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Well.Being - Health, Yoga & Beyond, Slovakia, Kosice (2025)

31/08/2025

There are said to be 72,000 nadis in the subtle body.
In Ayurveda, we try to give attention to 192 of them as main energy channels -
each one a pathway of prana,
flowing like rivers through our inner landscape.
These nadis are not just “concepts.”

They’re the architecture of subtle energy -
guides our breath, involved with emotions,
elevate awareness, and provide healing
through each subtle and physical cells of the body.

🌀 When a yoga teacher understands the nadis,
Pranayama becomes more than breath control -
It becomes a tool for deep inner purification, self realization .

🌱 Just like in plants, energy moves in specific directions,
nourished with water and nutrients from root to tip,
and from the sun to leaves by photosynthesis.

We can follow that, for example, in our breath, intelligently nourishes every organ, every tissue, every layer of being.

Teaching yoga without awareness of the nadis is like
watering a garden without knowing where the roots and seeds lie,
wasting much energy in the wrong place... or I can also say: missing the point.

✨But when we do understand their existence:
We touch the untouched imbalances by practicing in those ways from yoga and ayurveda.
We restore flow and learn to direct it, to channel it.
We invite healing, a balance mode.
We should teach with that understanding.

To be aware of why we practice in a specific manare, what are the main goals, where to point our attention and how to integrate the Nadis as our guide.

Let us breathe, expand, and guide with awareness.

With love,
Iris

17/08/2025

Stress doesn’t always look like panic nor hectic.

Sometimes, it hides behind overgiving, overdoing.
Behind the endless “yes” to family, students, clients, responsibilities…
Until one day, the body speaks.

Ayurveda teaches us that stress has a doshic flavor.
It might feel like a
Vata storm: anxiety, insomnia, restlessness.
Or a Pitta fire: irritability, burnout, inflammation.
Or a Kapha stagnation: heaviness, withdrawal, fatigue.

The key, in my opinion, is awareness.
To know our constitution, our tendencies, our imbalance
and respond with compassion.

For Vata: grounding, warmth, rhythm.
For Pitta: cooling, softness, surrender.
For Kapha: stimulation, lightness, movement.

Yoga teachers often care deeply for others.
But to keep holding space, we must also tend to our own inner space.
Every practice can be a small act, a step, of self-balancing.
Every breath, a return to center.

So next time stress whispers –
listen closely. Be there and trust, as
your body and soul already know the cure.

With love and full care: care-ful,
Iris

10/08/2025

Steps Towards Liberation

If I try to describe what an Ashram is in my own words, I would say: it is a place devoted to spiritual practice, offering an environment for self-investigation and realization.

Staying in an Ashram is like stepping away from everyday life -
secluding ourselves from the rest of society, allowing space to look inside the heart.

I began my journey in Ashrams back in 1995, most of them located in Asia.

Last month, I experienced a deeply meaningful time in the ecological Ashram in Zdarec, in the Czech Republic.

Dear Jan (Honza) Hlavacek and his family have created such a beautiful place - simple, charming, and deeply rooted.
The moment I arrived, I immediately felt the balanced energy, like an ancient truth.

We enjoyed the rich program of my dear Yoga teacher, Geza Timčak, the fresh, purifying lakes surrounding the Ashram, the sounds and movements we created together, the deers that came to greet me every day after meditation and prayers, and the close, loving souls of fellow yoga friends.

We don’t have to travel far to stay in an Ashram — we can simply cherish those nearby.
The greatest mission is to discover our personal Ashram within. That is the most precious of all.

My full gratitude for the abundance that provides everything.
See you soon also in Sri Devpuriji Ashram in Zdarec u Skutče.

Filled with love,
Iris

p.s. my special gratitude also to Karin, Zuska, Martina and Jana, my dears, who provided the miracles.

30/07/2025

8 limbs on one mat

Imagine getting a present box,
you are excited to open the beautiful wrapping.
you open it.
There is nothing inside.
Empty.

Hundreds of millions practice Yoga.
Really practice Yoga?

We move.
We breathe.
We feel refreshed.
It is only that present box.

Yoga was never just about the body.
It’s a path of consciousness.
of self realisation.
A practice of finest distinctions,
fully devotion,
endless compassion.

Compassion - Compass
We get a compass to the map towards liberation.
We should learn long enough how to use it and, only then, share those tools with others.

Without the roots of yogic philosophy,
our teaching risks becoming… well, I might say, elegant gymnastics.
Helpful – but disconnected.

So how do we bring the deeper layers, the real content, back?
Not by just quoting Sanskrit.
But by embodying the values.
By remembering that asanas are just one limb, of those 8.
By teaching presence, humility, ethics, and intention.

As teachers, it’s our privilege (and true responsibility)
to carry this tradition with respect – and pass it on.
Let’s keep deepening.

Asanas are there as a starter.
We will be able to enjoy the taste of the fruit much after we sow the seed.

Directing my compass to love,
Iris

20/07/2025

Some teachers carry so much light, depth, and devotion — you'd gladly cross the world to learn from them.
But next weekend, you won’t have to go that far.

🗓 July 25–27, 2025
📍 Budapest, Hungary

Two of the most inspiring teachers I know - and love - are coming together for a weekend workshop in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities:

✨ Usha Devi - a world-renowned disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar, walking the yogic path for 55 years with a story full of strength and miracles.
✨ Siddhartha Krishna - her son, a brilliant teacher of Advaita Vedanta, philosopher and author, whose teachings open the mind and touch the soul.

They both teach around the world - and both have something truly meaningful to share.
This workshop is a rare opportunity to study with them together in a heartful setting.

Of course, I’ll be there.
Not only because they are dear friends -
but because they are so gifted.

You should follow,
✨ Come learn and grow with us in Budapest.
For more details, feel free to reach out to me directly.

With love,
Iris

16/07/2025

Between inhale and exhale…
Between exhale and inhale…
We find a natural pause. A still point.
Kumbhaka.

In that brief, quiet moment –
the breath is not happening
the quiteness reveals

like a clear, innate, pure, finest cristal
that is always there, exists
awaiting our consciousness to remove the veil.

It is effortless.
We listen. we witness
And with practice,
we learn to stay there –
gently.
Like being the horizon line.

This pause isn’t empty.
It holds direction and energy.
intention. Urge.

Some of us need to rise.
Some of us need to settle.
Kumbhaka becomes the bridge
between what is, and what is needed.

So from our next breathe,
let us notice the stillness.
Meet the bridge with kindness.
And watch our cristal.

Inhaling love,
Iris

P.s. next will come, how we use that "bridge" in Pranayama.

03/07/2025

What is Dharana? Is it Mindfulness?
How we guide it to our practitioners?

It begins with Dharana – focused attention, concentration.
The 6th limb of Patanjali’s Ashtanga yoga.

After the postures, movements, once the body is open, free from stagnations and the breath is smooth and steady – a golden opportunity appears.

That’s when we guide our practitioners’ minds to hold.
To find their bridge between the external practice and the inner journey.

We don’t have to say much. Just to direct, softly.

As a fundamental path towards Dhyana, meditation, we have to keep practicing Dharana every day and slowly we can feel the urge to share it with our students.

Yoga brings so many methods for Dharana, and we can facilitate it to others by exploring and experiencing.

We are directing a “conscious spotlight”, our focused awareness, on one chosen object.

We can instruct by embodying it, visualizing a specific organ, following breathe, reciting a mantra (vocally or silently), gazing at an object (Tratak), using the Mala rosary (108 beads) and more.

By being present. Again, and again. Non-judgmental.
By pausing, breathing, listening.

We learn how to stay still, how to be our own anchor in life.
So, let’s share it among our circles.

I’m here for you to discuss and support. You are welcome to write me.

With warmth and full awareness,
Iris

26/06/2025

Every yoga teacher needs a teacher, who holds depth, integrity, wisdom and still teaches with softness and caring.

If you’re a teacher looking to stay rooted, inspired, and truly connected to the essence of Yoga, this is for you 🤍

I’ve been following many gifted teachers from around the world – authentic, experienced, and deeply rooted in the yogic tradition.

Geza Timcak is the best example for such.
You know that feeling, when something is so good, so meaningful, that you just have to share it?
That’s how I’ve felt for the past 28 years on my Yogic journey with Geza Timcak to spread his teachings.
One of the most significant teachers in my life.
I met Geza when I moved to Slovakia in 1997.
As a devoted yoga practitioner, I immediately began searching for a teacher.
The rector of my university smiled and said, “You’re in luck. I’ll introduce you to one of the finest teachers.”

That’s how I found myself sitting in front of a professor, head of a department in the Technical university. He had a lighted smile
and a glow around him, even in the grey, post-communist surroundings..
Since then, I've had the great privilege of studying yoga and life with Geza and with many extraordinary teachers he introduced me to, from around the world.
To me, Geza is like a great Baobab tree – vast in presence, with deep roots hidden beneath the surface, a stable trunk,
drawing nourishment from countless traditions: from Yoga to Rudolf Steiner, from sciences to religions.
Through him, I’ve learned how knowledge becomes integration,
how presence becomes practice, and mainly, how teaching becomes a living expression of love.
His approach is humble, yet so rich.
He holds space in a way that fills each of us with insight, beauty, inspiration and resilience.

His branches bloom with wisdom, his fruits are rich with love.
His deep way of teaching can hardly be described in words.
He introduces wide knowledge and practices that few others bring out, if at all.
A brilliant scientist who has also walked the path of spirit for over 60 years,
and has been teaching Yoga for more than 50.
Not enough words to describe Geza.

Full of gratitude and love,
Iris

For Geza's events, contact me

16/06/2025

The most inspiring sangha of yoga teachers – high in the Swiss Alps 🕉️
August 17–22, 2025 | EUY International Congress

Not everyone has heard of Zinal –
a small village at the very end of a road, nestled in the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps, surrounded by glaciers, turquoise lakes, and crystal-clear air.

But for me, it’s much more than breathtaking nature.
This summer will mark my 19th visit to Zinal since 1998 – and I still return with the same sense of wonder.

Each year, in the second half of August, the European Union of Yoga (EUY) hosts a special congress here.
I’ve been a proud member since 1998.

Why do I keep coming back?
Not just for the teachings (though they are profound).
Not just for the mountain treks that open our breath and our hearts.
Not even for the joy of reconnecting with lifelong colleagues and friends from across Europe.

I come back for the Sangha.
For the sense of shared humanity and purpose that pulses through this gathering –
a community held together by a deep search for truth through yoga.

Some of my dearest teachers are forever linked to this place:
Dr. Bhole (RIP), Gejza Timcak, Ivo Sedlacek, Francois Lorin, Andre Riehl, the Mohans…
And of course, Ziva Kinrot (RIP), whose presence is still felt within me.

So yes – I warmly invite you to join us this year.
To walk, to breathe, to study, to chant, to connect.

It’s a rare kind of magic.
And I believe you’ll fall in love with it, too.
Guaranteed.

🧘‍♀️ Early bird registration is open until the end of June.
Details & signup >> https://www.europeanyoga.org/euyws/congress-in-zinal-2025/

See you there,
Iris

12/06/2025

Sometimes, even the most devoted yoga teachers wake up and feel… a little empty.

Not because we’ve stopped loving what we do –
but because the energies around us can slowly wear us down.
As teachers, we give. We open. We hold space.
But when we forget to refill ourselves, our inner fire can start to fade.

This kind of quiet depletion doesn’t shout.
It shows up gently.
As the urge to cancel a class.
The hesitation before showing up.
The soft, aching absence of joy in something that once felt sacred.

Over the years, I’ve learned that one of the most powerful remedies for this silent fragility… is Sangha.
Community.
A circle of friends, teachers, and practitioners who understand the path we’ve chosen.
Who gather to breathe, study, chant, laugh – and yes, sometimes cry – together.

Because when we gather, something shifts.
We remind each other:
We are not the source.
We are the vessel.
And we were never meant to walk this path alone.

So if you’ve been feeling a little tired… a little distant –
Come back to your Sangha. Or find a new one.
Let yourself be held, too.

With warmth and care,
Iris

29/05/2025

Sometimes the trail and the mat walk hand in hand — guiding us inward. 🌳🌊

There’s something about walking –
step by step, breath by breath –
that brings us back into the raw, living present.

In trekking, we meet the extremes:
heat, cold, silence, effort, uncertainty.
We feel our limits, and then… something shifts.
A new rhythm emerges – slower, quieter, more honest.

We walk with our eyes on the ground,
noticing rocks, roots, earth.
Until we pause –
and suddenly, the horizon opens.
That breathtaking view reminds us: we’ve been climbing all along.

Hiking empowers, more than just the body.
It builds mental resilience, emotional depth, and the courage to look inward.
We begin to feel comfortable where we once felt unsure.
We step out of our comfort zones — and slowly, they expand.

It mirrors our emotions.
Our reactions.
Our patterns.
And gives us the space to meet ourselves with honesty.

As yoga teachers and therapists,
the trail becomes another kind of studio —
where nature is the guide, the breath is the anchor,
and the self is gently revealed.

Out there, in the wilderness,
we meet ourselves differently. More thoroughly.

And sometimes,
we remember who we were
before the noise.

With earth underfoot and sky above,
the path becomes the practice.

🌞 Stay tuned for my upcoming summer journeys in Europe.

Walking with love
Iris

22/05/2025

As yoga teachers, we hold space.

We listen. We guide. We offer tools for grounding, balance, breath and awareness.
But, how often do we pause and ask:

What do I need to keep myself in ease, nourished, centered, and whole?

From my experience in Ayurveda, I’ve come to understand that we can’t give from an empty cup –
not energetically, emotionally, or spiritually.

I keep asking myself, How do I balance this and that situations? How do I find stillness within the noise of hectic world?

Ayurveda teaches us that our energy is shaped by the Doshas, principals,
Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. The individual’s design of these 3, determines, and influences how we think, feel, and act.

While Vata gives us the energy to be creative, adaptable, and hold space for change, it can also leave us feeling scattered and ungrounded.

Meanwhile, Kapha allows us to deeply hold space for others, offering warmth and steadiness – but it can lead to stagnation if we’re not careful to move and balance it with Pitta (expressed by fire, action and transformation).

As therapists, we must ensure that we’re not overload ourselves with Vata's restlessness or losing our balance with Kapha's heavy presence.

Instead, we need to find harmony by balancing all three doshas – nurturing ourselves with the nourishment and abundance that our practice and life require.

To protect our PRANA, we must respect our boundaries.

Ayurveda offers a way to live that awareness through simple daily choices:
☀ How we wake up
🥣 What we eat
💤 How we rest
How to avaluate what we have.

Healing is not just something we offer others – it’s something we must offer ourselves, first.

Your light matters.

And the more nourished you are, the more healing you bring into the world.

With warmth,

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