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One-on-one Yoga in Sydney

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 November 2012 11:03

Madina's great passion is anatomy and correct alignment that involves using right muscles and limbs in order to perform a pose. She is committed to helping others to relax, find breath, joy and happiness in each pose.

She works with props (walls, bricks, blocks and straps) in order to help students to access the weak and "sleeping" areas of the body, while relaxing and letting go of the stiff or over-worked ones.

After each session, a feedback will be provided on the current situation and what will be the next area of attention.

Book one-on-one sessions in order to:

- work on correct alignment
- clarify issues with a certain pose, breath or an injury
- learn new more challenging poses
- have a unique and personalized approach to your practice
- progress faster under a personal and close guidance of a teacher
- receive hands-on adjustments from the teacher
- learn stretching and strengthening techniques for your specific body issues

Location: any location within half an hour travel from Sydney CBD

$120 for 1,5 hour class / $500 for 5 classes paid and booked in advance
$90 for 1 hour class / $400 for 5 classes paid and booked in advance

Ashtanga Yoga in Sydney

Details: Created on Saturday, 17 November 2012 07:54

Namasté dear yogis,

I am happily settling down in Sydney and have some great ashtanga news!

Barefoot Yoga, the first donation-based yoga studio has opened its doors in November 2012. Starting from Monday, 26 November 2012 I am honored to be teaching led-ashtanga classes there.

Barefoot Yoga * T3 Verona Street, Paddington, Sydney

According to Crawf Weir, the owner and the motor (heart) behind Barefoot Yoga, this space used to be an ashtanga studio for 17 years and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois himself was teaching in it several times. The space is beautiful and is charged with energy of many committed and dedicated ashtangis that practiced within its walls.

And what I like most, is that we can create a Barefoot Yoga family there, and that it will be accessible for everyone as it is purely on donation. This makes me happy as for the first time I get to give real yoga classes!

Please bring a mat and a smile =)

Workshops in Eindhoven

Details: Created on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:18

This year yet another exciting event is going to take place in my dynamic life – we are moving to Australia!!! It has been a long time dream to live in a warm beautiful country with lots of sun, beach and nature. But before I leave, I decided to visit my lovely “vaderland” to see friends and also to teach a couple of workshops in Eindhoven, at "Pure Silence" studio.

PLEASE COME!!!

"Arm balances" workshop on Sunday, 14 October 2012 (10.00 - 12.30)

This workshop will take you through the theory and practice of various arm balances from bakasana, tithibasana, pincha mayurasana, hand stand etc.

To understand the arm balance we need to understand the notion of balance itself. Arm balances are literally about balancing and not only about building strength in arms, shoulders, etc. The strength actually comes from bandhas and the bravery to go passed the comfort limit that we set for ourselves. During the first part of the workshop we will be focusing on preparatory abdominal strength exercises and the theory of arm balances.

The second part will be about arm balances and how we should work our hands and forearms in combination with pelvis and legs. We will experience how the position of the shoulders and pelvis influences stability and how shifting the center of the gravity can influence various poses. Finally we will move into more of a playground set-up, where we will also learn how to fall safely out of a hand stand and fore-arm balance (pincha mayurasana).

Price: Euro 40,-

“Back bends” workshop on Sunday, 14 October 2012 (14.00 - 16.30)

It happens often enough that due to yoga practice we start experiencing discomfort and even pain in our lower back or sacrum. Since these areas are greatly involved in back-bends, it is very likely that their improper performance is the cause of the problem.

During this workshop we will take a close look at the main principles of happy back-bend performance:

- Correct position of hips/knees and shoulders/elbows

- Muscles involved in back-bends and exercises to develop their strength and flexibility

- Spine work

During first series of Ashtanga yoga the main back-bend, which we perform so many times during one session is upward facing dog (urdhva mukha svanasana). We will pay special attention to this pose, since its correct performance guarantees understanding of many others. Very often, this pose is overlooked as being “transitional” and bad habits developed during its performance. This causes problems in the second series, when we start learning intense back-bends.

We will also work through the back-bends of the second series so that everybody will learn the main principles of their performance (opening of chest and hip flexors, legs work etc.) We will work in pairs in many poses, especially in kapotasana (pigeon pose) – a pose that is so hard to master for almost everybody.

Price: Euro 40,-

Both workshops paid in advance: Euro 70,-

Location:

Scherpakkerweg 9f
5616 HP Eindhoven
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www.puresilence.nl

5 DAY YOGA HOLIDAY IN NL

Details: Created on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 02:05

No need to travel abroad and use only 3 days off at work!

After successful try last year we are glad to present Yoga Holiday in NL this year again!

Enjoy the last days of warmth and outdoors, reconnect with nature, and practice yoga, meditation and Thai massage in the midst of green country location in the Netherlands with two dedicated Ashtanga yoga teachers: Wendy Manders and Madina Tanekeyeva.

This retreat is suitable for all levels yoga practitioners. Teachings are in Dutch and/or English.

Dates: Friday, 21 September 2012 - Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Yoga at Chalkhill Community Center

Details: Created on Thursday, 03 May 2012 22:26

Come to yoga classes with Madina at Chalkhill Community Center. This very modern and well-equipped community center is located just minutes away from Wembley Park tube station.

Thursday, 31 May 2012 from 18.30 till 19.30 "Yoga taster"
Take a free class with Madina, learn about the style and the teacher and sign up for regular classes.

Regular weekly classes will start on Thursday, 14 June 2012 (18.30 - 19.30)
Single class £4, 10 classes paid in advance £30.

You are welcome to fill out the sign-up form and submit it to the reception of Chalkhill Community Center.

Hope to see you in the class!

Mysore special in Leiden

Details: Created on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 14:12

As you might already know, Madina and Wendy are busy organizing "5 day yoga holiday in NL" this year again.

Mysore Special event is a part of the holiday's organization. It is suitable for everyone who wants to get to know us better and learn more about the holiday. Or otherwise, for last year's participants to get together after a long break. In any case, come and join this Mysore style class, enjoy professional adjustments and ashtanga spirit on this Sunday morning!

After the class there will be opportunity to ask questions and hang out with other happy yoga folks.

Date: Sunday, 20 May 2012
Time: 10.00 - 12.00 (questions afterwards)
Location: Haven 54, Studio De Oude Smederij, Leiden
Price: Euro 15,- (please bring your own mat)
Registration: due to limited amount of spaces, send an E-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 06 42526861 to reserve your spot

We hope to see you on the mats! It is going to be gezellig!

Ashtanga workshops in Rotterdam

Details: Created on Sunday, 01 April 2012 18:37

After moving to UK and getting a yoga boost in Goa, I will be back in The Netherlands in May. For the first time I will visit Rotterdam’s “Yoga Maya” studio to share my knowledge and passion for Ashtanga yoga. Please join these 2 days with me, I would love to see you all on the mats again =)

Primary series workshop in Eindhoven

Details: Created on Thursday, 09 February 2012 02:51

After moving to UK and getting a yoga boost in Goa, I will be back in The Netherlands in March. For the first time I will visit Eindhoven’s “Pure Silence” yoga studio to share my knowledge and passion for Ashtanga yoga. Please join these 2 days with me =)

Energetic aspects in yoga

Details: Created on Friday, 21 October 2011 01:48

Join this two-hour workshop with Madina Tanekeyeva on Saturday, November 5th at Yoga Sucasa in Leiden.

During this workshop you will learn the basic knowledge of prana (vital energy permeating the entire universe) and chakras (energetic centers in our physical bodies). Madina will share her understanding of these principles explaining and relating them to the processes in our gross bodies.Believing that first was energy and later matter has formed itself around it, she will explain how our body’s endocrine and nervous systems are a great examples of this amazing phenomenon.
During this workshop we will learn basic pranayama (breathing) exercises dedicated to gaining control over our vital energy, which in turn will promote a better lung capacity and will help improving our asana practice. We will finish with chakra meditation session based on chanting the bija (essence mantra) for each respective chakra.

Place:    Yoga Sucasa
            Middelweg 1
            2312 KE LEIDEN

To register: Please call 06 42526861 or per E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Price: Euro 30,-

Chakras

Yoga for Volleyball team

Details: Created on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 01:40

US Volleyball Amsterdam

In May 2011 I was approached by Kamal Hammoutène, a coach of the female D2 team at “US Volleybal Amsterdam”. Having tried Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga with UK teacher Scott Johnson, Kamal was assured it to be of a helpful tool to his team’s training.

There were two aspects, which were of a particular interest to Kamal:
- Physical: working on flexibility and core strength to aid serving the ball, jumping and diving down to get the ball
- Mental: developing an ability to quickly gain a level of relaxation, awareness and centeredness during the game We have agreed on weekly Ashtanga Yoga sessions, which would be at the end of the girls’ volleyball training. On my first day I purposely arrived slightly earlier to watch the future team I was to work with. They girls were young, mostly in their twenties, very energetic, driven and strong. The training was intense; girls were running and jumping around, shouting out their team cheers.

Introduction to second series workshop

Details: Created on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 01:37

De YogaStudio in Leiden and Yogamandala offer a workshop "Introduction to the Intermediate series".

If you are familiar with Primary series of Ashtanga and would like to learn more about the next step, which is Intermediate series, then this workshop will be interesting to you!

"Lift light, jump high" workshop

Details: Created on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 01:38

Dynamic nature, vinyasa and transitions between the poses make ashtanga practice graceful, strong and beautiful. This workshop will be dedicated to "jump back" and "jump through" techniques, that seem to be very challenging and almost impossible for ladies.