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Well.Being - Health, Yoga & Beyond, Kosice (2026)

04/03/2026

As nature begins to reborn, something in us awakens as well.

Spring has always been a season of movement - from heaviness into flow, from stillness into renewal.

In Ayurveda, this transition is not only poetic, but practical.
It is the traditional and natural period of time for cleansing.

For thousands of years, the knowledge of Ayurveda has described a profound process called Panchakarma, a 5 actions therapeutic and intelligent purification that supports the body and the mind together.
Many modern detox approaches echo its principles, yet their roots come from this ancient understanding of balance.

One of the central organs in this process is the liver.
Beyond its physical roles of processing, transforming, and cleansing, Ayurveda and other ancient draditions relate to the liver as a holder of emotional burden - memories, fears, sorrow, and traumas that accumulate quietly over time.

When the liver is constantly busy digesting and managing daily overload, its deeper layer has little space to clear itself from the overload and "painful scars".
During a guided cleansing process, the system receives support through nutrition, herbs, asanas, rest, and much more.
As physical load lightens, emotional inner space opens.

People often notice clearer skin, flexible joints, and higher energy.
Alongside these, cognitively and energetically, dreams become vivid, and emotions find movement - a natural expression of the body-mind connection rebalancing itself.

Each process is adapted according to the doshas, honoring the uniqueness of every participant.

Spring invites us to reset, gently and consciously.

We will hold an Ayurvedic cleansing weekend for Yoga teachers and long term practitioners on 📅 April 25-26 |📍 Kosice Slovakia

If you feel the season calling for renewal, to know more as a teacher by experiencing, you are warmly welcome to reach out via WhatsApp for details.

With care and clarity,
Iris

24/02/2026

As teachers, one of our first instincts is to help by guiding, refining, and adjusting.
Teaching naturally invites us to support growth.
And with time, another layer of teaching begins to unfold, the ability to truly see.

When we step into the space of therapeutic yoga, observation becomes one of our most powerful tools.
The body speaks constantly.
Through breath patterns.
Through movement quality.
Through tension, hesitation, or restlessness.
Through the subtle language of posture and rhythm.

Breath, especially, tells stories words rarely can.
An irregular breath may reflect emotional waves, internal imbalance, or a nervous system searching for safety and comfort.
The body expresses what the mind is still learning to understand.

When a student meets a challenge inside a posture, even in Sukasana for practicing Pranayama or meditation, their body often reveals it before they speak.
There is wisdom in that expression.
When we allow ourselves to observe deeply, we begin to receive information that does not need explanation.
From there, guidance becomes more precise, compassionate, and meaningful.

Yoga invites teachers to refine perception beyond ordinary sensory listening.
It asks us to develop the capacity to gather information through presence, patience, and intuitive awareness.

In many ways, this resembles the work of a veterinarian.
An animal cannot describe its discomfort through language.
Yet through careful observation - movement, behavior, breathing, energy - a full story begins to emerge.
When we quiet external noise and observe with clarity, communication becomes visible in other forms.

As yoga therapists and teachers, we cultivate this same sensitivity.
Observation becomes the first step of healing.
From this place, we can shape practices that truly meet the student where they are.

Teaching then becomes less about changing what we see,
and more about understanding and realizing it.

And through understanding, healing finds its natural path.

With attentive presence,
Iris

16/02/2026

Yoga, at its essence, is the true love in action.

In the yogic tradition, teaching is never accidental.
A teacher teaches because a student arrives with curiosity, openness, and a sincere wish to learn.
And when that meeting happens, something sacred is created.

This love is called Prem -
love without conditions.
Like a mother’s love for her child.
Without agenda.
Without expectation.
Only presence, care, and devotion.

To teach yoga from the heart means that knowledge doesn’t pass only through the intellect.
It is refined through the heart itself, first.
The teacher meets the student with acceptance.
With patience.
With the ability to see challenges not as obstacles, but as part of the path.

Traditionally, yoga was transmitted one on one.
Yet, when the heart is truly open, this intimacy can also be felt in a larger group.
With time and experience, a teacher learns how to hold many students - without losing the personal thread that connects heart to heart.

Two paths in yoga remind us how to teach this way.

Karma Yoga teaches us humility through action.
Serving without seeking recognition.
Allowing the ego to soften as we act for the benefit of others.

Bhakti Yoga teaches devotion.
Total presence.

Just as one enters a temple with full surrender, teaching yoga can become an act of offering - a prayer in motion.
And as students, to follow our Gurus' ways.

Yoga philosophy reminds us that giving from the heart has no limits.
When teaching flows from love, it naturally carries compassion, clarity, and depth.
And students feel it - even before a single word is spoken.

To teach yoga is not only to guide movement or breath.
It is to stand in service.
With an open heart.
Again and again.

With love,
Iris

29/01/2026

Many people approach meditation with hope…
and unfortunately leave it with disappointment.
Not because we are doing something wrong,
but because we expect something to happen

Meditation is not a performance.
It’s a relationship. With oneself.

Even when nothing special is felt, sitting for some quiet minutes is already a deep act of intimacy.

Persistency matters more than experience.

Even ten minutes a day, again and again, preferably at the same hour of the day, gently builds a new inner channel, managed with our unique language.
And with time, something begins to soften, to open up, to shift.

As yoga teachers, we have the privilege - and responsibility - to guide this process wisely.

Meditation shouldn’t be practiced first.
We need to prepare for it.

The body needs to be ready along with the mind, and Asanas can support, both for the ability to stay still and for concentration.

Breath is also there to help refining awareness.
And only then, when the waves of activity slow down, meditation can naturally arise.

When we place meditation toward the end of the practice, the mind is already calmer, the body more receptive, the brain waves slower.
Stillness becomes accessible - not forced.

Some enter meditation easily.
Others need a doorway.
A simple focus.
A breath.
A sensation.
A mantra.
A gentle anchor that allows us to step inside effortless.

Our role, as teachers, is to facilitate patience and stillness, to offer pathways.

When meditation is taught as a gradual, compassionate process - not a goal - we learn to trust it, and the heart feels comfortable and home.

With patience and presence,
Iris

11/01/2026

When anxiety arises, the body doesn’t ask questions.
It moves straight into survival mode.

Fight or flight.
The sympathetic nervous system taking control.

The breath becomes short.
increase heart rate,
high blood pressure.
The mind narrows to one task only: get through this moment.

Over time, this constant alertness becomes exhausting.
The adrenal system works overtime, stress hormones flood the body, and slowly the system begins to tire.
What once helped us survive now leaves us depleted, weak, and often emotionally drained.

This is where yoga therapy invites us back, not upward, but downward.
Back into the body.
Back to the ground.

Grounding is not just an idea.
It’s a physical experience to practice.

Walking slowly and mindfully in nature.
Sitting on the ground under a tree.
Eating simple, nourishing foods - fresh fruits, warm meals.
Letting the feet touch the earth.
Working with the soil and gardening.
Allowing the body to remember safety through contact.

And together with grounding, we breathe.
Slowly, deeply, gently.

Deep and long inhalations, long and steady exhalations.
A soft rhythm.
A breath that tells the nervous system: you are safe now.

At first, we may bring intention into the breath -
choosing what we want to invite into our lives,
and what we are ready to release.

As the body begins to settle, even that intention can dissolve.
What remains is the breath itself.
Quiet.
Safe.
Supportive.

Anxiety and stress pulls us away from the present.
Grounding and deep breathing bring us back.

Back to the body.
Back to earth.
Back to a place where healing can begin.

With care and steadiness,

Iris

29/12/2025

Yoga has always known that existence, life, doesn’t begin with gross movements and changes.
It begins with the most finest vibration.

In the yogic understanding, the universe itself was born from sound (Nada-Bindu Upanishad)
A subtle pulsation, a primal resonance - Nāda.
This is the foundation of Nāda Yoga: the yoga through sound, vibration, and inner listening.

Sound reaches places that words and touch cannot.
The finest vibration travels through the most delicate channels -
into the tissues, the nervous system, the subtle body, and the layers of consciousness.

We all know how deeply music can move us.
A single melody can soften grief, awaken joy, or bring forgotten memories to the surface.
Mantra works in a similar way but with a greater, precise and intentional force.

Mantras are not poetry.
They are vibrational formulas. Audible or silent.
Each syllable carries meaning, frequency, and creative power
to initiate, to sustain, to transform, and sometimes, to dissolve.

When we recite a mantra, chosen for a specific person, moment, process, or intention, we allow its vibration to move through and within us.
Not only through the voice,
but through the breath, the organs, the tissues, the heart, the Tattva's.

With practice, we begin to feel how sound reorganizes inner space.
How pain softens.
How stagnation begins to move and dissolve
How the energy system remembers harmony.

As yoga practitioners and teachers, this is not an optional ornament.
It is part of our responsibility to study mantras deeply,
not only to open or close a class with Om,
but to truly understand the vast knowledge that mantra offers as a spiritual development and therapeutic tool.

Sound heals because it bypasses effort.
It meets us where we are.
And gently, it brings us back into the original peaceful resonance.

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Iris

08/12/2025

Yoga has always been a healing practice.
Long before the modern world gave it the title 'yoga therapy', the tradition already held within it the essence of Chikitsa - care, attention, and the understanding that body, mind, and spirit move as one, towards self realization.

Over the last decade, the West began naming this ancient wisdom in a more structured way. Courses were created, certifications appeared, and the field became recognized.
But the heart of yoga therapy has always been the same: a teacher who truly sees the student, more than a therapist who meets the client.

As yoga teachers grow in experience, they naturally meet students with diverse needs - chronic pain, emotional heaviness, stress-related patterns, limited mobility, grief, aging bodies, severe maladies and so much more.
Slowly, the class becomes more than a sequence of poses.
It becomes a space of inquiry.
A space of healing.

What makes yoga therapeutic is not the “modified pose.”
It’s the relationship: observing, listening, adapting.
It’s designing a practice for a specific person, or a group walking through the same challenge.
It’s the follow-up, the homework, the continuity - a process, not a session.

Yoga therapy asks the teacher to keep learning, to understand the layers of the human system, to refine their intuition, and to hold a responsibility that is both grounding and sacred.
Not as doctors, but as guides who offer something no Western medical system can fully provide: a holistic response that honors the body, the breath, the mind, and the subtle life force moving through all of them.

This is why yoga therapy stands on its own.
It is not “gentle yoga”
It is not “adapted yoga”
It is the mature expression of yoga itself - intelligent, personal, and deeply rooted in tradition.

When we teach from this place, we don't only support healing.
We help people return to themselves.

With care and presence,
Iris

23/11/2025

In a world filled with noise - constant sound, constant talk - silence becomes rare.
Even in a yoga class, there is often so much happening: movement, instruction, energy.
Yet within it all, something powerful emerges when we, as teachers, begin to speak less and mean more.

Silent teaching doesn’t mean the absence of guidance.
It means allowing the space itself to teach.

Vishuddhi, the space chakra, is the center of expression and communication - within us and outward. Located in the throat, it is where we hold so much information, not through doing or saying, but through being.
When we teach from this place, our tone softens, our words become few but clear, and our presence does the rest.

When students know the rhythm of your classes, a single word, a breath, an understanding look, or even the sound of stillness can lead them deeper than a full paragraph ever could.

Through quiet presence, you help them leave behind the noise of the world and rediscover their inner calm.

As teachers, this is our practice too -
to listen to the sound of our own voice,
to feel the energy in the room,
to facilitate the natural silence to appear.

Our voice is an instrument.
Silence, as the first to exist, hosts the voice. But it is our mind to find the balanced expression to calm ourselves and teach peace of mind.

With calm and clarity,
Iris

11/11/2025

Winter affects all of us in a different way, and in Ayurveda, that’s not a surprise.
Each of us is shaped by a specific constitution, which means our bodies and minds respond differently to cold, darkness, stillness, and seasonal change.

So instead of being too hesitative and protective… We learn to live with it wisely, and even, enjoy winter.

Here’s how each dosha can stay grounded, healthy, and emotionally balanced this season:
❄️ Vata (Air & Ether)
Winter can feel harsh for Vata types - cold, dry, and unpredictable, just like their dosha.
This is the season where anxiety, loneliness, and even seasonal depression can appear.

Support Vata by:
✅ Warm, cooked, oily meals (soups, stews, root vegetables)
✅ Daily self-oil massage (sesame or almond oil)
✅ Slow, grounding, static movement or postures (yoga, gentle walks)
✅ Keeping the body and emotions warm — soft clothes, blankets, candles, supportive relationships

Avoid: raw salads, cold foods, skipping meals, overstimulation, wind exposure

🔥 Pitta (Fire & Water)
Pitta has strong inner heat, so winter is usually easier for them — but still, excess intensity can show up through irritability, inflammation, or craving spicy foods and strong stimulants.

Support Pitta by:
✅ Warm but not overly spicy meals
✅ Herbal teas like Fennel, Melisa, curcuma root and corinder seeds, green cardamon
✅ Time for quiet reflection instead of constant productivity
✅ Calming practices instead of competitive ones (reciting mantras, Ujjayi pranayama, meditation)

Avoid: too much coffee, chili, overworking, overheating indoors

🌿 Kapha (Earth & Water)
Winter is Kapha season - heavy, slow, damp. Kapha types may feel tired, gain weight easily, and lose motivation when the days are short.

Support Kapha by:
✅ Light, vibrant movement (dynamic yoga, brisk walks, dance)
✅ Warming spices (ginger, cinnamon, black pepper)
✅ Eating mindfully and light set meals till early evening
✅ Staying socially and mentally active - don’t sink into stillness

Avoid: excess dairy, gluten, napping after meals, emotional stagnation

And a simple reminder - We need to "meet winter" in a way that honors our nature, as one.

Let the winter be your teacher:
⛄ Slow down without shutting down
⛄ Warm up without burning out
⛄ Nourish without numbing

And most of all - listen inward.
Balance is an everyday practice.

With warmth,
Iris

02/11/2025

Savita Yoga Weekend is an event you can find only if you follow the profound workshops of Gejza Timčak and Ivo & Pavel Sedlaček.

These gatherings are mainly for advanced yoga practitioners and teachers who wish to deepen their learning, expand their experience, and explore how to carry the Yoga tradition forward through unique and transformative techniques.

Lucky me - I have been experiencing the magnificent Savita Yoga, led by these three brilliant and exceptionally gifted teachers, for nearly 30 years.

They have been running this program all over the world, harmoniously fusing their lifelong experience in Yoga and music.

Imagine being held for an entire weekend in a space where you are constantly aware of each cell of your body and spirit.
The live music played by these masters, using special instruments from around the world, creates a profoundly multi-dimensional effect.

This is an invitation to join us - to explore the inner frontiers through advanced pranayama, specific mantras, selected asanas, and purification methods.
It works like a magnifying lens on the self.

Several times a year, we gather for Savita Yoga across Europe.

The next event is in less than two weeks, in beautiful Prague.
You are welcome to DM me or contact Karin for details:
📞 +420 604 748 837
📧 svitak.karin@gmail.com

With love,
Iris

27/10/2025

Every morning, the sun rises - warming, nourishing, giving life ☀️
This is Surya, the outer sun, the physical light that sustains all beings, awakening photosynthesis, growth, and vitality.

When we practice Surya Namaskar, we open the body to that energy:
we warm the muscles, expand the chest, ground into the earth, and allow the sunlight to move through us, purifying and energizing.
It is a sacred dialogue between body and nature.

But there is also Savita - the generator of the light, the inner sun.
The subtle radiance that ignites quietly within, illuminating consciousness itself to turn ON.
If Surya gives us life, Savita gives us the seed of life, awakening point,
Through special practices, mantras, and awareness, we begin to recognize that the light we cherish outside is the same light that glows within.

When we connect to Savita, we align with higher dimensions of awareness.
We learn to choose light, to expand beyond the physical, into the realms of subtle harmonized energy and spiritual clarity.
This is a brilliant experience of the path from motion to meditation.

Both Surya and Savita, as two related but distinct aspect of the Sun, mentioned in the ancient Rig Veda, the visible sun that fuels our actions, and the inspiring one as source of motion and evolution.
Together, they remind us that Yoga is not only about moving energy,
but about embodying light - in life.

🌞 If you wish to explore this deeper connection between the outer and inner sun, join us soon in Prague for a "Savita Yoga Weekend Workshop" 15-16/11.
For more details contact me via email: irissalomon@yahoo.com or
WhatsApp: +421 948 124 534

With love and radiance,
Iris

16/10/2025

As yoga teachers, we spend hours holding space for others - guiding, adjusting, encouraging, offering presence and care.

But in that beautiful act of giving, we sometimes forget the most essential practice of all: our own.

We skip our cleansings, postpone our mantra chantings, and slowly drift away from the quiet center that once called us to teach.

Often I see practices without a Śavāsana, or a very short relaxation.
Relaxation isn’t a luxury, it’s the key to integration.

In Śavāsana, the practice settles into the body; movement turns into memory, breath becomes understanding and energies in the places we directed them during the moments before.

This is where the work transforms into wisdom.
Like sleep, it allows the body and mind to digest experience, and then to clear up, so that something new can enter, the new day.
When we rest, we remember.

When we return to our deep personal practice,weather it is praying, meditation or walking barefoot on the beach, we refill the well from which we give.

Teaching without practicing is like speaking without listening - eventually, the voice becomes dry.

So my dears, let our Śavāsana be sacred.
Keep your practice full with all the tools of Yoga, don't skip.

Empty yourself so you can be filled again with clarity, compassion, and the joy of simply being.

With warmth & quiet gratitude,
Iris

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