Breath Focused Yoga
IN ZURICH, BY EVGENIA PRONINA
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness,
which unites your body to your thoughts.
- Thich Nhat Hanh -
IT'S ABOUT INNER PEACE
AND STRENGTH
My yoga classes are for you:
- for adult people, who take responsibility for their lives, strive to know and understand, stay curious and appreciate lifelong learning
- for the ones, who know, that there are no quick fixes, trends come and go, but that consistency and discipline bring steady progress, that change can be subtle yet profound
- for you, who feels alive through being challenged in new ways, but also appreciates gentle support, for someone regularly and non-judgementally holding space for your encounter with yourself
PRACTICE YOGA WITH ME:
POWER YOGA
HATHA YOGA
YIN YOGA
Architects, psychologists, teachers, and lawyers—these are for example the people who attend my yoga classes. Their work is intellectually challenging and primarily sedentary. They appreciate my classes because they provide a balanced combination of strengthening movement and practices that enhance mental clarity, focus, and calmness.
I am so grateful that my classes help them lead a more balanced life.
“Evgenia is the most amazing yoga teacher I’ve ever met. Her classes are absolutely fabulous, they allow you to give strength to the body, calm your mind and find your inner peace. I highly recommend her! Namaste”
C.B.
“...Evgenia is very precise with her technique which i find extremely helpful - a small adjustment can make a huge different when holding a pose. She gently corrects, even online sometimes. She always offers different levels of a specific exercises, allowing you to choose how far you want to go each day...”
T.S.
“Genia Pronina lives what she loves. With a pleasant, calm voice, she conveys her passion in a very easy-to-understand way.
For me it was particularly valuable that she attaches great importance to conscious, mindful breathing during the yoga sessions...”
B.S.
WHY
Ujjayi
- THE VICTORIOUS BREATH -
Breath-participation in physical practice is what makes yoga so profound and deeply fulfilling. It allows us to experience connectedness, peace and the sense of full presence in life.
My practice and teaching follow five key principles of yoga formulated by T. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989):
Body movement is breath movement
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Breath envelops the movement
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Inhalation from above as receptivity, exhalation from below as strength
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Asana creates bandha,
bandha serves the breath
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Asana, pranayama and meditation is a seamless process
We incorporate these principles using the Ujjayi breath. "Ujjayi breath is a type of diaphragmatic breath where the throat muscles of the glottis are slightly constricted, causing the air to produce a whispering, audible vibration as it passes in and out the vocal cords. Inhalation and exhalation are both done through the nose, and the resultant sound must be audible enough for the user to hear it, but not so loud for someone standing two meter away to hear it. The inhalations and exhalations are equal in duration, and are controlled in a natural manner that causes no discomfort to the practitioner." *
Ujjayi comes from the Sanskrit prefix ud and root ji
ujji meaning to be victorious
ujjayi thus means one who is victorious
I love people and I love humanity. I wish for all of us to reduce suffering and increase contentment in this world. I believe that the first step towards liberation from suffering is to get to know ourselves.
Yoga is an amazing and versatile method for the path of self-realization. When I see my students walk out of the class more balanced, calm and content than before, I know that from this state they will most probably do more good in the world outside. The better we know who we really are and become kind towards ourselves, the more we contribute to joy, stability, gratitude and peace.
By relaxation of effort and meditation on the infinite (āsanas are perfected)
- Sutra 2.47 from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali -
