Personal training is an investment into both, your short term and long term health!

 

My personal training takes a holistic approach. I pay special attention to lifestyle, diet, body alignment, breathing and  mental and emotional states of mind. Bringing these together with exercises that work best for you.

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Techniques will vary to suit your own capabilities, from gentler movements to higher intensity workouts, as your skill, mobility and strength develop. The exercises can be done in a variety of ways, including: gym equipment, weights, TRX, pilates, etc.

However I design your programme, whatever your age, exercise will increase your bone density, improve your heart health and allow you to manage your body weight more effectively.  It will give you a calm and balanced mental state, increasing self-confidence.

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My one2one sessions can be done online or in the environment of your choice. Either way, we will gradually build habits and achieve lasting gains together, achieving a calm and rejuvenated body.​

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline, a transformational journey towards the inner-self.

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The real practice of yoga includes: social and personal conduct, physical postures, mindful breathing, concentration techniques and meditation, together with an  Ayurvedic lifestyle.

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The most important thing in the practice of yoga is awakening awareness, clear to focus the mind, taking it out of distractions. Bringing the practice into daily life and living in a state of presence, that is, mindfully.

 

We may think that we have moved far away from the original practice, and that is true. But we can also understand that the practice has evolved and adapted to the times in which we live.

If practiced regularly, yoga can be a form of preventive medicine and a therapy for those who are struggling with minor physical or mental conditions. 

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I can promise you, from the early stage of practice,  yoga makes you more vital and alive.

Put simply .  . .  it makes you feel better!​​

Breathwork is also known as Pranayama. The difference . . . the  spiritual depth of the student.

 

I will use either of them to express the same purpose. Controlled breathing exercises with mindful awareness. Pranayama helps to clear the physical and emotional obstacles in our body, allowing an enriching flow of prana (vital energy).

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​It involves conscious inhalation, the retention or hold of the breath, and the conscious exhalation, followed by retention or awareness of the space after exhalation.

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 Regular pranayama practice can supercharge our entire body system. Through this practice, prana is directed in order to restore and maintain optimal health, and gain control over the mind.

I teach pranayama as a concentration practice on its own. It can be part of a yoga or pilates class, or it can be the beginning of a meditation session.

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Wherever you get to into your practice, it will be an openness into yourself, and a transformative experience.

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So taming the mind is simultaneously the biggest challenge and the most rewarding one.

The practice of Dharana is commonly known as meditation, but it is actually the first step in learning the ways of training the mind.

 

Dharana is the state/practices of concentration. When we truly learn to listen and stay present naturally we move towards Dyana, the state of Meditation. 

​The different ways that I use to practice Dharana are among others: pranayama, using mala beads (japa), chanting AUM/SOHAM or any other mantra or suggestion, etc. This is the way to calm the body and prepare the mind.

 

Then we are ready to meditate!

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Meditation is an opportunity to get acquainted with your real self. At a moment of connection when body perceptions disappear, we become one with the object of concentration. These states of higher consciousness can be achieved over time through practice, by taming the mind of its natural state of thinking non-stop.

And here begins a path that we must walk alone, no one can take us to communion with ourself.

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Many people ask, 'Yoga or Pilates?'

 

I would say that practicing both is wise, as they complement each other.

For me, yoga asanas (postures) and pilates are like two sisters. Pilates awakens a very beautiful connection and love to the body, a sense of knowing that the movements and alignments are precise and correct. Yoga together with the practice of asanas (postures) directs us a lot to the mental state while we are practicing.

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Pilates is based on repetitive movements, with a very specific focus on the joints and their movement.

Personally, I am inspired to teach pilates in a very therapeutic and educational way. A way to get to know our body and its range of motion better.

The practice can be simple or more complex, often using props, and it is also very effective for toning, strengthening, recovering from injuries caused by other sports, etc.

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Since I started as an instructor in 2011, I began to apply many of the principles of pilates in my yoga classes.

Without ceasing to be yoga . . . simply a more educational and fun practice.