Teaching great yoga is a craft. The step from a 200-hour teacher training to become a skillful teacher takes time, experience, reflection and in an optimal scenario: guidance.

In this 30-hour mentorship program with Mirjam Haymann you will receive Mirjam’s insight on how to navigate the yoga market: where and how she failed and what helped her to succeed. You will benefit from tools to deal with your own inner critic and your demons, so you can show up the way you truly want to and build a steady and confident path of yoga teaching.

Because to take the seat of the teacher can take a toll on us:

• How do we sequence intelligent classes and keep doing so, without just using intuition or what we recently learned in another class?
• How do we deal with rejections, empty classes, or angry-looking students? Or with students that are even walking out of your class?
• How can we teach responsibly when there are various levels in the room?
• Are we allowed to teach Asanas that we cannot practice ourselves? Or how do we teach advanced asana?
• How do we navigate the anarchy of the yoga jungle, social media, competition, and “politics”?
• How shall we touch people when we assist and what assists could possibly be dangerous?
• How can we use our voice to master the room and take ownership of the class?

Many people come to yoga with chronic pain because allopathic medicine does not have a great success rate at correcting the causes. Yoga can be effective when the mechanism of chronic pain are understood, and when that understanding guides the practice.

A theme that will run through this training is an understanding of how and why joint pain, muscle stiffness and weakness, limited range of movement, and recurring pain patterns have a common root in the body’s protective reflexes – and what to do about it to restore strength, flexibility, and function.
Even in the absence of chronic pain, these insights will provide a vital key to bringing greater freedom, strength, and flexibility to your yoga practice.

This approach will add new depth and wisdom to your yoga practice, whether in teaching others, or in your personal practice. This will include insights into sequencing, variations and remedial exercises as well as refinements in our understanding of asana alignments. And importantly, it will also include tools of assessment for understanding the sources of chronic pain problems that can be addressed and corrected through insightful practice.

The asana practices at the beginning of each day will reinforce your understanding of how these ideas can be put to practical use in an enjoyable and satisfying way in a class setting.
In addition, we will be addressing the new health challenges we face, post-covid, with ‘long haul covid,’ and the tools that yoga has to offer.

Doug Keller will offer this Yoga Therapy Training from Thursday, March 23, through Sunday, March 26, 2023 at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

AIRYOGA regularly offers workshops for absolute beginners of yoga.

In these workshops you will be guided by our highly qualified teachers in learning the basic principles and practices of yoga postures, breathing techniques and mental focus. You will be taught and assisted in how to modify postures so that regardless of your physical condition and experience you will be able to have a healthy and successful practice.

These workshops are a highly experimental and fun way of learning about the benefits of yoga practice like flexibility, strength and balance leading to a calm and quiet mind. These workshops are also an ideal preparation for our regular yoga classes and a great gift idea for any of your friends who are new to yoga.

The next Absolute Beginners Workshop will take place on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at AIRYOGA at Fabrikstasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.  

It will be taught by Adrian Wirth in German and English.

The cost is CHF 85.-

Workshop participants will get a special price on their first series of 10 classes: CHF 280.- instead of CHF 350.-

Participation is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further questions please contact us at zuerich@airyoga.com

This workshop session is an invitation for regular practitioners to explore the depth of full spectrum Asana practice.
Through the physical sensations evoked by the postures, our consciousness naturally embodies. This results in a greater sense of aliveness and empowerment. The re-connection in the fibers of our bodies, relaxes our mental movement and optimally leads to more clarity and calmness.
The workshop will end with a longer phase of silence to taste the nectar of the practice.

Manuela teaches yoga since 2008. Her attitude and approach towards life is influenced by taoist, vedic and Buddhist studies and practices. An education in Ayurvedic Psychology at the European Ayurveda Academy and Buddhist Psychotherapy enriched her background as a psychiatric nurse and also influences her way of holding and shaping space.
Manuela’s teaching is dynamic and powerful, but at the same time a journey to the inner stillness as a refuge in this hectic and demanding world.
Since 2020, Manuela lives in the Metta Villa in the southwest of France, a quiet and nourishing space for retreats and inner transformation that she has co-founded with her partner Marc.
For more information please visit www.mettavilla.fr

Manuela Peverelli will lead this workshop on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

To participate a minimum of 2 years of regular practice is required.

Manuela teaches in English.

The rate is CHF 90.-

Participation is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further questions please contact us at zuerich@airyoga.com

“The greatest sin may be the unlived life.”
Debbie Ford

At times a longing arises for something which feels as yet unlived. It is not always clear if it comes from our private lives (job, relationship, living situation), or if its deeper. Yet we can feel that we are out of harmony with our innermost song, only occasionally catching a glimpse of what that could sound and feel like, and saddened by the lurking intuition that we are not fully harnessing our innate resources.

Discovering, through dialogue, what we really need – and by using the three levels of experience of self-seat, soul, and source – we can align with our innermost song, thereby unlocking this unharnessed energy.

On the level of the self-seat (ego state) we can connect to our emotional needs. On the level of soul we can feel that our lives have meaning though purpose, social fulfillment and belonging, as we come into resonance with our destiny. On the level of source we can experience the comfort of wisdom, the calm of compassion and union with our innermost being.

This immersion draws on asana practice and breathwork designed for supporting our exploration from a grounded, yet open and playful space, supported by visualizations, mantras and meditations from various spiritual and psychological perspectives for deeper exploration.

Michael Hamilton will teach this Easter Immersion from Good Friday, April 7, through Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

This workshop is for practitioners who would like to have an opportunity to practice a wide range of asana including inversions, arm balances, hip openers and backbends.

The class will be deep, focused and versatile – with dynamic sequencing and detailed alignment instructions.
It contents of 2.5 hours of intermediate asana and will finish off with 30 minutes of pranayama.

Participants need to be able to do a handstand against the wall and push up into a wheel.

Mirjam is a Yoga Teacher, a public speaker, mentor and coach and a mother of three, born and raised in Zurich with Jewish roots. After studying law and moving to Hong Kong, she dedicated herself to the Yoga path, teaching the Wild Lotus Technique of her teachers Rinat Perlman and Patrick Creelman as well as offering pre- and postnatal coachings.
Mirjam is devoted to study the emotional, mental and physical interconnections, always aiming at having a life of integrity and values but still full of beauty and joy.

Mirjam Haymann will lead this workshop on Sunday, April 16, 2023 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

Mirjam teaches in English.

The rate for the workshop is CHF 90.-

The number of participants is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further questions please contact us at zuerich@airyoga.com

Clarifying the meaning of life is essential and lack of it often lies behind emotional crisis. To live our life fully we need to connect to our own hearts and feel what it yearns for. That way, we are guided in shaping our life intentionally by aligning our heart wishes with how we engage with the world. As we experience the opening of our hearts, we unleash the courage to move towards the manifestation of our vision.

In all session asana and breathwork is used to refine our perception and receptivity. From there we connect with mantras, visualizations and guided contemplations to the songs of our hearts. Exercises from both eastern and western traditions guide us on this journey.

This weekend is open to Yogis with at least 2 years of practice. It can be booked as an entire program or each day individually.

Michael Hamilton and Sabine Glück will offer this workshop from Friday, May 5, through Sunday, May 7, 2023 at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zürich.

“Above the clouds of the mind, there is a clear blue sky. I will meet you there…”
Peter Harper

In this blossoming season, embark on a wonderful journey to unleash the healing and transformative treasures of your heart.

Peter has prepared a beautiful collection of conscious disciplines such as guided meditations, conscious movement, AUM voicing, heart expansion, zen self enquiry and sharing circles to reveal the transformative power of the heart and release the unique ‘fragrance‘.
To support this gentle, yet powerful process, some of the core sessions will be enhanced by enchanting poems by the Sufi master and poet Rumi. The magic of his poetry is that his words speak directly to our hearts. By reading Rumi’s words we are directly experiencing the message he is sharing.

Connect to your authentic self, free from the constructs of social conditionings. Experience the natural waves of love, inspiration, joy and peace that lie within you.
Learn how to release yourself from the limitations of internal patterns and develop skills in transforming energy from inertia into a healthy flow. Learn how a state of deep gratitude attracts abundance into your life. Clear out the past and create the space to bond with your sense of aliveness and purpose.

Both afternoons include a powerful breathing session. In the first afternoon after a careful preparation, you lie in savasana with an accelerated breathing rhythm, listening to evocative music and you will then enter a non-ordinary state of consciousness. This state activates the natural inner healing process of the psyche and of the body. During the night, in between the sessions, the experience can sink deeper into your system.

In the second session we will do a modern breath-meditation in a seated posture. Afterwards we will practice some gentle asana flow and chanting. There will be enough time to answer questions and deepen the process.

This weekend is ideal as a deepening experience of yoga on the inner, mental level. We open a space where you will have the opportunity to experience yourself with a soft, open heart, experience a sense of coming home and unity. You will also learn a lot about the functioning of your mind and ego. These deep experiences may trigger the start of a transformation-process towards wholeness.

Adrian Wirth and Guido Lenz will offer this workshop on May 20, and 21, 2023 at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm (Part 1)
and
Sunday, May 21, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Part 2)

In this Functional Yoga Workshop we will bring Yoga and the Functional application of resistance and assistance together. We will breath and move with the help of use of the MSA Strap. Applying resistance and assistance with the elastic loop band will allow us to integrate key body structures such as the core, shoulders and hips. While strengthening and lengthening the body, familiar asanas and exercise to support the practice will be available in a whole new way.

After a 90 minute practice we will take the last hour to apply pressure with the double balls for self fascia release. Calming the nervous system in an effective and self efficient way.

Stefanie Castson is a Bsc Physiotherapist, Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500hr & RPYT), founder of MSA Health – a Movement Science Academy, and Functional Movement fanatic!
Coming from the western side of science, the practice of Yoga has provided a very holistic way of healing. Benefiting, studying and educating about both is what has allowed Stefanie to design the MSA Products and practices, bringing both aspects together.
As a Mum and a RPYT, she also offers pre and post-natal trainings.
She lives with her family near Zurich, Switzerland.
„Whatever wellness and awareness you seek, for mind or body, I will guide you there.“
You can find more details on her website https://msa.health

Stefanie Castson will offer this workshop at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.

The workshop is recommended for all who want to know more about their body and the stability required to gain ability in a Yoga Asana Practice.

The MSA Loop Strap and Fascia Double Balls will be provided and are also available with a discount for purchase after the workshop.

Stefanie teaches in German with English translation.

The rate is CHF 85.-.

The number of participants is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further questions please contact us at zuerich@airyoga.com

This workshop is for practitioners who would like to have an opportunity to practice a wide range of asana including inversions, arm balances, hip openers and backbends.

The class will be deep, focused and versatile – with dynamic sequencing and detailed alignment instructions.
It contents of 2.5 hours of intermediate asana and will finish off with 30 minutes of pranayama.

Participants need to be able to do a handstand against the wall and push up into a wheel.

Mirjam is a Yoga Teacher, a public speaker, mentor and coach and a mother of three, born and raised in Zurich with Jewish roots. After studying law and moving to Hong Kong, she dedicated herself to the Yoga path, teaching the Wild Lotus Technique of her teachers Rinat Perlman and Patrick Creelman as well as offering pre- and postnatal coachings.
Mirjam is devoted to study the emotional, mental and physical interconnections, always aiming at having a life of integrity and values but still full of beauty and joy.

Mirjam Haymann will lead this workshop on Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

Mirjam teaches in English.

The rate for the workshop is CHF 90.-

The number of participants is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further questions please contact us at zuerich@airyoga.com

The ‘Shakti Shuttlez’ invite you and your friends to their next uplifting Kirtan and Mantra singing at AIRYOGA. Everybody who enjoys singing, dancing or quietly listening is warmly welcome to join this special Kirtan evening.

Kirtan is “call and response chanting” from the Indian devotional traditions. You listen to a line and you repeat it. Relax your rational mind and open your heart through singing.
The tone of your own voice, the singing of the whole group and the sound of the instruments connect you to something very ancient: Singing together is one of the oldest human practices.

Shakti signifies the divine, feminine, creative power of the universe. Once you connect to it, singing an making music becomes the most natural expression of it.
Together we will shuttle to the inner place where we experience this power, the Shakti, in our hearts. And then we bring this gift back into our daily lives for the benefit of others and ourselves.

The ‘Shakti Shuttlez’ are an offspring-project from Dave Stringer’s Kirtan flight school. Daniela, Maureen, Tony und Adrian and sometimes some guest musicians are looking forward to singing with you.

The next Kirtan Evening with the ‘Shakti Shuttlez’ will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 (4th floor) in 8005 Zurich. 

Door opens at 5:30 p.m.

Everybody who enjoys singing, dancing or quietly listening is warmly welcome.

Entrance is free. A minimum of CHF 15.- donation per person is recommended.

For further questions please e-mail to adrian@oshadi-yoga.ch

The mid summer is full of light and bursting energy. The days are long and life is happening and fully thriving! Time to gather and spend an afternoon in celebration of the lively aspect of human existence.
We will connect to the joy in our hearts with chanting 108 times the Gayatri Mantra in a melodious, rhythmic and energetic way. Music and your voice is the vehicle to open your heart, let the energy flow freely and allow gratitude to arise.

When we sing a Mantra together much is happening with us on many levels. Bodily we are sitting still in meditation. For our feelings and emotions the Mantra is a vessel where they are allowed to be, where they have an outlet, an expression and direction to flow to. Instead of narrow and closed, our heart becomes soft and open again. Our emotional body can rid itself from much weight and can heal. On the mental level the continuous concentration on the Mantra can calm the endless chattering of our mind or temporarily stop it entirely. On the spiritual level it gives a form to the conscious or unconscious pull towards finding home again, towards the Source where we come from, a form to the longing to merge with the Divine.

We are looking forward to diving together into the spiritual dimension of life and to celebrate the holiness of being. The Mantra will transport us from the narrow everyday consciousness into the wide open awareness close to the Source.

Adrian Wirth and Paola Deprez will offer this workshop on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse 10 in 8005 Zurich.

The charismatic spiritual teacher and bestselling author Gahl Sasson from Los Angeles has been teaching and providing astrological consultations for members of AIRYOGA for the last 15 years.

First time since the pandemic, he is coming back to Zurich for private readings in Astrology as well as Past Lifetime Regressions,

His books on Astrology and Kabbalah have been endorsed by HH the 14th Dalai Lama. Gahl was featured by W Magazine as the best astrologer in LA and he was selected by Asia Spa Magazine as one of their 10 top therapist.
His website is https://cosmicnavigator.com

The Astrological readings and Past Life Regressions with Gahl Sasson will be offered from Wednesday, July 5, through Sunday, July 9, 2023 at a location not far from AIRYOGA, Fabrikstrasse in Zurich.

Astrological Readings:
For first timers as well as returning clients. A review of your natal chart as well as current transits and life events with a look at the trends for next year. In addition we examine your progressions as well as locations around the world the suits you best.

Past Lifetime Regression:
A deep guided meditation designed to connect you to a previous life in order to identify and heal patterns, blocks, and health challenges that are karmic in nature. The session includes a short look at the chart to anchor the experience in astrology.

The costs are:
CHF 200.- for private Astrology reading (45 min.)
CHF 250.- for past lifetime regression (60 min.)

To book a reading with Gahl please email him at Gahl@CosmicNavigator.com 

Yoga Nidra – „the sleep of the yogi“ – originates in the yoga traditions of the Himalaya. Swami Satyananda Saraswati from the Bihar School of Yoga in India and Swami Rama, who founded the Himalayan Institute, have both systematized such a practice.

The origin of Yoga Nidra is a Tantric practice called Nyasa, which means “to place“. The awareness is placed in the body in different ways. Yoga Nidra is a highly efficient method of deep relaxation that helps us to completely relax and regenerate on a physical, mental and emotional level. At the same time it is vitalizing and gently invigorating, the mind becomes fresh and clear.

This technique is suitable for everyone and it is very simple. It’s ideal for all the “high performance people” among us who are constantly under pressure; they will draw great benefit.
However, the original and true purpose is a spiritual one: This practice allows you deep insights in the nature of your consciousness. Ultimately, Yoga Nidra is consciously experienced deep sleep, where the awareness is “sinking” into formless stillness and spaciousness. Thereby the intensity of the influence of karmic tendencies (vasanas or samskaras, old imprints) on our mind will get milder and milder. At some point these mental tendencies will dissolve: Ultimate freedom!