You know something is going on, and thinking about it hasn’t got you anywhere.
- A pattern or a tension keeps coming back.
- You’re tired of treating yourself like a project.
We start with what you want to work on. Then we explore it through posture, breath, movement and attention, often in very ordinary moments, like how you stand or where your breath goes when you talk about it. You leave with a short practice to take home.
I won’t diagnose you, and it isn’t therapy.
Single sessions or a series, in Canacona or online. Trained with Embodiment Unlimited.
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Tao Tantric Arts
The most specialised part of my work: Taoist and Tantric practice, for women.
Tao Tantric Arts brings together practices from Taoism and Tantra that work with energy in the body: breath, sound, slow movement, self-massage and meditation. In a session you might make the six healing sounds, one for each organ, or move your attention in a slow circle up the spine and down the front of the body. Most of it is quiet, slow and done on your own mat. Everyone stays fully clothed. There is no nudity, no partner work and no intimate contact.
It’s for you if you’re curious about what these traditions say about the body, energy and sensuality, and would like to try the practices without signing up to a belief system.
Workshops, short series and sessions within women’s retreats. Facilitator training with Shashi Solluna and Minke de Vos.
Part of Tao Tantric Arts
Women’s practice
Why only women: I trained in Tao Tantric Arts for women, and the practices are made for the female body.
It happens in women’s circles, at the new and the full moon, and in women’s workshops. A circle has a theme, a guided meditation, breath practice, a simple ritual and a round of sharing, where everyone is listened to without advice or comment.
Not sure where to start?
- You want to move properly, regularly, with other people.Yoga
- Something specific keeps coming back, and you’d like to look at it one to one.Embodiment
- You’re curious about Taoist practice, or you’d like to practise with other women.Tao Tantric Arts
Still not sure? Write to me, and I’ll tell you which fits, or whether none of them does.
If you have an injury or a medical condition, or you’re pregnant, tell me before we start.
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