– Workshop met Chocoladegarantie! – zaterdag 10 februari 2024 van 13:30 tot 16:00 uur bij Faraja Yoga in Hoofddorp Welkom bij onze yoga workshop “Achteroverbuigen”! Op deze bijzondere zaterdagmiddag nodigen we je uit om jezelf te omarmen, liefde te cultiveren en je hart wijd open te stellen voor de positieve energie om je heen. De workshop begint met een warm welkom en een rustige meditatie om je te helpen in het hier en nu te komen. Laat de stress van de week los en concentreer je op het verkennen van je innerlijke zelf. Eenmaal gegrond, nemen we je mee op een reis van beweging en ademhaling, geleid door Cecilia. Achteroverbuigingen in yoga staan centraal in deze workshop. We zullen samen werken aan het openen van het borstgebied. Met zorgvuldig gekozen houdingen en sequenties, leren we hoe we spanning in de rug en schouders kunnen verminderen en ruimte kunnen creëren in het hartgebied. Dit proces van fysieke openheid vertaalt zich vaak naar emotionele en spirituele openheid, waardoor je jezelf toestaat liefde en positiviteit te ontvangen en …

Practicing 108 sun salutations at the equinoxes is an ancient practice in the yogic tradition.   Most ancient traditions  actually have some sort of practice and / or ceremony during the equinoxes.   I must say that to me the practice of the 108 sun salutations does feel like a moving meditation, like a moving mantra, like a moving prayer, like a moving ceremony.   It is a beautiful way to step in to a new chapter, a new intention, while leaving the old behind, step by step, finishing the practice with a true feeling of renewal.   We are honouring these traditions and practicing the 108 sun salutations together on “Midsummer” which falls on Friday the 24th of June this year of 2022, at Solid Performance in Cruquius.   And you are warmly invited to join!   If the weather permits we might even be able to practice outdoors.   A full practice session of 108 sun salutations themselves takes around one and a half hour. We all keep the same pace of the …

Friday 5/11 19.00 – 21.00 in Cruquius   Warm welcome to the first of a series of Master Classes to be held at the gorgeous Solid Performance in Cruquius! These Master Classes are for all levels of yogis, whether you are a beginner or more seasoned. In this particular Master Class we will work towards head & shoulder stand. Every yoga class, master class, workshop always contains the same important ingredients which are needed for a complete practice – sitting/meditation, pranayama/breathing, asanas/postures, savasana/relaxation, and yoga philosophy. Every time we get together it is interactive, and always room for questions and more indepth explanations. Looking foward to seeing you Friday the 5th of November in Cruquius! To sign up, please email or What´s App: cecilia@studiostark.net +31-6-46157019 Investment: EUR 22:- Address: Spieringweg 700, Cruquius

Dearest Yogi’s, Thank you for connecting and practicing through Zoom Sunday last week ! It was gorgeous to see so many countries connected again ! This Sunday morning 9.30 am CET LiveStream lesson will stay a weekly class until we are allowed to meet live in the studios again. From then on I will keep teaching a monthly LiveStream class for all of us who internationally connect in these classes and would like to keep connecting as well as keeping a steady home practice. More details on that class will follow. This coming Sunday – November 15th – we have the New Moon coinciding with our practice. So it just seems natural toinclude a small New Moon ceremony or ritual, one that you can use for yourself every New Moon. Nothing large or time consuming, it will be woven in to the class. We will also focus on the postures that have a more “celestial” connection – like the sun salutations, a part of the moon salutations, the balancing postures of Ardha Chandrasana – half moon -, Parivrtta …

Sunday mornings @ 9.30 am CET starting this week Sunday, November 8th, Studio Stark is offering a Livestream Yoga lesson of 75 minutes via Zoom. 9.30 – 10.45. Here in The Netherlands we have entered in to our second Lockdown, and in many other countries the same is or has already happened. Now our yoga practice is more important than ever. To stay healthy. To hold your own space in your own home. To just have a moment to land, breathe and connect with that inner stability you do inhabit. The practice will be recorded for everyone joining – you will receive a link the same day to download the lesson to your own computer so that you can practice again any time you want. If you cannot join the lesson but would like the recording that is possible too, just let me know! Warm welcome to join! Drop me an email on studiostark@icloud.com or send a What’s App message on +31 6 46157019 if you would like to join. Quite a few of you have cards …

Close to 3 weeks ago we had the first of  three in The Outdoors Yoga Workshops Summer 2020 Series. It was a gorgeous, gorgeous day and the energy was amazing. I am so grateful for the energy shared, the moments, the practice, and this magic space we have in Cruquius for these workshops and the weekly Sunday morning lessons. Do check the photos from the workshop and some from the regular Sunday morning classes below to get a sense of the energy and atmosphere. And guess what? –  Soon it is workshop time again!! We have two more Outdoors Yoga Workshops on the agenda in August; Aug 8th – backbends Aug 22nd  – inversions (head and shoulderstand) Warm, warm welcome to join one or both of them! The first one up is the backbends workshop; We will build up gently through meditation, pranayama & vayu’s (breathing & aligning) , moving in to a flowing practice preparing us for the backbends. We will spend some time really enjoying and learning all sorts and levels of backbends. And of course …

Warm welcome to the first workshop of the series of 3 Outdoors Yoga workhops this #stayhome summer in Cruquius, with the theme Balancings. Please, find the information below on all the workshops and do of course feel free to call, message or mail me with any questions or any information request/s. At the gorgeous Outdoors location in Cruquius at Solid Peformance I have the following workshops in the agenda – all levels are welcome, there will be plenty of space for each and every person’s development and focus no matter how many days, weeks, months or years you have or have not been practicing. The space is limited to 12 participants to make sure we are keeping the recommended 1,5 metre distance. Dates, times, information: Saturday 18/7     11.00 – 14.00     (Hand)balancings Saturday 8/8       11.00 – 14.00     Backbends Saturday 22/8     11.00 – 14.00     Inversions (incl. head and shoulderstand)   Investment: 1 workshop         EUR   35:- 2 workshops        EUR  60 :- 3 workshops        EUR  80: –   All workshops follow the Vijnana Principles of practice: sitting/mediation, pranayama …

Peace, stillness, quiet, rest, suppleness, ease, “rust”…. Sometimes it feels pretty far away, yet it is something you carry within you all the time. You hold the switch and can actually decide when to switch it on – and off. Once you understand the anatomy of peace, it will be a lot easier to both practice and achieve it. We will look at the anatomy of peace from the perspective of the physical body, from the perspective of the mental body (aka the brain and nervous system), from the perspective of hormones and hormone production, from the perspective of yoga philosophy and quantum physics. All in a language and movements (and rest J), that anyone and everyone can understand – the point being that you can take the knowledge and practices home to easily be put to use in your life from the moment you leave the studio. Warm welcome for this first workshop of this kind. Saturday / Zaterdag 11/5 13.00 – 15.00 EVA’Z Yoga & Pilates, Heemstede € 37 :- , incl btw, …

It’s that time of the year again! Spring! The sun comes out, you feel you want to unfurl out of your winter sleep just like a flower uncurling its petals, reaching for the sun. So, let’s do just that! During this workshop we will get warm from the sun within through working in detail on the sun salutations and its numerous variations, we will learn how to adapt the steps to what fits us individually. And, we will focus on hip and heart openers, both in an active flowing way as well as in a healing, restorative way. All levels of yogi’s welcome! It does not matter if this is your 1sttime with yoga or your 1001st! Saturday 23/3     12.00 – 15.00 EVA’Z Yoga & Pilates Energy exchange € 35 incl. btw, tea and snacks Sign up / more information: Cecilia@studiostark.net   06-46157019