Hello. I'm Hatha yoga teacher Marica.
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・Yoga Profile
Yoga experience of 13 years
・Qualifications
Obtained Indian Government Certified Hatha yoga teacher 200 hours completion Food Specialist
・Reasons for starting yoga
I was feeling mentally unstable due to work and felt lacking in exercise when a hot yoga studio near my home appeared and I started attending casually. Later, as a study abroad student in Italy, I resumed hatha yoga as an extracurricular activity. Even though I still couldn't speak the language well yet, I had an amazing experience and met many wonderful people which lead to my increased interest in yoga. After returning home to Japan, I obtained my hatha yoga teaching qualifications and began teaching for free.
・What happened after I started yoga
My bodily sensitivity to cold disappeared and my hands and feet became warmer. I developed a positive attitude of, "Regardless of my personality, whatever the situation, I'll take it on!" In 2015 I developed a disease called Guillain-Barre syndrome. It's a disease which affects the motor nerves and causes paralysis in the hands and feet and eventually one becomes unable to stand on one's own. This was fatal for someone like me, a yoga instructor, but since I wanted to walk as soon as possible, while rehabilitating at the hospital I (forcibly?) laid out my yoga mat and did asana yoga. For me yoga is: a tool for achieveing positive thinking and action.
・Things I keep in mind for daily lessons
"Once in a lifetime encounter" I'm grateful for everyone I meet and endeavour to create a space where at the end of the lesson smiles naturally appear
・To those who are going to begin yoga from now
Yoga is a worldwide, common practice without tools that can even be done without words. With its breathing techniques and asanas (poses), to some people yoga may seem difficult at the beginning, but after daily practice you begin to experience the changes in your body! I look forward to meeting you all!
【 Cafetalk Translation / May 2020 】
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