Yoga classes
Providing traditional Indian style Hatha and Vinyasa yoga classes for all levels I am Maria, certified Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga teacher.
My Yoga method is focused on results
and can help to increase strength & flexibility,
boost energy levels and relieve stress. We are living a stressful life. All the tasks at work and at home may lead to burn out,
burden our mind and bodies. It's easy to forget to take care of yourself
and neglect with so little time. We'll likely be more reactive to the stress we face in our life. We can even
Looking for a headstand class in sunny SF? Let's get a new perspective with safe and proven ways to benefit our lungs and, brain and eyesight ๐๐ผ
For me is not about taking a photo with Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Best thing here? Gotta be that super friendly acro jam at where the athletes were on another level. ๐ฝ๐ค
Hey there!
You can do it! Alone or with some help.
Sometimes it will be tough, but you will succeed if you push through even when you don't feel like it. Every step forward, gets you closer to whatever you want, whether it's a fitness goal or to finish your degree or just a small task you're dragging.
Just keep going. Start little.
Don't let temporary feelings hold you back from the incredible future you!
Hard to stay motivated?
Finding motivation can indeed be challenging when focused solely on a distant long-term goal. Research suggests that over time, a tendency develops to derive satisfaction from completing immediate tasks, forming a habitual pattern.
Fulfillment derived from smaller accomplishments along the way!
We're back to this majestic valley after 6 years, this time with a family.
It's where Half Dome quartz rock showing off it's distinct shape and El Capitan seducing climbers with it's 3000 ft vertical granite wall.
Simple things!
๐ซGenuine conversation where you listen, relate, and share human experience in an open hearted way.
๐คธ๐ผโโ๏ธMoving my body on the mat or in the middle of a packed dancefloor like no ones watching.
โค๏ธShowing and receiving love & affectionate.
๐ต๏ธAppreciating acts of kindness & passing them on.
๐งโโ๏ธNot taking for granted each opportunity to learn from experienced, knowledgeable people (wether they call themselves teachers, students or none of those).
โฐ Having the time and the opportunity to practice what I love wether it's spending time with my loved one, practicing yoga, flying as an acro/ ci dancer, playing Chess or smelling flowers while hikingโฎ๏ธ
All this brings me to the next point, cheesey but true: life is too short to spend the majority of it doing something that doesn't bring you joy and satisfaction.
Pursuing a career or even a hobby that you love will likely lead to greater satisfaction, increased creativity, and a sense of accomplishment.
My parents, who in turn inherited those beliefs from theirs, thought that number one value in the job market is stability, tenure. In times of scarcity
and economic uncertainty, it's easy to see why.
However, today we're luckily asking ourselves questions my parents haven't. Are you happy doing what you do? Is that your dream job? Do you feel motivated, engaged, and productive when working with the people around you?
Does the work environment feels nurturing and supportive or over competitive/ toxic "elbow- shoving" and just makes you feel exhausted emotionally and physically so you have no power whatsoever to do anything else in the end of the day and sleep all weekend to falsely regain strength to face another week of tasks you don't want to do.
So yeah, stability alone is no longer enough. If you work solely in the highest paying job you will feel unfulfilled and trapped.
All this money you earn, that you might think worth it, will simply be wasted on rubbish like alcohol or fancy cloth or hotels just to numb, not on memorable experiences.
Some would say, well life is not a walk in the park. Well why not make it the best enthusiastic f*king walk in the most beautiful park out there?
Just me, appreciating the life I created for myself โค๏ธ with so much love in my heart.
๐15 years of true love with the best partner I could have asked for! Inlove more than ever ๐
๐Love for my not so new career choice and the opportunity to manifest my passion in ways that benefit others health ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ
๐ Gratitude for all the experiences I get to learn and grow from.
โฃ๏ธ Love for all the people in my life here and across the ocean ๐
๐ท: .kessler
ืชืืฆืื ืื ืชืจืืื ืืื ื"ืขืคื ืขื ืืืืื"๐
ืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืจื ืืงืจืโค๏ธ
High on life
๐ธ: .kessler ืืืืืฉืจ
Hey there my Tel Avivian ๐ฎ๐ฑ friends!
Lately, you've been on my mind more than ever, especially with everything that's been happening - from the rocket attacks from Lebanon to the protests to keep Israeliย legislature, executive and judiciary powers apart. It feels odd not being able to participate.
On a personal note, I just miss the openness, all the amazing conversations I used to have with my dear friends over great coffee, the warm beach where I usually bump into someone I know. I miss my former students and just how easy it is to find play buddies for acro, yoga or chess game in the park.
So for the good news: If you happen to be wandering around the Bay Area, don't pay for expensive hotels, we've got a private room w/ double bed + bathroom all set up and ready to host & take you out! It's been approved by traveling and local new friends โ๏ธ โค๏ธ
๐ธ: .kessler left me this beautiful souvenir just before I left home, thank you ๐
Fresh rain, chilly temperatures, and the new year winds of change invite us to reflect on our strength and resilience, reconnect, relax and reset with a great community of women.
I will lead you through a Hatha yoga class in this half-day wellness retreat
that blend enjoyment with movement.
As we flow through a sequence of yoga poses we'll work on releasing tention from our joints, building strength & flexibility without much effort using the power of in sync breath with movement to induce calmness.
What else is waiting for you?
โ Good morning coffee & tea ๐ต
๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ Meditation with crystal singing bowls by Nelly Chernobrov
๐โ๏ธGinger-turmeric shots and healthy snacks
โฎ๏ธ Maturation - a human inquiry of transformation session by Colette Crespin
๐ฅRegenerating vegetarian lunch ๐ฅฆ
๐ฟ Guided meditation and sound healing by Colette Crespin
The retreat will take place at a beautiful spa in Palo Alto, Feb 12, 2023. Space is limited so rsvp soon.
Dm for more
ืืงืจืืช ืืืืจืืช, ืืฆืืืขืื ืืจืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืจืืฉ ืืืื?
First trial at body sketching.
Inspired by a photoshoot pic from last month's
Hani I did my best๐ ๐
Once I tried it, it became my favorite for photoshoots.
Special thanks for the strong bases & Ivo who were ready to try it with a minimum prep, a big smile and lots of great mood๐
A month go back so quickly!
In retrospective we learned so many skills! How to endlessly squeeze, breath slowly with the partner, hold the body
all this while fearing for your life.
All in 2 weeks and only a few of us came back with knocked eye.
๐ฏ% of the fliers with purple legs ๐
โค๏ธ๐I cannot thank enough for the huge opportunity to learn from the best in their field:
and fifiโค๏ธ
๐ธ: The talented ๐
Just me doing what makes me happyโจ
๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธืืืืื ืืชืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืกืืืืกืื.
ืืื ืฉืขืืืชื ืืช ืขืืื ืืชืื ืื ืืื ืื ืงืืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืขืืืืช ืืืชื ืฆืืื.
๐ฅ ืืืื ื ืื ื ืืงืฉืจ ืขื ืืจืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืจืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืชืืื, ืืืืืฆื ืืื ืฉืืืืช ืืชืจืืืื ืืจืืืจืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืขืืืื ืืื ืขื ืื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืืื ืืชืืืืืช ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืช.
๐๏ธ ืืื, ืืฉืืืฆื ืื ืข"ื ืงืืจืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืืช ืืจืืืจืื ืฉืืืชื ืืขืืงืจ ืขื ืืฉืืชืคืืช ืืืฉืืชืฃ ืฉืืฆืืจืคื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืจ.
ืืืืืชื ืืืืืชื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจืื ืฉื ืืืืฉื ืืฉืืฉื ืืืฆืืชื ืืืจื ืขื ืืืื ืืืชืจืืฉืืช ืืคืืืฉ 30 ืืืจ'ื ืกืงืจื ืื ืฉืืงืืืฉื 3 ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืงืจืืืืื, ืืืฆืืจืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืืขืืงืจ ืืงืืช ืคืกืง ืืื ืืขืฆืื.
ืืื ืื ืฉืชืืืจื ืืช ืชื ืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืืฆืื ๐ ืืื ืืืืงื ืืคืฉืืืช ืืื ืืืจืืช ืืืืืืจ ืืืืชื ืืืืข. ืืืจืืช ืื ื ืืฆืืช ืืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืช ืืืืงืื ืืืืืช ืกืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืคื ืง ืืืืื 5 ืืืืืื, ืืืื ื ืืกืืคืื ืกืืื ืืืืจื ืืชืืช ืืืืืืื ื ืืืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืฆืืืืื ืคืืชืื ืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืขื.
ืืืืจืืช ืฉืืฉืืขืืจ ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืขืืืื ืกืืืืกืืืช, ืืืืืชื ืืืงืฉ ืืขืื,
ืฉืืื ืืงืจืืืืืช ืขื ืืื
ืขื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืฆื ืืขื ืืืืก ืืืืืืืช ืืขื ืื ืืฉืืืช ืฉืื, ืืืืืื ืื ืืืจ.
ืืืืืชื ืืืขืช ืฉืืฉ ืืช ืืืืื ืฉืื ืกื ืืงืืช ืื ืืชืืจ, ืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืช ืืงืืืฆื.
ืืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืฉืืขืืจืื, ืืืจืชื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจ ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืชืืชืืื ืืืื ืืงืืืืช ืืืงืจื.
ืื ืื ืืขืฆื ืคืืกื ืชืขืืคื ืขืืืื๐
ืื ืฉืจืืฆื ืื ืกืืช ืฉืืขืืจ ืคืจืื ืขื ืคืืืืจืืช ืืฆืืืื ืช ืืืืจืช ืืื ืืืื ืจืืข ืืคื ื ืฉืืกื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืกืืก ืืื ืืกื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืชืืื ืืขื ืืฆืืื ืืขืืจืื ืืขื ืืื ืื ืืืงืจื ืื ืืืืืื ืืช!
ืืืืื ืืื ืโฅ๏ธ
ืคืืกื ืชืขืืคื ืขื ืืืชืจืืืื ืฉืื,
ืื ืกืืืจื ืื ืืกืคืืงโฅ๏ธ๐๐
๐ ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืกืคืงืื ืืืืชืจ ืืฉืืืื ืืืืจื ืื ืืจืืืช ืคืชืืื ืืืื ืืชืคืฉื ืืืืื ืฉืืขืืจ ืื ืื ืืจืืืฉ ื ืืื ืืื ืชืื ืืืืฃ. ืืืชืืื ืฉืืืืืง ืืืชื ืืชืืงืฉืช ืื ืืชื ืืื ืืขืืืจืืช ืืืืจืืืขื.
๐ช ืืจืืืช ืืืชื ืื ืืืืชืจืื
ืืืืืื ืืืฆืืื, ืืืคืื, ืืืืืฉื ืืื ืกืืช ืฉืื.
ืืืชืืื ื ืืชืืืฉืช ืืืกืืืืืช ืืืืืจืช ืืืขืืฆืื ืื ืจืืฉืช ืืืจื ื ืืกืืื ืืขืื ื ืืกืืื ืื ืคืฉืื ืืจืืื.
๐คธ ืืฉืืงืืืช
ืืฉืืื ืืคืฉืืื ืขื ืืฉืืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืืจืื ืืงืื ืื ืืืืืืื. ืืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืชื, ืืืืจืื ืืืืืืฅ ืืืชืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืืืืื ืืืชืืงืฉ ืืื ืืกื ื. ืืฆืืื ืืื ืืฉืืจืจ ืืืืื. ืืขืืื ืขื ืจืื ืืืช. ืืจืืฃ, ืืงืคืืฅ ืืืืชืืืื ืืื ืืืืื. ืืขืืื ืขื ืืจืืฉ. ๐ Fun fun fun
๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ ืืืืื ืืืืงืืช
ืืชืจืืืื ืืกืืื ืขื ืืืืืืช ืืคื ืืืืื.
ืืืืืก ืืช ืืืืฃ ืืืืืฅ, ืืช ืืืืื ื ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืฆืืื ืืชืืจืื. ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืืช.
๐ ืืจืืืช ืืืชื ื ืื ืืืื
ืืคื ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืืชืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืฉืืืืกื ื. ืฉืงื ื ืืืช ืืฉื ืืฉืืื ืขืืืง ืื ืืืื.
ื ืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืช ืื ืืืืืื. ืื ืคืฉืื ืืคื๐ผ
โฅ๏ธืืืืืช ืื ืืโฅ๏ธ
Monday's jam
Happy International Day 2022
๐ฅณโจ In the most uncertain, hectic surroundings, constant yoga practice will give us stability, happiness and contentment with life as they are โค๏ธ
Such a precious gift ๐
Translating stability on the mat to our everyday life tomorrow 8 pm, Gindi park.
Namaste ๐
All about the point of view
and how far my gaze is from the ๐
from +
โจ Restorative pose๐ซ
Supine Twist is extremely beneficial when we need a gentle care and attention.
Everyone that ever tried this restorative pose reported how wonderful it feels for the spine and the whole upper body.
In this asana we are alleviating tightness in the shoulders, neck and chest and gently stretching outer thighs.
The twist relieves tension in the abdomen, stretches the back muscles, realigns and lengthens the spine.
Keep both knees bent to one side with the hand laying on top with the gaze to the opposite. Try to press the shoulder of the free hand against the ground for deeper effect and then soften all muscles and let your body melt into the mat.
๐Kick flip trial while checking my ๐ GoPro for the first time.
I had the privilege to teach yoga to a crowd of 30 people who came from Be'er Sheva, Rishon, Mazkeret Batya, Tel Aviv, Netanya and Pardesia.
People in their early 20's and late 40's.
With and without background in yoga.
Some came alone and within a short period of time befriended with others, opened up, laughed, hugged and shared their life stories ๐ค
๐ Those human connections amerged so quickly as we ate together,
trained together, sang together around a bonfire and trusted each other with our live during acro sessions ๐
It was so beautiful to see
and actually much simple to create than we think. While singles sometimes feel disconnected in the heart of a big city, retreating to the dessert with an intimate group of people, combined with a mutual love for movement and nature created new bonds, new partners for training, brought for each of us new perspective to see the world from a standpoint of an Artist, Programists, Manicurist, Psychiatrist, Designers and other diverse professions.
Bigs hugs to all of you amazing people!๐ซ
The flag ๐ฎ๐ฑ in acroyoga.
ืื ืื ืื ื ืืืขืืจ ืืื ืืื.
ืืืจืื ืช ืจืืฉ ืืืืจ ืื ืืคืืื ืืืืืืืช ืขืฆืืืืช.
ืื ื ืืืืจืช ืืช ืืฆืคืืจืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืืช ืฉืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืกืืื. ืืืืื ืื ืชืคืกืชื ืืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืื. ืคืกืคืกืชื ืืคืืื ืืช ืืืืืช ืืืคืจืฅ ืื ืขืืื ื ืจืง ืฉื ืชืืื ืืืจื.
ืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืฆืืงืง ืืืืงื ืื ืืกืืจ,
ืื ืืืืืืื ืืชืคืฉื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืืืื.
ืืืืช ืืื ืกืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืคืชืืื ืืื ื ื.
ืืืื ืืฆืคืืจืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืขืืืช ืื ืืืขืืช.
ืื ืื ืื ืคืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืืืืืื ืฆืขืืจืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืื.
ืื ืคืืืจ ืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืช ื'ืฉืื ืืืคืช', ืฉืื ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืข ืืืจื ืืคืืืืข ืื ืืจื ืืืืืคืื ืจืืื.
ืื ืคืืืจ ืฉืืืชื ืชืืืื ืชืืื ื ืขื ืงืืช ืฉื ืฉืืืจ ืฆืขืืจ ืขื ืืื ื ืืืฉ ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืขืช ืืืืื ืชืคืงืืื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืืจ ืฉืื ืฉืืจืชืชื.
ืื ืคืืืจ ืฉืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ืฉืกืืืืื ืืจืืืืืช ืืกืืืืื ืื ืฉืืจื ืขื ืืืืช.
ืืื ืงืฆืช ืื ืคืืืจ ืืืงืจืืืช ืืืืช. ืืืื ืืกืืจื ืชืืื ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืขื ืื ืืืฉ ืืืืื ื. ืขื ืืืื, ืขื ืืืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืืืื.
๐ืขืฆืืืืช ืฉืื ๐ฎ๐ฑ
Feeling content.
Connecting to new people in this perfect environment.
Admiring natural landscape away of urban living.
Appreciating everything that's temporary.
Everything that will dry out and blossom ๐ธ again.
ืื ืฉืื!
ืืื ืืงืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืืช ืืช ืื ืืืืื ืืืคืจืืื ืืืืข ืืืขืืฃ ืขื ืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืืื!
๐ธ ืืืืืจื ืืงืืขืื ืฉื ืืื ืฆืืืืืื ืืชืื ืงืืจืก ืฉืื ื ืืืงืืช.
ืืื ืฉืฉืืจืชื ืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืกืช ืฉืื ืืฉืืืืฉ ืจืืื ืืจืฆืื ื๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ซ
Behind the stage of a course I'm taking.
Luckily I saved some presentable outfits from my Engineering era ๐
ืืฉ ืชื ืืืืช ืื ืืืฉืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืฆื ืืขืืื ืืืชืขืืืืช ืืชืืืจืื ืืืจืืคืืื ืฉืืืงืจื ืืืืื.
ืืขืืืชื ืืฉื ื ืชื ืืืืช, ืืื ืชื ืืืช ืืชืจื ืืื, ืฉืืืืืจืืช ืืืชืืืื ืขืชืืงืื ืืืคื ื 2200-1500 ืฉื ื ืืคื ืืขืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืช.
๐ืืขืืืืชื ืขืืช ืืงืจืก ืืฉื "ืืื ืืจื ืืืงืืืฉืช" ืฉื ืืืืกืืืงืื ืืืืืื ืืฉื ืืืจืืืืืืจ ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฆืื ืืชืืืืกืืช ืืชื ืืื ืื ืืืืง ืืฉืืื ืช ืืืคืืื ืฉื ืืืื (ืืฉืืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืกื ื- ืืชืจืืื ืืคืืื).
ืชื ืืื ืื ืืืจืืืช ืฉืืืืงืช ืืืื ืืช ืฉืจืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืจืฉื ืืคืืช ืืืืืื.
ืืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืืืืืก๐ชท
ืืจืืื ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืืืฉืืง ืืื ืืกืื ืืช ืืคืืช ืืืืืื (ืขื ืืืจืคืงืื ืื ื ืืชื) ืืืืฆืืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืงื.
๐ A yogic & poetic scripture written in Tamil in the 6th century mentions Kukkutasana pose.
You can find the first illustrated pose in a 17th century
Persian text, written by a yogi from Bengal under the Muslim rule (see left corner). It's a translation from an ancient text in Sanskrit.
Sharing this wonderful opportunity to teach an intimate group of yogis who came to practice with me during their teacher training (and yoga retreat.
Since they practice Ashtanga style all day, 6 days a week for a month I choose the traditional Hatha style with a few advanced postures such as birdofparadise from malasana and hanumanasana after a long preparation with ardha hanumanasana.
After that a long savasana feels so much better!
It was a pleasure๐
Namaste- as I bow to your dedication to proceed the path of yoga. That is the Sanskrit meaning of namaste- I bow to you.
Warm hugs to all from Goa where I deepening my skills with experienced local teachers.
Got the opportunity to visit my teacher at the magical ๐ด๐ด
I finished here my third certified yoga teacher training๐ง๐ผโ๐
Looking back, I respect all the more for the ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ patience with my non-stop questions, especially for the philosophy teacher .s_nagaraja and for down to earth, pleasant approach for sharing his decades old knowledge,
for teaching accurate alignment techniques
and especially for the opportunity to teach tourists while studying, which is the ultimate test- if you can pass on everything you learned so others can enjoy the wonders of yoga for the well being of the body and mind in every day life. I remember how anxious but also passionate I was standing infront of the class. I am to this day very excited every time I get to teach and get people hooked on this beautiful, healing practice ๐
I also met who gracefully taught me yoga in the mornings. He always had encouraging & wise words before I went on teaching and genaral compassionate attitude ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ
Akhanda-Mandalakaram
Vyaptam Yena Characharam
Tatpadam Darsh*tam Yena
Tasmai Shri Gurave Namah
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Mantra that I love that shows appreciation for the teachers who reveal the infinite thruth to me...
It was a pleasure giving an evening Hatha class to soon to be yoga teachers (and my partner, Eyal, who joined and naturally integrated into the class).
Such a fresh energy of young determined to learn yogis
No need for any encouragement to try mindfully new stuff ๐