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YOGA WORKSHOPS & INTENSIVE TRAININGS
The Joy of Yoga: Learn the foundations of Yoga in four lessons

on January, 11/12 and 25/26, 2020
Wisdom Play – An Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Matt Champoux

on January 11, and 12, 2020
Jivamukti Yoga Workshop with Yogeswari

on January 18, and 19, 2020
„Some Doors Open Only from the inside“ - Five Workshops with Max Strom

from January 24 through 26, 2020
The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga – A 4-Day Training with Doug Keller

from February 13, through February 16, 2020
The Liquid Ocean / The Spiralic Body: Embodied Flow™ Workshop with Tara Judelle

on March 7, and 8, 2020
Yin Yoga Teacher Training: Traditional Chinese Meridian Module with Josh Summers

from April 23, to April 26, 2020
Special 250-hour Yoga Teacher Training 2020 at AIRYOGA Zurich - New Intensive Format

from May 16, through November 8, 2020
Yoga Retreats
Online Yoga Classes

Kirtan Evening with the 'Shakti Shuttlez'

The 'Shakti Shuttlez' invite you and your friends to their next uplifting Kirtan and Mantra singing at AIRYOGA on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

Everybody who enjoys singing, dancing or quietly listening is warmly welcome to join this special Kirtan evening. Read more...

Asana Flow, 108 Gayatri Mantra, and a Healing Sound Journey with Adrian Wirth and Tony Majdalani

On Sunday afternoon of December 15, 2019, AIRYOGA teacher Adrian Wirth and the musician Tony Majdalani will accompany us on a journey, where we lose the sense of time and can let go of the “I”-concept: pure Yoga, a healing reconnection with our essence! Read more...

A great Idea for Christmas: AIRYOGA Gift Certificates!

Those who wish to pamper their loved ones with something special for Christmas will find many wonderful gift ideas at AIRYOGA. Read more...

AIRYOGA gift certificates can be redeemed for the entire offering of goods from our Yoga Shop and services at AIRYOGA. They can be purchased directly at the reception, for the amount of your choice.

--> Gift certificates as well as other products can be bought online through our online yoga shop!

AIRYOGA Schedule for Christmas Holidays and New Year

All information about the AIRYOGA schedule for Christmas Holidays and New Year can be found here...

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Shakti Rising - A New Year’s Vision Retreat in Bali

Leave old ballast behind and birth your New Decade with clarity, vibrancy, vision and joy.

<Shakti Rising> - a yoga healing journey with Diana Schöpplein has been especially designed for you to reconnect to your inner core and vision and to outgrow limitations of your past.

This transformational retreat from December 27, through January 3, 2020 in the heart of “Old Bali” will encourage you to listen to your inner voice, to diffuse old patterns and to awaken a New You. Read more…

New at AIRYOGA as from January 2020

We are very excited to announce that Brett Porzio, who already taught at AIRYOGA in 2007, will return to our Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Team in January 2020. Welcome, Brett!

On top of this, the AIRYOGA class schedule will get a few changes starting in January, 2020. Read more for further information...

Early Bird Yoga Course with Kimi Fiebig

The next Early Bird Yoga course with AIRYOGA teacher Kimi Fiebig will start on Thursday, January 9, 2020.

All Early Birds are invited to a Hatha Flow yoga class on Thursdays at 7:00 a.m. The course encompasses five 60-minute lessons and is suitable for practitioners of all levels. Participation is limited to a maximum of 15 individuals.

  Tank up on positive energy and start off the day fully conscious and aware! Read more...

The Joy of Yoga: Learn the foundations of Yoga in four lessons

On four afternoons beginners to yoga are invited to participate in a progressive course introducing the foundations of yoga, including the history and philosophy of yoga, breathing techniques and breath control (Pranayama), bodily poses (Asana) and Meditation (Dhyana).

The next "Joy of Yoga" course starts on Saturday, January 11, 2020 with AIRYOGA instructor Frank Schmid. Read more...

SPECIAL: Course participants will get their first series of 10 classes for Fr. 280.- (instead of Fr. 350.-).

Wisdom Play – An Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Matt Champoux

Join Matt Champoux from San Francisco for a fun and deeply invigorating weekend!

In this workshop on January 11, and 12, 2020 we will explore how to use Asthanga Yoga as an adaptive method suitable for yoga practitioners of all levels and with all ranges of physical conditions.
Lecture, Q + A, and practice will form the structure of our time together. Read more…

In addition to his workshop, Matt will also be guest teaching the Ashtanga Program at AIRYOGA from December 4, 2019 to January 11, 2020.

Early Bird Yoga Course with Frank Schmid

Starting Monday, January 13, 2020 Frank Schmid will teach a Hatha Yoga course for early birds. The course encompasses 4 lessons and is suitable for practitioners of all levels.

We learn that Yoga in the morning echoes throughout the day with a positive influence on our daily lives. Read more...

Progressing in Pranayama, Asana and the Energy Body with Stephen Thomas

Join Stephen Thomas on the mornings of Monday, January 13, through Friday, January 17, 2020 in a Hatha Yoga Immersion with Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Meditation. Read more...

Hormone Yoga exercise group with Tanja Forcellini

Hormone Yoga is a therapeutic form of Yoga, that can help women experiencing hormonal imbalance.

Tanja Forcellini will offer Hormone Yoga exercise classes for women who have already attended a Hormone Yoga workshop with her and want to practice and deepen the sequence in a group and exchange ideas. The next class takes place on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Read more...

Jivamukti Yoga Workshop with Yogeswari

AIRYOGA warlmy welcomes Yogeswari, one of the most senior teachers of Jivamukti Yoga, again for a weekend workshop at AIRYOGA!

All three sessions on January 18, and 19, 2020 contain the usual elements of a Jivamukti Yoga class: Vinyasa practice with precise alignment instructions, Mantra, Philosophy, Music and Meditation. Read more…

Absolute Beginners Yoga Workshop

AIRYOGA regularly offers workshops for absolute beginners of yoga.

The next Absolute Beginners Workshop will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at AIRYOGA at Oberdorfstrasse 2 in 8001 Zurich. It will be taught by Adrian Wirth in German and English. Read more...

SPECIAL: Workshop participants will get their first series of 10 classes for Fr. 280.- (instead of Fr. 350.-).

„Some Doors Open Only from the inside“ - Five Workshops with Max Strom

Don't miss the chance to learn from renowned author and global teacher Max Strom.

From Friday, January 24, through Sunday, January 26, 2020, he will teach five unique workshops at AIRYOGA. Read more...

Headless Vision – Extended Class with Manuela Peverelli and Music from Elie Ô

Elie’s soulful music and Manuela’s heartful teaching will lead through this extended class on Sunday afternoon, January 26, 2020.

Absorbed into the physical movement, enwrapped into the vibration of sound and the ebb and flow of the sacred breath you will taste a deeper state of freedom within. Read more...

Special 250-hour Yoga Teacher Training 2020 at AIRYOGA Zurich - New Intensive Format

Since 2005, AIRYOGA Zurich has been successfully offering a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training adhering to the standards and requirements of the American Yoga Alliance®.

The next AIRYOGA Teacher Training will be offered in a new intensive format with 230 classroom hours total: The Yoga Foundation Intensive including three modules, followed by the Teaching Methodology Module for those trainees who wish to teach one day and aim towards the teaching certification.

The Yoga Teacher Training 2020 will be taught in line with the Hatha Yoga tradition. It will start on May 16, 2020 under the direction of Stephen Thomas. Early application is highly recommended. Read more...

+300-hour Advanced Teacher Training 2019/20: FULLY BOOKED - Wait List

Evolve your practice, transform your teaching: AIRYOGA will start its next, Yoga Alliance registered +300-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training course on November 2019.

Our experienced faculty under the guidance of Stephen Thomas will lead this comprehensive training in a series of five focused modules, offered over the period of November 15, 2019 through November 29, 2020.

The course is already fully booked. There is a wait-list. Read more…

Online Yogaclasses by YOGIFILMS

If – in spite of the wide variety of possibilities – you still don't have enough time to make it to the AIRYOGA studios, you can always take advantage of our online class platform. Read more...

Yoga for Seniors

Yoga teacher and psychologist Mira Popper teaches a gentle yoga class for seniors on Tuesday afternoons. This class is for everyone who might be a bit older, but still wants to remain in good shape, mentally and physically. No previous experience in yoga is required. Read more...

Online Yoga Shop!

In order for you to purchase what you need as convenien-tly as possible, AIRYOGA and Yogatanja are now running a small yet sweet online store. Here you will find the online store where you can buy selected yoga products online.

Yoga & Safari in the Heart of India - Only 1 Spot left!

From February 12, to 22, 2020, Manuela Peverelli and Isa Karan invite you to spend eleven unforgettable days in the Flame of the Forest Safari Lodge in the Kanha Nationalpark in central India.

In the mornings we will dive deep into the precious practices of Yoga. On the guided half day safaris we will experience the beauty and abundance of Kanha’s flora and fauna. Other trips will enrich our stay in rural India.

In this retreat, you will get to know India in its most pristine form. These days away from the daily buzz and in a small group of 10 participants maximum will nurture your soul, clear your mind and will vibrate within you as an impressionable memory. Read more…

The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga – A 4-Day Training with Doug Keller

Explore the matrix of health and movement with Doug Keller - renowned American yoga teacher, author, and leading personality in yoga therapeutics worldwide.

This year’s intensive training from Thursday, February 13, through Sunday, February 16, 2020, will reinforce fundamental themes for working with yoga therapeutically to overcome pain problems - for oneself and for students - and will add the themes of ‘functional’ myofascial lines for movement, and the role of Marma Therapy in deepening the therapeutic value of yoga. Read more...

Chakras, Aura, Energy Channels - Introduction into Energy Work with Andrea Janina Stäger

Each person has their own individual energy field, which surrounds them and penetrates them. This energy field contains everything that constitutes that individual and makes them unique.
The individual energy field is a gate and key to the conscious and unconscious power of that person. By consciously observing the energy field, limiting forces can be localized and often dissolved in order to live freer and relax into the present moment.

In her weekend workshop on February 22, and 23, 2020, Andrea Stäger will lead you into energy work, the seven main chakras, their significance in daily life and how to cleanse and harmonize them. Read more…

Cocoon - A Winter Restorative Workshop with Diana Schöpplein

Immerse yourself into a soothing ‘cocoon’ - a space of ultimate transformation, where you can relax and renew all layers of your being. Learn how to perfectly support your body with bolsters, blankets, blocks and belts, to drop into your ‘innermost home’ and to reveal the beauty of your core essence.

This workshop with Diana Schöpplein on Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2020, is for those who want to explore and integrate the more subtle aspects of Yoga as a pathway to deep relaxation, stillness, reconnection and intimacy. Read more…

14-Day Yoga & Meditation Pilgrimage Journey to Nepal - Only 3 Spots left!

This journey is a unique introduction to the spiritual heritage of the Himalayan region.
The first week, in the Kathmandu Valley, we will visit some of the most revered Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world. The second week we hike in the foothills of the Himalayas, visiting monasteries and nunneries that are nestled inside a ‘pure-land’.

Yoga, meditation and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy will be weaved into our days, as we embark on an inner and outer journey through Nepal.

Yoga and meditation teacher Manuela Peverelli and Alex d’Artois from Himalayan Hermitage will jointly facilitate this Yoga & Meditation Pilgrimage from Wednesday, March 4, through Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
There are only 3 spots left. Read more…

The Liquid Ocean / The Spiralic Body: Embodied Flow™ Workshop with Tara Judelle

Join world renowned yoga facilitator Tara Judelle on March 7, and 8, 2020 on an odyssey into the liquid essence of the fourth state or the transcendental state.

This Embodied Flow™ weekend workshop is designed to bring practitioners into the play of polarity, viscosity, magnetism and flow in order to find agency within the body mind.

This weekend is intended as a full advance into the self. Read more…

Yoga Nidra Workshop with Adrian Wirth

Yoga Nidra is a simple, though very effective method for deep relaxation, a source of health, strength, inspiration and joy.

In his workshop on Sunday afternoon of March 8, 2020, AIRYOGA teacher Adrian Wirth will offer careful introduction into the Yoga Nidra practice. Yoga Nidra is appropriate for everyone. Read more…

Hormone Yoga – A 4-part course with Tanja Forcellini

Hormone Yoga is a therapeutic form of Yoga, that can help women experiencing hormonal imbalance.

This course with Tanja Forcellini on Tuesdays of March 10, March 17, March 24 and March 31, 2020 over lunch time is recommended for all women – especially for those with hormone fluctuations, experiencing menopause or trying to conceive. Read more...

Yin Yoga Teacher Training: Traditional Chinese Meridian Module with Josh Summers

The Traditional Chinese Meridian Module is the second core module of Josh Summers' Yin Yoga Teacher Training, yet it can be taken as a standalone intensive.

This 50-hour module from April 23, to April 26, 2020 is open to serious students and teachers of Yin Yoga who are interested in integrating the profound energetic aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine into their practice and teaching of Yin Yoga. Read more…

Yoga & Creativity Retreat on Paros in Greece

Awaken and strengthen your creativity in this 7-day retreat on Paros, the magical Cyclade Island of Light.

Practice Kundalini Yoga - the Yoga of awareness, meditate at spiritual spots, chant mantras and tap into your intuition and creative power in workshops.
Some leisure time for trips, relaxation and sharing will complement our days at the sea.

The Kundalini Yoga teacher, Reiki master and international designer expert Franziska Kessler will lead this week from May 2, to 9, 2020 at the popular Okreblue Seaside Retreat Center. Read more...

Listen to your Heart: A 4-Day Yoga-Retreat with Elisa Malinverni

This long weekend from Thursday, June 25, to Sunday, June 28, 2020, is an invitation to slow down and listen deeply inwards. The inspirational yoga practice with the Bernese yoga teacher Elisa Malinverni and the new, atmospheric Sutra House near Basel in Switzerland offer the perfect setting for this process.

As we commit to pausing, we might also discover heartfelt desires or long unanswered needs? Read more…

Yin & Yang - Playfully towards Balance: A Yoga Weekend in the Valley of Toggenburg

Balance is effortless. In this long weekend we get to the bottom of this statement and discover how we can play with the vital contrast between doing and being.
In both the active, strengthening Yang Yoga and the passive, resting Yin Yoga, we playfully explore our limits. In the walking and sitting meditations as well as in pranayama, we take time to consciously listen to silence - to perceive, regenerate and enjoy.

This 4-day retreat with yoga teacher Stefania Maria Bernet will take place from Thursday, July 9, to Sunday, July 12, 2020 in the Karunahaus in the valley of Toggenburg, an oasis of peace and relaxation. Read more…

Yoga- and Mindfulness Retreat with Frank Schmid and Tanja Forcellini in Sardinia - FULLY BOOKED

Find your equanimity and your inner compass during this week of Yoga and Mindfulness from Saturday, July 18, to Saturday, July 25, 2020 with Frank Schmid and Tanja Forcellini.

Once again, we’re staying at the magnificent Eco Retreat Center Balaiana in the North of Sardinia, and we are going to practice Yoga postures, breath work, mindfulness, sitting in stillness and simply enjoy. Read more…

Yoga, Qi Gong & Shinrin Yoku in the Mountains of Flims

Activate and harmonize the flow of energy in your body with yoga and Qi Gong, and connect to the healing power of nature in Shinrin Yoku, the forest bathing.

This long weekend from Thursday, August 27, to Sunday, August 30, 2020 with AIRYOGA teacher Kimi Fiebig and forest bathing guide Sandra Schmidt at the Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof in Flims will nourish your body and mind, allowing you to find peace from within.

Basic knowledge of yoga is recommended but not required for participation in this four-day retreat. Read more...

Yin Yoga Teacher Training Foundations Module with Josh Summers

Yin Yoga teacher and meditation instructor Josh Summers will offer again the Foundations Module of the Yin Yoga Teacher Training at AIRYOGA.

The Foundations Module from September 24 to 27, 2020 is a comprehensive training for serious students and teachers interested in learning the core physical aspects of the practice of Yin Yoga.

Each 50hr module may be taken independently for Continuing Education with Yoga Alliance, or the modules can be applied towards a 200hr or 300hr Certification within Josh's 'School of Yin Yoga'. Read more…

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Oberdorfstrasse

06.30 to 09.00

Ashtanga Mysore Style

Ashtanga Mysore Style

Mysore Style self-practice is the traditional, lineage based method of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as developed by guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, of Mysore, South India. It is a unique and powerful way of developing a yoga practice where individual growth is valued and honoured and all students from beginners to advanced practitioners learn side by side. A qualified teacher will guide students in their practice by introducing them to sun salutations, and then building on that foundation. Postures are taught sequentially, drawing from the Ashtanga set sequences, adding on postures over time. Practice is short initially and grows in duration over time. This approach allows for individual growth where the aptitude of the student determines the rate and need for development, thereby laying a strong foundation that will be of great benefit to any serious student of Yoga. As with all undertakings, commitment often determines progress. Everyone, especially beginners, are most welcome. We look forward to meeting you in the shala.

→ Useful information about the Ashtanga Mysore Practice

→ Here you will find the poses of the Full Primary Series of the Ashtanga Yoga

Matt Champoux

Matt Champoux

Matt Champoux has been a student of yoga since 2000 and is an internationally recognized teacher with 500+ hours of training (ERYT500). Based in San Francisco, he directs a Mysore-Style Ashtanga program at The Mindful Body and teaches Vinyasa with Yoga Tree and YogaWorks. He is a lifelong student of yoga philosophy (Hindu and Buddhist) and the shamanic traditions of Amazonia. These traditions inform and color his teachings on vinyasa and Ashtanga as taught by his root teachers, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor.
In addition to studies with Richard and Mary and in Mysore, with Sharath and Pattabhi Jois, Matt has spent years studying with Iyengar teachers and other therapeutic yoga methods. Of the numerous teachers and mentors he has had over the years, Matt has been deeply inspired by Maty Ezraty, Chuck Miller, Dan Michael, Ramanand Patel, Gabriella Giubilaro, Rodney Yee, John Friend, and Dr. Robert Thurman.
For more information please visit www.mattchampouxashtanga.com

10.00 to 11.00

Ayur Yoga

Ayur Yoga

A gentle style of yoga in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya (India). Ayur Yoga stresses the importance of the individual, and tailors the practice to each person's capacity and degree of flexibility. Yoga postures are carefully chosen and built up in a sensible way. The 60-minute class is taught in German. Ayur Yoga is suited for beginners to yoga, and especially recommended for older practitioners, or less physically able persons.

Susanna Lorenzini

Susanna Lorenzini

Susanna worked in the health and travel business, before she discovered Astanga Vinyasa Yoga in Fuerteventura in 1997. She proceeded to take a two months intensive teacher training with Nancy Gilgoff in Maui. In the period of 1999 to 2005, she was teaching yoga with Bruno Dietziker in Zurich. She continued her studies with Lino Miele, Luisa Sears, Sharon Gannon, David Life, Stephen Thomas, and Katchie Ananda and by attending various workshops and teacher trainings. In 2007 Susanna completed her 3-year training in yoga therapy with Remo Rittiner in Zurich. This was then followed by some additional training with Doug Keller.
It is with great care that Susanna includes her therapeutic approach into all of her classes. Yoga therapy is a holistic approach, integrating body, breath and mind to recover a state of equilibrium. Its emphasis lies on personal and individual assistance for persons with chronic pain or ailments (such as back, shoulder or neck pain, asthma and the like). Since 2007, Susanna has been a member of IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists) and of the Swiss Yoga Association Health Insurance. She teaches her classes in German; her private lessons also in English.

12.00 to 13.00

Lunch Flow

Lunch Flow

This Vinyasa Flow class builds strength, balance and flexibility. The class is taught with simple postures, works for all levels and is suitable for anyone looking for a midday workout with all the benefits of Yoga. All students with basic yoga experience are welcome.

Susanna Lorenzini

Susanna Lorenzini

12.15 to 13.15

Yoga für Schwangere (Prenatal)

Yoga für Schwangere (Prenatal)

Yoga is a beautiful companion during pregnancy and helps to face the natural changes of the body with joy, confidence and self-assurance. The exercises are especially selected and modified for pregnant women. They particularly strengthen the back, they support the pregnancy and prepare for the birth. Correct and conscious breathing promotes concentration and refines the inner perception. Prenatal Yoga is suitable for women with or without yoga experience in each stage of the pregnancy.

Jeanne Jaros

Jeanne Jaros

Jeanne holds a Master’s degree in Sports and Sports Science with focus on health, games and expression from the University of Bern as well as a teaching diploma in upper secondary education. She teaches sports at a gymnasium and is also a certified Pilates, Yoga and Adult sports instructor.
Due to her profession, she continues her education in various fields of sports. Jeanne has attended over 500 hours Yoga Teacher Trainings with focus on Anusara, Therapy, Power as well as Pre- and Postnatal. Besides that she has attended a wide range of workshops and immersions.
Jeanne offers multifaceted trainings for all ages which combine flexibility, strength and coordinative abilities as well as music in playful ways. The lessons are based on fluid Yoga flows which Jeanne flavours with elements from for example, dancing or Pilates. Furthermore, she offers personal trainings and private group classes (i.e. for semi-professional team sports groups). Jeanne teaches in German and English.
Find out more on her website https://www.vivid-training.ch

17.00 to 18.00

Ashtanga for Beginners

Ashtanga for Beginners
This class is intended for complete beginners to the Ashtanga Vinyasa system. It will provide students an opportunity to learn all the basic aspects of the ujjayi breathing which is integral to the practice as well as other techniques that can help us understand how to do the postures correctly. The class has a slow pace and forms a bridge to introduce students to the other Ashtanga classes on the schedule. Experienced practitioners are also welcome as we encourage beginner’s mind.

Cancelled

Cancelled

18.15 to 19.45

Hatha Restorative Yoga

Hatha Restorative Yoga

A slow, gentle, restorative Hatha Yoga class for all levels. This two-folded class combines asana movements with restorative poses, offering the opportunity to linger quietly for a few moments and savor the simple sweetness of life. Different props support long holds of postures. An ideal practice after a strenous week for anyone who wants to work deeply without force or strain.

Jasmin Khalifa

Jasmin Khalifa

Yoga, for Jasmin, is a way to „get on the mat“ and recharge our batteries. Her intention is to establish a connection between Yoga and living a happy, fulfilled daily life. In her classes, Jasmin invites her students to incorporate both strength and serenity in their practice so that they can go back energized and restored to their professional and private lives off the mat. Jasmin’s teaching style is dynamic, energetic and varied. She combines this with breathing and relaxation exercises.
As a business professional in Corporate Communications, Jasmin understands the demands of the corporate world, so when she started looking for ways to balance those challenges she found yoga - or maybe it was yoga that found her! She was immediately fascinated by Yoga’s positive effect on both body and mind.
Jasmin attended her first yoga teacher training at AIRYOGA in Zurich in 2009. Four years later, she completed her 500-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training at ISHTA Yoga in Stockholm. In order to deepen her knowledge on what constitute a healthy, sustainable lifestyle she regularly attends workshops and seminars on Mindfulness, Stress Management and Ayurveda.
Jasmin teaches in German and English. Her website is: www.well-at-work.ch

18.30 to 20.00

Vinyasa Flow

Vinyasa Flow

This class moves fluid and continuous through different yoga postures (asanas). An invigorating dance like yoga lesson. The classes are flowing at a moderate pace guided by detailed instruction. The postures are kept save and simple, focus on building strength, endurance and flexibility. Basic yoga experience is recommended.

Diana Schöpplein

Diana Schöpplein

Diana encountered Yoga 30 years ago. Being fascinated by the profoundness and multi-dimensionality of this method again and again, she began to teach 20 years later sharing her passion as an international (Yoga Alliance registered) E-RYT500 in regular classes, workshops, retreats and teacher trainings.
As an artist, Diana embodies Yoga as a highly creative process, that wants to be explored and transitioned into ones life in all its facettes. Her experiences with the transformational potential of fine arts and especially performance art, of body-mind methods, contemporary schamanism, vipassana meditation and ayurveda are reflected in her teaching style. Trained in traditional Hatha and in Anusara Yoga, her deepest wish is to support people to connect with their inner essence and to open up new perspectives and spaces from there. Next to precise alignment in the Asana and Pranayama practice, she is guiding her students into meditation and deep relaxation, as well as towards the power of Mantra.
India became a second home for Diana since she dedicated her studies for an extended period of time in Yoga ashrams and Buddhist monasteries in the early nintees. In her annual retreats and Yoga journeys, she opens up inspiring insights into inner and outer worlds with deepest respect and love for Yoga and its country of origin.
Amongst Diana’s most important influences are her longterm mentor Emahó, Sri Mansoor, Surinder Singh and Stephen Thomas with whom she completed the Advanced Teacher Training and is working closely together. Currently, she immerses herself into the study of Sanskrit, Mantra, writing and into her Devadi Design line, offering Ayurvedic treatments and Yoga- and meditation sessions on personal topics, as well as online courses and trainings. Diana teaches in German and English.
For more informationen please check out www.dianaschoepplein.com

Fabrikstrasse

12.00 to 13.00

Lunch Flow

Lunch Flow

Frank Schmid

Frank Schmid

I teach a calm, yet strong Hatha Yoga and Yin Yoga for beginners and experienced practitioners since 2006. Aligning the body, experiencing conscious breath and paying attention are three central aspects of my classes. Change your point of view from the outside towards the inside, channel the breath and study mental and physical resistance. A sense of oneness and equilibrium arises.
Frank completed teacher trainings in Hatha Yoga with Ifat Erez in Vancouver, Kanada, at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, India, and in Yin Yoga with Paul Grilley.
Frank lives near Zurich, sometimes with his two kids.
He teaches yoga classes (see below), workshops and retreats, both in German and English.

18.00 to 20.00

Ashtanga Mysore Style

Ashtanga Mysore Style

Salomé Thalmann

Salomé Thalmann

Salome was born in Solothurn and raised in Zug. She studied medicine in Zurich for a number of years, whereby she acquired a vast knowledge of the anatomy of the human musculoskeletal system. She later decided to change her educational focus and is currently studying to become a Kindergarten and Primary School teacher at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Zurich.
Since discovering yoga in 2010, Salome’s passion for Ashtanga Yoga has consistently grown. In 2012 she deepened her Ashtanga practice in Mysore, India at the Ashtanga Institute under the direction of R. Sharath Jois, grandson of Sri K. Patthabi Jois. Salome has been assisting her teacher Michael Hamilton in the Ashtanga Mysore Style program at AIRYOGA since 2013, while also teaching her own Mysore Style classes. In her teaching she emphasizes inner alignment, which she learned from her teacher Michael Hamilton.
For Salome, yoga means building trust for oneself, to treat oneself and others attentively and with awareness, and to allow for change to happen. At the same time, she sees yoga as an instrument to experience well-being and stillness within the body. Salome teaches in German and English.

18.30 to 20.15

Hatha Flow

Hatha Flow

During these 90 / 120 minutes we let go of space and time and dive into mindfulness and effort. We begin by flowing through some sun salutations, after which we will deepen and explore a wide range of classical asanas, carried by the flow of our breath. We will ease toward the end of the class by practicing some excercises to regulate our breath (pranayama) and then allow ourselves to witness our own mental and physical relaxation in savasana (deep relaxation). Basic Yoga experience is required

Claudia Garati

Claudia Garati

Claudia grew up in Switzerland. She started practicing Hatha Yoga in 2000. After moving to New York in 2005, she enrolled in YogaWorks certified 500-hour Teacher Training program and completed it as a certified Yoga Alliance instructor (current level: E-RYT500® and YACEP®) in 2006. Claudia further studied in New York and San Francisco (2005-2008) with ISHTA Yoga founder Alan Finger, Mark Whitwell, Bridget Shields, and with Restorative Senior Teacher Sara Tirner. From 2016 to 2019, during her time in Asia she also delved into Universal Yoga with Copper Crow/Andrey Lappa, Yoga Nidra and trained with the queen of handstand Marysia Do which complemented her yoga. After 3 years in Singapore Claudia moved back to Switzerland in 2019 again. To her, yoga means both statics and dynamics, which are energetically in balance. In her classes she focuses on proper, individual alignment to guarantee both safety and freedom. Her aim as a teacher is to allow the students to find their breath and consequently become present in each asana and in the moment, i.e. bringing the benefits of yoga off the mat and into today’s life. Claudia teaches in German and English.

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