ABOUT INDIANALAYA

“The great Yogi is the one who treats at close friend and an enemy equally, and who is thus equal in the way he deals with everyone by they saints or sinners”.

The Bhagavat Gita. Ch.6:9

 

Indianalaya is a concept, where the main aim, is to reproduce in our teachings, the beauty of Ashtanga Yoga, based upon years of practice, self study and research about the Traditional Method by her founder Fatima Garcia, a traditional SYC level 2 teacher. Indianalaya is as well a way of teaching, learned trough Fatima´s several trips to Mysore and her years of study with her Guru Sharath Jois and her beloved first teacher Rolf Naujokat, her teachings are intented to be based upon two concepts:  Karuna and Mudita compassion and contentment, to develop a commited and joyful daily practice.

 

Indianalaya was found with the objective of sharing with the students the benefits of this practice, encouraging them to become automous practitioners and grasp the positive impact this practice can bring into one´s live.

 

The name "Indianalaya", is formed by two words, Indiana, which is a tribute to India, the country in where Fatima was living for 10 years, and Laya, a sancrit concept wich means, dissolution of the self and merging with the Supreme Conciousness.

The Logo represents a Mandala, the swiss philosopher  C.G.Jung defined them as “Archetypal image whos occurrence is attested troughout the ages . It signifies the wholeness of the Self". In the center it has the Shanti (peace) symbol, to insist in the idea of peace and calm of mind, on and off the matt.

Who I am

Fátima took up her dance studies at the age of 8. During that time she received her firsts Yoga Classes, a special Yoga method based on alignment and postural correction for dancers. After this first Yoga experience in Spain, she moved to Paris in where she continues with her dance and art studies, and also had the opportunity to unite the Yoga basis into her daily dance routine. In the meantime she studied History of Art at the University in Madrid and did her Phd in Contemporary Art.After that Fátima moved to India, in where the Yoga path and the self transformation began…. She started her Yoga studies in Chennai in the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram Institute, at the same time she was fascinated with the Asthanga method, so started her practice in the Asthanga Institute of Chennai, then she travel to north India, to Bihar school of Yoga in where she was introduced to the Yoga Philosophy, after that she decided to understand other traditions, and went to Kerala in where she made the Teacher Training Course in Sivananda Dhanwantari Ashram. Months after she moved to Himalayas, Uttarkashi in where she did her first intense Pranayama course under the Sivananda tradition. After that Fátima came back to Chennai and started to teach Yoga in 136.1 Yoga studio for two years. After some years of searching, Fátima found in Asthanga Vinyasa Yoga her path and way of life. In India she started to study with well known Asthanga teachers as Monica Marinoni, Petri Raisanen, Gabriella Pascoli, Regina Ehlers and Rolf Naujokat with who in present days she is studying in Goa for more than 3 years. One of her most beautiful experience is to have the opportunity to study in the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga institute in Mysore. She is an authorised Level 2 teacher of SYC. After her second trip she started to teach Asthanga  in Swan Yoga Retreat in Goa, at the same time she was leading courses of the basic alignments in the Asthanga Vinyasa Method. This experience with the students encouraged her to write her first Yoga Book, a small Asthanga guide addressed to beginners. During this process, Fátima started to study Anatomy applied to Yoga, subject in wich she is actually immersed. After this intense period, travels, research and intense study Fátima has developed her own method called Yoga Dance Alignment Development /Theraphy for Dancers, Yoga practitioners and Gymnast, in where she is integrating Anatomy, Art, Breath and Movement.

CLASSES

  • At Indianalaya, we have a traditional Mysore program with a morning schedule from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM and an evening schedule from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

    On Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM, we have the Led Primary class.

    We also offer courses and workshops that help students deepen their practice, covering various aspects of yoga such as meditation, pranayama, the history and philosophy of yoga, anatomy and asana

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