Shenoa Tara - Shiatsu and Yoga

29/01/2025

This year, I'm offering a workshop series to attune us with the cycles of nature.

During these mornings, we'll explore 5 Element Theory, Yoga and Polyvagal Theory through somatic exercises.

The more we connect with how the natural world is mirrored in us and we in it, the more we feel as though we belong to it, to each other and to ourselves.

I hope you join me.

11/10/2024

Shiatsu bei Angstzuständen: Ein Weg aus der Panik. Shiatsu ist Teil dieses Weges. Danke für diesen schönen Bericht, an den wir uns gerne erinnern und deshalb nochmals teilen.

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11/10/2024

Shiatsu can be a supportive part on the path in healing and learning from fear and panic attacks.

Shiatsu bei Angstzuständen: Ein Weg aus der Panik. Shiatsu ist Teil dieses Weges. Danke für diesen schönen Bericht, an den wir uns gerne erinnern und deshalb nochmals teilen.

https://shiatsuverband.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ZuerichseeZeitung_Hohenegg_Panik_20230102.pdf

02/06/2024

Komplementärtherapie und Schulmedizin ergänzen sich auf wunderbare Weise. Wir müssen nicht gegeneinander arbeiten oder nur das eine oder das andere haben - wir brauchen beides.

Patientinnen und Patienten wünschen komplementärmedizinische Behandlungen – das erlebt die höchste Ärztin der Schweiz täglich.

27/05/2024

Summer Greetings - https://mailchi.mp/9ee87929e0a9/summer-greetings

10/01/2024

At the beginning of the Gregorian year, there is a big push to enact change. Many are looking forward to where and what we want to be. What will the year bring? How do we want to show up in it?

I don't begrudge anyone their tools for motivation or inspiration. However, I question the pressure we put on ourselves to evolve, change and create in this time which, in the northern hemisphere, is still deep in the belly of winter.

For those who celebrate Christmas, there was a sprint at the end of the year while nature was softly whispering "slow down". Many of us didn't listen and pushed harder. Only a week later, came the messages (from within and without) "The year is new! What you were last year wasn't good enough! How are you going to change??"

Where, in all of this, are the quiet moments to take stock? When do we exhale and rest in the space before the next breath in? When do we get to rest - physically, mentally, and spiritually?

If you are feeling the pressure of beginning again and sensing that you haven't even had time to complete the last cycle, you aren't alone. Know that saying "no, thanks" is a perfectly valid and healthy response to the insistence that you do more, be more.

You are good just the way you are. Breathe that in, let it go and pause on the exhale. Wait before breathing in - be in the emptiness. That emptiness where possibilities are endless and knowing what those will look like is impossible.

Give yourself permission to rest in these dark days. The vision will come, the growth will happen - there is no way that it can't because that is the nature of life. Trust.

23/12/2023

Ever since becoming a yoga teacher, breath work has amazed and surprised me. Modern science is starting to prove what has long been known and practiced in more ancient traditions. Conscious breathing, in varying ways, changes our physiology and state of being for the better. It's not difficult to learn some of the techniques, it usually has an immediate effect, it costs nothing, and the opportunity is always there (we are always breathing, after all).

A new report published in Cell Reports Medicine has found that individuals who use assigned breathwork techniques experienced greater improvements in mood and lowered respiratory rates as compared to those practicing mindfulness meditation. These findings indicate that breathwork may be an important...

11/12/2023

Time for some Yin Yoga for Kidney support. As we head deeper into the belly of winter, it is important to offer ourselves moments of replenishment and rest. Toning and opening through the kidneys is one way to do that. Practice these poses when you have time to really sink into the juiciness of them. Hold each pose for a few minutes, moving slowly and mindfully in and out of them. Give yourself pauses between to simply feel your body and the effects the poses are having on it. Go easy and enjoy 😌

20/11/2023

NEW DATE! The Power of Rest -

17/11/2023

Christmas Vouchers / Weihnachtsgutscheine -

Viele von uns fangen an, sich Gedanken darüber zu machen, was wir zu Weihnachten schenken sollen. Für manche ist das ein freudiges Gefühl. Für andere ist es stressig. Wir wollen Dinge schenken, die sinnvoll sind und Freude verbreiten.Was sollen wir unseren Lieben schenken, die alle materiellen S...

08/11/2023

In a few weeks, I'll be teaching the last Embodied Resilience Workshop of this year.

The autumn season in the Northern hemisphere is reminding and encouraging us to slow down, go inside and meet ourselves. Unfortunately, our culture doesn't value these qualities very much. It's more about the hustle, production, and "progress". So, we need to create spaces for ourselves where we can honour the yearnings of our bodies and minds. Spaces where we value the necessity of rest and rejuvenation.

During these two hours, we'll be exploring breath techniques, somatic tools for nervous system regulation and the juiciness of restorative yoga. It's my intention to provide a soft space for you to land in your body. No striving, no goals, no where to go.

If you struggle with anxiety and tension, come. If you are a person who finds it difficult to make space for your needs, come. If it's hard to receive, come.

I'm so looking forward to seeing you there.