Yoga Shape

Corporate wellness for busy professionals: consulting, classes, retreats. Shape your life with yoga.

I help companies to support their staff in achieving and maintaining optimal health and be more active contributors in meeting the company’s goals.

01/11/2025

What if your next big idea arrived in the pause, not the rush?

Focus and clarity rarely come from doing more.
They come from knowing how to reset - in the middle of a workday, between meetings, before a decision.

🧠 Studies show that chronic stress reduces productivity by up to 30% and increases turnover risk by nearly 50% (Harvard Business Review, Gallup).

Yet, when people are offered simple well-being tools - movement, breath, mindful pauses - engagement and creativity rise by over 60%.

That’s what I teach.

I bring science-backed yoga and meditation tools into workplaces that run on high focus and high pressure - helping people shift from reactive to resilient.

Every session is adapted to real working life:

🪑 movement sequences that focus on the most common areas of concern
🌬️ breathing exercises that steady the mind before big meetings
🕯️ short meditations that restore energy throughout the day

All these are practical methods taught with respect for your time and your intellect.

With over 12 years in corporate management and 1,500+ hours of teaching experience, I speak both languages: the structured world of business and the inner language of the body.
That bridge is what makes this work land - and last.

If your team could use a clearer mind, calmer communication, and a little more space to think =
that’s where we begin.

Curious what this could look like for your company? Let’s talk.

23/10/2025

Looking for a meaningful end-of-year getaway? Don’t miss this special New Year retreat in peaceful Belgian Ardennes, surrounded by nature.

Here, you will have the perfect space to reflect on and release 2025 with gratitude, and start 2026 with intention and joy, feeling inspired and grounded.

Daily yoga and meditations, Ayurveda-inspired vegetarian meals, midnight ceremony on 31 December, sound journeys, guided nature walks, forest baths and even… a spa day!

Isn’t it a perfect present for yourself for the beginning of the New Year?

You will return home feeling relaxed, energised, and nourished.

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🏡 4 nights accommodation in a charming, tranquil residence (bed linen and towels provided)
🧘‍♀️ Yoga mats and meditation cushions available
🍽 3 daily wholesome vegetarian/vegan meals, crafted with fresh, natural ingredients (dinner on the first day, breakfast on the last day)
☀️ 4 morning yoga practices: Energising Vinyasa, Gentle Flow
🌙 3 evening yoga practices: Candlelight Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra
🧘 5 guided meditation sessions, aligned with 5 nature elements
🌿 Grounding 5-10 km walk in nature
🌳 Self-guided Forest Baths
🍃 Wish Tree ceremony
🎶 Sound Journey with Tibetan singing bowls
💦 Visit of wellness spa centre in Durbuy
🗓️ New Year Workshop: plan your 2026 effortlessly
🎉 Celebration of the New Year with kirtan in Radhadesh
🪷 3 thematic yoga workshops: ‘Unburden Your Shoulders’, ‘Support Your Spine’, ‘Free Your Hips’ (Yoga Alliance YACEP-certified with a certificate of completion)
🔮 Runic reading
✨ Oracle Card experience

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23/08/2025

Feeling like you need to pause and have a weekend just for yourself?

When life feels noisy, your mind cluttered, and your body tense - you don’t need to push through.
You need space.
Time away from the to-do lists, screens, and expectations.

That’s exactly what this weekend is for.

Join us for the Yoga Weekend Retreats in the peaceful Belgian Ardennes:

📅 19-21 September | 17-19 October | You can also join for 1 day only
🧘‍♀️ Yoga. Meditation. Forest walks. Sound journeys.
🌿 A sacred pause to bring you back to yourself.

We’ll move, breathe, rest, and reflect under the energy of the New Moon - letting go of what’s no longer needed and planting seeds for what’s next.

Come alone or with a friend, limited spots available.

Book until 31 August to receive a 100 euro discount.

05/07/2025

[EN] Coming to the Santa Maria Blues Festival?
Want to combine it with exploring the island: a new hike and a new beach every day?

Join us for a special experience that blends fun, nature, and well-being - with a front-row seat to Santa Maria’s magic.

✔️ Cosy hotel stay with a swimming pool and ocean view
✔️ Daily yoga sessions (no experience needed)
✔️ Guided hikes to jaw-dropping views
✔️ Beach time + delicious meals
✔️ Evenings at the Blues Festival

You can:
✅ Stay the full 6 days as a retreat guest
✅ Or join just for the day - 1 day or all 6 - no overnight stay needed

A few rooms left!

Message Irina Oshchepkova from .shape for details or visit: https://yogashape.online/santamaria

Let your Santa Maria vacation be restful, adventurous, and full of joy.

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[PT] Vai ao Santa Maria Blues Festival?
Quer aproveitar para explorar a ilha - com uma nova caminhada e uma nova praia todos os dias?

Junte-se a nós para uma experiência especial que combina diversão, natureza e bem-estar - com acesso privilegiado à magia de Santa Maria.

✔️ Alojamento acolhedor com piscina e vista para o mar
✔️ Sessões de yoga diárias (não precisa de experiência)
✔️ Caminhadas guiadas com vistas de cortar a respiração
✔️ Tempo de praia + refeições deliciosas
✔️ Noites no Blues Festival

Pode:
✅ Ficar os 6 dias completos como participante do retiro
✅ Ou juntar-se apenas durante o dia - 1 dia ou todos os 6 - sem necessidade de pernoitar

Ainda temos alguns quartos disponíveis!

Envie mensagem à Irina Oshchepkova da .shape para mais detalhes ou visite: https://yogashape.online/santamaria

Deixe que as suas férias em Santa Maria sejam relaxantes, cheias de aventura e pura alegria.

Maria Blues

30/06/2025

You finally carve out some time to take care of yourself and do a movement practice. The last thing you need is generic advice that sets you back. 🙈

Doing the wrong thing - not fit for your unique body - can lead to pain, strain, or long-term issues. And unfortunately, that’s what I see too often: busy professionals with their best intentions following ‘one size fits all’ approach and ending up with tight shoulders, sore knees, or nagging back pain. 😮

With over 12 years in law and international management - and now as a well-being guide and provider - I understand how precious your time is. When you do take a break, you want it to benefit you ✅

Last weekend, I had a privilege to teach a Continuing Education Workshop ( YACEP-certified) on personalised alignment and fundamental yoga postures, as a part of my weekend retreat in Belgian Ardennes 🏔️

Do you want to learn what movement practice fits your unique body? Join my next weekend retreat in September or week-long retreat in July - and you will leave with practical advice that actually supports you. I certify that!

Many thanks to my guests of the last weekend retreat , , - you made it truly special! 🙏🙏🙏 And thank you Jeroen for the great photo!

26/05/2025

What if just a few minutes could help you reset your focus?

That’s exactly what we’ll show you in our upcoming Stress-Free Focus at Work workshop.

You’ll learn:

• Why your focus slips - and how to get it back
• Simple tools to release tension during the workday
• Quick resets that actually work (even at your desk)

We’re Irina .shape & Yamille - two professionals-turned-guides who know what burnout feels like from the inside.

We created this workshop to offer real solutions to real workplace challenges.

Simple, science-backed tools to reset and refocus - right in the middle of a busy day.

Together, we bring:

– 12+ years of corporate experience + 1500+ hours of teaching yoga, mindfulness, and meditation (Irina)
– 15+ years in leadership + deep training in burnout prevention and art-based coaching (Yamille)

Come recharge with us - your body and mind will thank you.

📍 6-8 PM | Antwerp 3 June | Brussels 17 June
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15/05/2025

Focus starts in the body 👀

At our Stress-Free Focus at Work workshop I organise with , we don’t just talk about focus - we practise it. On the spot. In your body.

Here’s what you’ll get from the Body & Movement perspective:

✅ A quick reset for tired shoulders, stiff backs, and tight hips

✅ On-the-spot movement tools you can use right at your desk

✅ A chance to feel the difference between tension and presence

✅ Techniques to recharge without needing a breakroom, mat, or gym

We go beyond theory. You’ll try body-based tools that help you regain clarity in minutes—even in the middle of a packed workday.

You’ll leave knowing exactly what to do when your focus slips or your energy drops.

Curious? Come join us in Brussels/Antwerp. Your body (and your mind) will thank you.

📍Live, interactive, energising.
📩 DM or comment YES for workshop details.

10/05/2025

I’m delighted to announce the 2 upcoming events I’ll be hosting together with . Join us for practical, energising workshops designed to help you recharge, refocus, and perform - with less stress and more clarity.

📍 Antwerp - Tuesday, 3 June, 6-8 PM
📍 Brussels - Tuesday, 17 June, 6-8 PM

Expect simple, practical, time-friendly tools to help you move from scattered to centred: movement, mindfulness, meditation, expressive writing, art therapy, and more!

Spots are limited, register at the links above, we are looking forward to seeing you!

09/05/2025

The art of letting go 🎨

As we approach the Full Moon and the end of the cycle, can you feel the ‘conclusions’ mode?

I wanted to share with you this beautiful verse by Donna Ashworth. It is a perfect description of the art and the power of letting go - to create space for something new, aligned with your dreams, tuned with your purpose. Enjoy!

Letting go is an essential part of my transformational retreats in fabulous destinations.

On the first day of the retreat dedicated to the Fire element, you will have time and space to reflect on the past and let go of any negativity so that you can prepare yourself for a new start.

The retreat program is designed according to my signature 5-step SHAPE method, where every activity, every yoga practice, and every meditation is inspired and guided by the qualities of the 5 Nature elements: Fire 🔥, Earth 🪴, Metal ⚙️, Water 🌊, Wood 🪵.

This is based on Chinese metaphysics of how the elements relate and evolve, and how they impact a person. Each day of this retreat guides you on your inner journey back to yourself.

Next overseas retreat is in the Azores, Santa Maria Island: 17-22 July 2025.

You have until the end of the month to book with a 200 euro discount!

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[...] Let go of worry, what will be will be.
Let go of regret, what’s done is done.
Let go of anger, it’s prolonging your pain.

Let it all go and make way.

You can’t reach for the new, if your arms are full of yesterday’s baggage.

We can’t go back, my friends, but we can move on, lightly, without that load.

So...
Let it all go, set it all down.
It’s dragging you back.
And you’re not going back,
You’re going forward.

So go forward, with peace.

You did what you did,
life gave what it gave,
and we are who we are.

March on…

Love first.

29/04/2025

Have you noticed that we run on autopilot? Taking the same way to work, ordering the same coffee, putting the handbag in the same place.

We are creatures of habit. Shall we challenge that? And why not start it now, during the holidays, when you are not distracted by the usual routine?

You might think, ‘Yes but there are plenty of other distractions!’

And that’s exactly what I invite you to tackle today with practicing awareness pause.

Every now and then throughout the day pause and ask yourself:

👀 What are my sensations right now, at this moment?
❤️ What are my emotions right now, at this moment?
🧠 What are my thoughts right now, at this moment?

You can try and practise it at one of the family dinners over this holiday season.

Can it be that you are in need of a longer pause to ask yourself big questions that you’ve been postponing?

❓Am I happy ❓ Am I fulfilled ❓ Am I living in alignment with what truly matters to me❓

The Azores Awakening Retreat in Santa Maria Island is a container of time and space, designed for you to pause, reflect, and finally have the conversation with yourself that you’ve been putting off.

You’ll leave with real tools you can use every day to stay present, manage stress, and create the kind of life you want. By the end of these six days, you’ll feel you can step into your new chapter with confidence, purpose, and a life aligned with your true self.

📍 Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal: I help you check the best flight options
🕰 Thursday, 17 July - Tuesday, 22 July: convenient timing over weekend and Belgian public holiday
💰 From €1500 all-inclusive: €400 discount until 30 April + €100 discount if you bring a friend / for returning guests

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‘‘I'm not flexible enough to do yoga... I feel aches and pain here and there... Come on, yoga is boring!.. You know, I just can’t relax...’’ Sounds familiar? Well, you are now in the right place!

My name is Irina, I teach different yoga style (Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Yin) all united under the umbrella ‘your unique body knows better what is best for you’. I teach at the studio and give corporate and private classes. I like motivating and helping practitioners of all levels to enjoy and feel safe and at ease with their practice.

When doing yoga, listening to your body is the most important thing. Do what you feel is right for you rather than looks fancy to others!

Check out my offers and events here and on Instagram www.instagram.com/yoga.shape.