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Teachers

Brigitte Longueville

(Netherlands) Director of Solstice Yoga Center. Her teachings focus on the opportunity to "restore" innate capacities to their optimal expression through "relaxation as practice" coupled with traditional yoga practice. Her teachings are a reflection of her long study with international teachers and yogis in the area of "traditional" South India yoga, pranayama, critical alignment, anapana meditation and continued work with vipassana meditation. She obtained her teaching certificate after completing a 3-year course at The Bharata Institute of Yoga, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The institute is world renowned for it's work in critical alignment. She is a certified Yoga Alliance teacher and teacher trainer. Brigitte's knowledge emanates from her past studies and other influences but her teachings and approach are her own, derived from those teachers and coupled with her own experience, exploration, study and practice. She has been doing pranayama for 23 years and has been practicing vipassana meditation for eight years. An international yoga teacher and member of that community, she teaches workshops around the world including the United States, Netherlands, Belgium, India, Antigua (West Indies) and Mexico.

Izaskun Casanova

(Euskadi/Basque Country) brings to her teaching of anatomy long experience in the many facets of therapeutic massage. She teaches the major anatomical structures as they relate to an understanding and experience of asanas. Her instruction bridges the gap between "theoretical" knowledge and practical understanding of the muscles at work. Izaskun is a masseuse, translator and yoga teacher (RYT 200). She has always looked for the path of healing from a multidisciplinary perspective in way that incorporates all of her previous studies including: psychology, massage, Reiki, Feldenkrais, and even her experience as a teacher of English to adult learners. All of these aspects came together when she took her yoga teacher training at The Solstice Yoga Center. Her interest focuses on the therapeutic aspect of yoga based on the understanding of the organism and how we it is used. She has been a student and a collaborator at different levels at the Solstice Yoga Center for almost a decade and her best inspiration during these growing years was, and still is, her teacher, Brigitte Longueville. She divides her work now between Zipolite and Mazunte where she combines her classes, massages and translation work.

Susanna Borgatti

(Italy) Susanna's passion for yoga started 9 years ago in San Francisco, California. Her initial interest was her simple desire to increase her flexibility and felt yoga would be a great way to do so. Over the years she has explored many different styles of yoga such as Iyengar, Bikram, Vinyasa and Anusara. Her practice in restorative yoga deepened with the help of her teacher Brigitte Longueville. She soon found that it was an incredible tool that could address injuries and chronic pain while calming the mind as well. Her teaching style is accessible, yet informative, and adheres to the general principle that anyone and everyone can benefit from the practice. Susanna's practice is a balance of simple form, fluid movement and exploration of the particular nature of posture in yoga. The understanding of the movement patterns in the body are critical for the meaningful realization of asanas.
Certification: Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).
Training: With Brigitte Longueville (E500-T500) Restorative/ Multi-Style 300 hours Teacher Training. Completed in December 2008 at the Solstice Yoga Center.

Hatha Yoga Classes

At Solstice Yoga Center we teach traditional South Indian Hatha Yoga classes emphasizing deep relaxation of the postural muscles, precise alignment in postures and subtle awareness of the breath.

Students find these classes fun, lively and energizing.

Each class begins with gentle opening of the deep back muscles and hip joints using props and lying relaxation postures.

When this "relaxation into alignment" is complete, students go through a progression of asanas or postures.

Classes usually include: standing asanas, sitting asanas, forward bends, twists, inversions, back bends and reclining asanas.

Throughout all the postures, correct body alignment is emphasized along with the use of the breath to relax into the pose.

Often students may move through a series of flowing postures allowing the body to become warm and more flexible and then these flowing postures alternate with more "passive" postures.

Individual adjustment and guidance is provided to each student to make the classes appropriate and engaging for beginners and also challenging for more advanced practitioners.

All students discover the path to the greatest benefit with the least effort. Students learn how to optimize their personal practice and capture a new sense of energy, "lightness" and ease within their body.

• People of all ages and physical abilities are welcome.
• Instruction is given in English and Spanish.
• Yoga mats and props are provided.
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Price is $ 7.00 USD per class or a 10-class card for $ 60.00 USD.

School Locations

Zipolite - La Loma Linda

La Loma Linda is located in Colonia Centro of Zipolite on the Puerto Angel/Mazunte road. The entrance to the yoga center is opposite Villa Escondida.

The 2011 / 2012 class season at La Loma Linda runs from December 1st until April 15th.

Mazunte - Posada del Arquitecto

Posada del Arquitecto is located on Playa El Rinconcito towards the west side of Mazunte.

* Afternoon classes on Tuesday and Thursday are community classes with donation.

The 2011 / 2012 class season at Posada del Arquitecto runs from December 1st until May 15th.

 

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