Hi, I’m Elsy Etim.

I am an Italian and Swiss national, born in Africa and I have been living and working in Zürich since 2004. My passion for sports and movement began in my childhood; in fact, I was an athlete and runner from early on. After my competitive career was over and some knee injuries later, a pregnancy and constant back pain due to my long hours in the office, I tried out other sports and many training and fitness combinations as well as running in nature. Nothing was really giving me what I needed. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that I had to find a discipline that could accompany me in life and keep my body fit, mobile and healthy until I turn 100 years old. That is my life plan. At one point Yoga found me.

MY YOGA JOURNEY

Different classes, different teachers, different styles but only one inspired me.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear, and so it went.

For me, Dynamic yoga was the perfect combination of what I needed. I began to feel more flexible and every class was a huge progress. I realized that I had not been breathing properly for a long time. I developed more strength in my body, and discovered how to work with my breath and use it in my physical practice.

I was fine with the fact of not yet being able to touch my toes or bring my head to touch my knees in a forward bend. Every time I felt safe enough to work on certain yoga postures I enjoyed the transformation that was taking place in my state of mind and in my body.

I was calm and reflective, strong, more focussed. My heart was beating slower and my chest region felt wider. These tiny experiences in my physical body encouraged me to continue and I decided to enroll in a yoga teacher training with Susi Davies and became a Yoga Alliance International certified teacher.

My participation in various workshops and retreats later on further deepened my practice thanks to different teachers such as:

Susi Davies, John Stirk, Max Strom, Andrea Boni, Alexey Gaevskij, Manel Rodrigues, Reto Zbinden, Alessandro De Maria and Catherine Annis.

I then refined my knowledge studying Pranayama – breathing techniques – and adjustment techniques.

As a constant seeker of freedom with a curious nature and the desire to understand what life is all about. Meditation became a big part of my life since many years and this has helped me a great deal in my yoga practice. I study philosophy and Buddhist meditation for 30 years now and I enjoy chanting and teaching mantras to my students, too.

TRANSFORMATION

Teaching gives me satisfaction especially when I see positive transformation in every single student. Empowering and encouraging people is my passion and purpose. My goal in teaching Yoga is to allow my students to connect with their body physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, in other words: to trust and discover their potential. The effects of a mindful Yoga Practice for me are extraordinary! Since I was a runner I could not slow down in everything I did daily. I now found my slower pace and Yoga keeps me in the present moment, and that is the place I want to be. This is the place in which we master our thoughts because our mind does not wander. We are less distracted so we focus on what happens inside ourselves and discover new sides of ourselves.

JOIN ME IN THIS REVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR MIND.

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