Marika ist Italienerin und hat schon weltweit Erfahrungen als Yoga-Lehrerin gesammelt. Sie besucht regelmäßig Fortbildungen und hat sich so auf ruhige Yoga-Stile spezialisiert: Sie unterrichtet am liebsten Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra und langsame Flows. Ihr Unterricht findet auf Englisch statt und auch unser Interview haben wir auf Englisch mit ihr geführt.
What are you particularly good at?
Marika: I have…
I’m practising yoga for over 15 years and I took my YTT in 2018 in India, with a focus on traditional hatha and modules on different styles among which Yin yoga. This style really resonated with me and my needs. I needed to slow down my restless nature, going inward to calm my mind and be still for a few minutes. Since then I started to explore this passive and meditative style and took further training, attended seminars and workshops with international teachers such as Sarah Powers, Norman Blair, Travis Elliot, Jo Phee, Sarah Lo and Paul Grilley. Recently I have just completed a Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) training according to Satyananda teachings where I learned how our brains work and how to conduce people in a deep state of relaxation through a structured guided meditation. Moreover, I am a practitioner of ashtanga vinyasa yoga and besides the trainings I have, my greatest teacher is my daily practice.
What does be yogi mean for me?
Marika: I feel…
I have been attending yoga classes as a student at be yogi for almost a year and felt immediately at ease and welcomed there. Now that I’m also teaching, I could really prove that be yogi is an unpretentious and inclusive yoga studio that can help you to reconnect with yourself, other people and the world around you.
What do you do at be yogi?
Marika: I can…
I offer mainly yin yoga and slow flow classes. Soon there will be a new class, yoga nidra, to experience deep relaxation through a guided meditation combined with breathwork and visualizations.
What moves your heart?
Marika: I love…
… sharing with people my passion for yoga and try to help them feel its benefits, not just on the body but also on the mind and spirit. Being a yoga practitioner for over a decade, I know how yoga can improve our hectic lives.
What is your favourite mantra?
Marika: I speak..
… SO HUM (I am that) to remind ourselves of your connection to everything around us. This can be used any time to recalibrate, no matter where you are.
What is your wish for the Shala-la?
Marika: I see…
I wish be yogi to remain a place of inclusiveness with a team of skilled teachers whose main strength is diversity and creativity.
What else would you like to tell the world?
Marika: I know…
We need more compassion and less greediness in the world. Love is the answer.
What is still missing?
Marika: Human connection and a greater sense of community.
Wenn du Marika persönlich kennenlernen willst, denn besuche doch einfach eine Yoga-Klasse mit ihr. Hier findest du ihre Yoga-Klassen und Kurse.
