Beata Gerbredere
My teaching style: For more than 20 years I’ve been practicing Iyengar yoga and that’s what I teach. The method is known for its precise instructions, strict sequencing, going from the simplest movements to more advanced, from feet to head, from superficial layers towards the inner Self. Though it sounds very serious, there’s a lot of humor in the class and we laugh a lot. The classes are like the dialog between the participants and me, between them and their own bodies. By doing the movement, we ask the questions and search for the answer and the reaction. The pace and the intensity of the class is always different, but the result is the same – happy body and peaceful and quiet mind.
About me: I’m a constant learner, never stopping to study and analyze life, the body, its functions and abilities, behavior, and events. My mind is very curious. And, luckily, yoga practice is a perfect tool to deliver to the soul the precious moments of silence. I’m an optimist and can not imagine the class, the meal or the simple chat without a good portion of laughter.
Where you’ll find me when I am not at yogaloft: If not on my yoga mat, I can be found in the kitchen, cooking for the family and friends. Or exploring hills, fields or towns by foot or by bike. Reading a book or watching an old good movie.
I am inspired by: My Mother. Strong and beautiful woman, MD, experienced professional, who has lived through all the hardships you could imagine, losing her family members, struggling to earn enough to eat, but giving all her love and care to her children, patients at the hospital and all those in need. Nevertheless, she has never lost the ability to experience the life in the fullest expression, absorbing and admiring its beauty like a child, with the pure happiness.
My favorite yoga pose is: Ardha Chandrasana or a Half-Moon pose. It gives the sense of flight and complete freedom. When you unfold your body, arms, legs like the wings of a bird and simply fly with the flow of the breath.