Rebekka Gogou
Yoga Instructor
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About
Rebekka is from Greece.
Originally practicing yoga from 2008 and having had a daily practice for 4 years, Rebekka has a deep love and respect for yoga, finding it empowers her with strength, tranquillity and make her more conscious.
She comes from an Ashtanga background and this powerful practice has influenced the dynamic flow classes she now teaches.
She is open to and explores all styles and methods (Hatha, Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Rocket Yoga) and has travelled and meditated extensively in search of amazing teachers to help expand her experience.
Swaha studio appears dynamically in her life in 2015. Following her teachers’ advice, she did her 350hr Teacher (Hatha, Vinyasa and Gentle Yoga) 200 RYT.
A few months later she becomes one of Swaha’s teachers.
In the meantime, she continues her training by practicing yoga and attending yoga seminars in Greece and London (Triyoga, Sangye') , with exceptional teachers like: Todd Tesen, Ursula Scott, Aram Raffy, Janet McKay, Jean Hall, Cat Alip Douglas.
She now teaches Hatha,Vinyasa & Genttle Yoga.
Her classes include "dharma talks", Sanskrit chanting, reflections on the modern relevance of yoga philosophy, music, asanas (postures or poses), pranayama (breathing), meditation & shavasana (relaxation).
The practice includes "dharma talks", Sanskrit mantras, music, asanas (postures), breathing techniques, meditation (dyana) and relaxation (Shavasana) and addressed at all levels.Her classes are dynamic, challenging, filled withhumour and all inclusive.
Maintain the breath, maintain the flow. The rest is practice!
"Asana practice has the power to sharpen our senses and restore us to our natural state—the state of unity with the entirety of existence, the state of eternal joy. I love the focus and calmness that come with practice. "
Yogash chitta-vritti-nirodhah. (Yoga Sutras, Patanjali I:2)
Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations, or whirlings of the mind.
Meditation is a mode of consciousness, brings awareness in the body, in the mind and in the emotions.
Rebekka Gogou
