Ayurvedic Yoga with Irmi

My body instinctively fell backwards into kind of a backbend, like a wheel. l landed with one hand on the ground and the opposite foot up in the air. The other hand and foot touched the driveway. My head and my spine never reached the wet pavement! I was blown away! I was unharmed! I knew in this moment that yoga was the reason for this little miracle! My body's intelligence took the lead and placed me into the least harmful position in a split second! My mind could have never figured that so quickly. There was no time to think. I said to myself: this stuff is working and everybody needs to know about it! Right then and there I decided to become a yoga teacher! I completed a 240 hr. Hatha yoga teacher training and was certified in 2008. Ever since I passionately teach weekly yoga classes in my community and offer yoga videos on my website. I took a break from teaching to study Ayurveda full time for one year. In 2018 I completed a 50 hr. Silversneaker certification program for Chair yoga. I am also a Certified Ayurvedic Health Coach and graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in 2022. Dr. Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASC was my principle teacher and his loving kindness will forever resonate in my heart. In 2023 I completed a 200 hour Ayuryoga Teacher Training, also with the Ayurvedic Institute, to express and teach yoga through the lens of Ayurveda. ​Oh ja, I also love art making since I was a teenager. Click the ART button on my webpage to see my paintings. Travels to India, Africa, the US and Europe have expanded my mind and touched my heart. It made me understand that behind every personality and belief system live human beings with the same needs, desires and hopes for health, happiness and freedom. ​ Yoga and Ayurveda makes it possible for me to connect with people on a human level regardless of nationality, walk of life, gender, race, sexual orientation, body type or age. ​ It is a joy and an honor for me to be able to share these ancient practices of healing with you!