NEW HOME!

Dear friends! As I thank all of you that visited my classes at Skúlagata for the past year, I'm very happy to welcome you to Reykjavík Yoga's new and soulful home at Frakkastígur 16 (upstairs from the bakery Brauð&Co). 

The classes will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm, but we're switching back to Saturdays at 11am. 

The first class at the new space is on Thursday, 3rd of August (No class on Tue 1st). 

SCHEDULE:

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6-7.30pm / Saturdays at 11am-12.30pm

Frakkastígur 16 (upstairs from the bakery Brauð & Co), 101 Reykjavík

Single class: 2.000 ISK

10 class card: 15.000 ISK

3 months unlimited: 28.000 ISK

All classes are taught in English and everyone are welcome as always!

JULY GUEST TEACHER: JORDAN ASHLEY

Dear friends, I'm very happy to introduce you to our July Guest Teacher, Jordan Ashley. Jordan is coming to Iceland later this month and will be leading the class on the 25th, 27th and the 30th of July.

Jordan Ashley is the founder of Souljourn Yoga Foundation (souljournyoga.com ), a non-profit dedicated to raising funds and awareness for girls education in developing countries through global yoga retreats. Drawing on her experience of journalism, travel, and being a full time yoga teacher, she created Souljourn Yoga as an avenue for the practitioner who wants more than just "down dog" and to expand the need for equal education across the globe.

Check out Jordan's Inspiring Ted talk here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLXAxOnJs2A

February Guest Teacher

Dear friends, I happily introduce you to our February Guest Teacher, Leifur Wilberg. The dates of his classes are still to be announced.

Leifur started doing yoga regularly 10 years ago as a way to treat himself and calm down mind and body. In July 2016, he found a need to deepen his practice and understanding and went on and finished the 200 hrs yoga teachers training at the Indian Yoga and Meditation association in Risehikesh, India. He learned different yoga styles like Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha, Iyengar, Pranayama and meditation. Furthermore he did 10 days Vipassana Meditation course in Nepal and he likes to integrate that knowledge into his classes, which are mainly based on Vinyasa flow style, sometimes very relaxing and healing and at other times, acrobatic and challenging.

"It is amazing how yoga has changed my life to the better, its like the most important things in life, come automatically through the practice of yoga."

Leifur Wilberg Orrason

December Guest Teacher

Dear friends, I am very happy to announce Reykjavík Yoga December Guest Teacher Emily, that will be coming in from Boston and lead a yoga class on Saturday the 17th.

Emily Wiswell is an experienced, certified yoga instructor based out of Boston, MA. Her classes combine a fluid expression of the asanas, with an accessible approach to the spiritual foundation of yoga. With a foundation in heated vinyasa and Baptiste style flow, her classes are designed to be accessible to all levels. In 2011 she received her Bachelors in Dance, fueling her passion for creative sequencing and dance like motion as well as an anatomical approach. Emily believes wholeheartedly that the practice of movement and spirituality can change one’s life, that each person has the right to fulfill their bliss, and this is what she has set out to teach.

http://www.emilychandrayoga.com/

Emily Wiswell - Reykjavík Yoga Guest Teacher of December

November Guest Teacher

Dear friends, I'm super excited to introduce you to Reykjavík Yoga's Guest Teacher of November, Hrönn Kold Sigurðardóttir, who is visiting us from Copenhagen, where she lives and teaches. Hrönn is an Anusara Inspired & Rasa yoga teacher (E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®) and she will be leading the Tuesday's class on the 8th of November at 5.30pm and Thursday's class on the 10th, at 5.30 pm. 

Hrönn has many years of teaching experience and has been practicing yoga and mediation for the last 10 years. Her deep wish to grow has carried her through several university studies in nursing and health informatics for ultimately to land her in the yoga tradition.

Her intention is always to give the best of what she has to offer and therefore enjoys keeping her knowledge fresh through continuous studies and practices of yoga. Hrönn is Anusara Inspired and Rasa yoga teacher, certified with Yoga Alliance.

Practicing yoga with Hrönn is intense, lots of fun, insightful as she always works with themes in her teaching. The themes invite you to go deep into your practice and cultivate qualities of the heart that support your growth as a human being. Hrönn’s teaching is easy to follow, challenging and motivational at the same time. 

She is compassionate and very respectful of the individual and she inspires her students to push their boundaries in a safe and nourishing way.

Hrönn teaches regular classes in her own studio YogaPlace (www.yogaplace.dk ) and at one of Copehagens most popular yogastudios, Hamsa Yoga (www.hamsayoga.dk ). She also offers workshops, retreats in Iceland and Spain, meditation courses and teacher trainings. Furthermore you can practice with Hrönn through the online yoga streaming site YogaStream (www.yogastream.dk ).

Hrönn Kold Sigurðardóttir

October Guest Teacher: Klara Ka

I'm delighted to introduce to you Reykjavik Yoga Guest Teacher of October: The wonderful Klara Ka. Klara will be leading the Saturday morning class the 8th of October and more classes still to be announced. 

Klara started practicing yoga with her teachers at Himalaya yoga valley centre in Cork, Ireland in 2012 and has been dedicated to her practice since the very first class and she never looked back. Klara quickly realized that yoga wasn't just about the physical benefits, yoga left her feeling happier and more balanced. After two years of studying with Lalit Kumar and Lisa Fahy she was on the way to India to study the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga with Lalit at his 200hr TTC in Himalaya yoga valley centre in Goa. Her love and respect for yoga deepened immensely during that month. Qualifying as a teacher was just a beginning of a lifelong journey for we are all forever students in this anscient science. Klara stayed in India for couple of months, exploring the aspects of meditation and ayurveda in the Himalayas and Rajasthan. She’s been sharing her practice ever since. She worked as a full time yoga teacher at a retreat centre in Siem Reap, Cambodia and then went on teaching at a women's spa in Kampot, Cambodia. Klara has an adventurous heart, she has been traveling the world for a decade but it feels like yoga gave her travels a different purpose. Regular practice keeps her grounded and balanced wherever she is and she feels very blessed to be able to share her love for yoga with others around the world. She moved to Iceland only recently and is delighted to be part of the amazing yoga community in Reykjavik. She feels honored to be teaching along great teachers at Yoga Shala and now being a guest teacher at Reyjavik yoga.

Forever student...

My and my mat just arrived here in Stockholm where we will be attending Julie Martin's 5 day intensive yoga workshop. I'm really looking forward to study some fascia and anatomy with her and to explore the freedom in movement that she teaches so brilliantly. I'm thinking we might not be using our mats that much :-D ... Looking forward to share it with you guys when I'm back in two weeks.

Meanwhile, Ása Sóley will be taking good care of Reykjavík Yoga's Vinyasa flow classes and I hope everyone will have a blast! 

Hej då!

My mat and I

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August Guest Teacher: Ása Sóley

I'm very happy to tell you that Ása Sóley is RY's guest teacher this month. Ása is a skilled and beautiful teacher. I love her realness and relaxed vibe. She will be teaching all the four classes for the next two weeks (starting Monday the 8th till Wednesday the 17th). 

Ása has been practicing yoga for 9 years and teaching for 3. She has studies with amazing teachers here in Reykjavik, in Costa Rica and in Bali, among others Emily Kuser. Yoga is what keeps her going and she loves to be able to share it with others. 

Spiral energy

Happy new week/new beginning everyone! I'm very excited about these two upcoming yoga weeks since we're going to be working with spiral energy. The human body is fundamentally built in spirals and our bodies move very comfortably with spiral motion. 

Continuous flow of energy is what we're aiming at! 

Join the spiral flow with Reykjavík Yoga at 5.30 at the Dance Atelier, Skúlagata 30, 2nd floor. See you on the mat!

Namaste.

Spirals are found everywhere in the nature, and in the human body. 

Now we flow on Mondays too!

My friends, I'm happy to tell you that I've added a class in the schedule, now you can come and practice every Monday as well at 5.30pm. All classes are taught in English. 

You find your class at Reykjavík Yoga in Skúlagata 30 (next door to Kex), 2nd floor, every Monday and Wednesday at 5.30pm.

Single class (drop-in, no need to book): 2.000 ISK
10 class card: 15.000 ISK

Much love