About me:

I started practicing yoga around 2002 and have been teaching Vinyasa* yoga since 2017. I have tried many styles of yoga, however, I kept gravitating back to Vinyasa. I love how creative and variable the sequences, pace, and difficulty levels can be while creating space for physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation and exploration. I am continuously learning meditation, pranayama, and alignment techniques to provide a beneficial and fulfilling experience in my classes.

Since 2022 I have also been offering prenatal and Yin yoga classes.

I am a constant student and continue learning, reflecting, and looking for inspiration, sources, and wisdom to provide my students with a wholesome physical, mental, and at times, spiritual experience.

* the sequence of yoga poses where one flows seamlessly from one pose into another.

Image: Johanna Fischer

About my classes:

Photo: Johanna Fischer

Image: Johanna Fischer

My classes are dynamic and lighthearted with plenty of opportunities to work on alignment and to connect the breath to the movement. We work up a sweat and you’ll be invited to try something new, while not taking yourself too seriously. There is always a gentle restorative phase, occasionally followed by meditation. The classes are usually accompanied by hand-picked playlists ranging in style from ambient, through techno to classical, and more...
 
Due to my own issues with knee joints and arthritis, I am particularly mindful of offering a practice that is sustainable for students with knee problems. During my recovery from two major knee surgeries, I practiced less physical aspects of yoga, pranayama (controlled breathing) and meditation. These practices taught me to appreciate and utilize their healing power in my practice and classes.

I offer classes that are safe and accessible for all body types and levels of experience, while offering opportunities to grow and discover one’s own strength and inner wisdom on and off the mat.

My prenatal classes are a gentler take on my Vinyasa classes specifically catering to the needs of the expecting parent. What many of my prenatal students love about my classes is that they balance the relaxing and soothing parts of the practice well with movement and strength, which gives them the confidence they need for what is to come.

Training

  • 2022 – 2024 300/500 YTT with Nancy Jovanovic, Detlev Alexander, and Ananda Leone – Yoga-Sky Berlin.

  • 2021 – Prenatal Yoga Training with Patricia Thielemann – Spirit Yoga Academy Berlin.

  • 2018 – Svastha Yoga of Krishnamacharya: Therapy Program with Dr. Günther Niessen – Module 1 & 2 – Copenhagen & Berlin.

  • 2016 – 200 YTT with Nancy Jovanovic, Detlev Alexander, Piu Haubner, and Ananda Leone – Yoga-Sky Berlin.

  • 2016 – present: 200-hr Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (200-RYT).
    E-RYT® 200 since 2023.

Workshops, Seminars & Retreats

  • 2022 – Yin Yoga for Your Body with Bernie Clark – Yoga International Online Course.

  • 2021 – Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training with Cyndi Lee – Yoga International Online Course.

  • 2019 – The Art of Hands-on Assists Workshop with Dana Sertel.

  • 2019 – 10-day silent Vipassana retreat – Dziadowice, Poland.

  • 2019 – Mobility Mapping & Vinyasa Workshop with Rocky Heron – Berlin.

  • 2018 – Yoga Bodyworkers Workshop with Jambo Truong – Berlin.

  • 2018 – Arthritic Knees and Yoga – Yoga International Online Course.

  • 2017 – Back to Core - Oder von Innen Nach Außen Workshop with Nancy Jovanovic.

photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Experience

  • Kreuzbergyoga (09.2019 – present) 

  • vea Studio (07.2021 – present)

  • Holmes Place (10.2022 – present)

  • SHA-LA Studio (02.2023 – present)

  • Hi! Yoga (02.2023 – present)

  • Open Studio (12.2023 – present)

  • Stadtteil Buckow Yoga für Alle (02. 2023 – present)

  • Cognita Blue Report (01.2023 – present)

  • Yellow Yoga (as a sub 06.2023 – present )

  • Yoga Sky (as a sub 07.2022 – present)

  • Tanzfabrik (as a sub 08.2022 – present)

  • AWO Berlin (as a sub 07.2022 – present)

  • T-9 Frauenfitness, Neukölln (as sub 2017 – present as sub)

  • Evangelische Schule Berlin Zentrum (11. – 12.2022)

  • Sportsraum Berlin (as a sub 08.2022 – present)

  • Online Yoga classes (03.2000 – 06.2021)

  • O•YOGA (09.2022 – 12.2023)

  • Ashtanga Yoga Shala (01.2020 – 11.2020)

  • Somatische Akademie Berlin (11.2018 – 07.2020)

  • Contentful GmbH (09.2019 – 08.2020)

  • Native Instruments, GmbH (09.2018 – 11.2019)

  • Private 1:1 classes (01.2017 – present)

  • Dunnhumby Germany / Sociomantic Labs GmbH (01.2017 – 12.2019)