Namaste | Feeling Strong Yoga | Rotterdam

Over Mijzelf

Ik ben Dimitri, afkomstig uit St. Petersburg, Rusland. Via mijn internationale studie ben ik in Nederland verzeild geraakt, en sindsdien hier woonachtig.

Mijn eigen yoga reis is begonnen in 2013 waar ik bij de Yoga Barn in Ubud, Bali voor het eerst in aanraking kwam met yoga. De jaren erna onregelmatige practice gedaan, maar yoga had toen al een grote aantrekkingskracht op mij waardoor ik bleef terugkomen naar de practice. De vorm van yoga die ik sinds 2016 uiteindelijk ben gaan doen is Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Style welke ik 6 dagen per week beoefen. Yoga is een integraal onderdeel geworden van mijn leven: het geven van yogalessen is daar een gevolg van. Ik ben in 2017 RYT 200 gecertificeerd om Ashtanga yoga te geven. Tijdens mijn yogaleraar opleiding heb ik diepgaande kennis opgedaan omtrent correcte uitoefening van yoga, blessurepreventie, anatomie & filosofie en geschiedenis van yoga.

Ik heb mij verdiept in Pranayama, Meditatie & Kria technieken dankzij mijn docenten in India. Daarnaast studeer ik functional nutrition & detoxen van het lichaam. De verschillende workshops die ik heb bijgewoond van o.a. Manju Jois & David Swenson zorgen voor verdere filosofische verdieping. Tijdens mijn laatste bezoek aan Ubud in 2019 heb ik aan sessies deelgenomen zoals: vertrouwen op intuitie, shamanistic breathwork & kirtan chanting.

Ik mag mij gelukkig prijzen dat de volgende docenten mijn pad hebben gekruist:

  • Mauricio Victorica Carcasses: KPJAYI level 2 gecertificeerd door Sharat Jois –  teachings in Rotterdam 2017-2018 – Huidige docent ;
  • Luke Jordan: gecertificeerd door Sri K.Pattabhi Jois teachings in Portugal 2019 – Huidige docent;
  • Iain Grysak: KPJAYI level 2 gecertificeerd door Sharat Jois – teachings in Ubud, Bali 2018-2019 –  Huidige docent;
  • Rolf & Marci Naujokat: directe studenten van Sri K. Pattabhi Jois & teacher van o.a.Iain Grysak van de 4de serie (Advanced B) –  teachings in Goa, India – 2019 – Huidige docent

Op dit moment practice ik Intermediate series (tot supra vajrasana). Studenten die meer advanced zijn zijn aangeraden andere yoga shala te zoeken.

Over Yoga Lessen

In onze Westerse wereld gaat het leven er hectisch aan toe. We hebben onze dagelijkse bezigheden en merken vaak dat er te weinig tijd is om alles voor elkaar te krijgen. Daarom is het juist zo belangrijk om tijd voor jezelf te nemen en alles in perspectief te plaatsen. Dit vermindert de druk en stress die we allemaal ervaren. Het beoefenen van yoga draait niet om perfectie. Het gaat erom wat het met je doet en wat je lichaam op dat moment kan. Yoga is slechts een voorbereiding op de meditatie die volgt op het fysieke deel van de les. Daarom sluiten we de les altijd af met een stukje meditatie. Je lichaam en geest zullen je dankbaar zijn.

Alle yoga lessen vinden plaats in de yoga ruimte in Rotterdam. Naast yoga kan ik advies geven over gezond eten en levensstijl. Zelf zit ik op dit moment in de overgangsfase naar een veganistisch dieet. Zou je meer willen weten over de voordelen en effecten hiervan, spreek me na de les dan aan. Verschillende topatleten beoefenen naast hun specialisme ook yoga en/of meditatie. Daarom is het aan te raden om naast yoga ook andere sporten te beoefenen voor het opbouwen van spieren, verbeteren van je conditie en om gewicht te verliezen. Uiteindelijk draait het allemaal om 1 ding: balans.

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Finding motivation to have a daily #yogapractice is not easy for me. Of course I have days when I just want to stay in bed, have breakfast or do some work instead. But , like one of my teachers says, you have to roll out the mat and just start : maybe it’s only sun salutations for today... and suddenly you realize.. 🤩 I have just done more than that. In yoga, like in life motivation and discipline is important. Yoga teaches me that. Forever grateful🙏. . . . . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtangaprimaryseries #dutchashtangi #dutchyogi #yogateacher #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #yogaselfpractice #rotterdam #fitdutchies #ashtangaprimaryseries #ashtangavinyasa #ashtangalove #ashtangamondays #padahastasana #yogadelft
Finding motivation to have a daily #yogapractice is not easy for me. Of course I have days when I just want to stay in bed, have breakfast or do some work instead. But , like one of my teachers says, you have to roll out the mat and just start : maybe it’s only sun salutations for today... and suddenly you realize.. 🤩 I have just done more than that. In yoga, like in life motivation and discipline is important. Yoga teaches me that. Forever grateful🙏. . . . . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtangaprimaryseries #dutchashtangi #dutchyogi #yogateacher #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #yogaselfpractice #rotterdam #fitdutchies #ashtangaprimaryseries #ashtangavinyasa #ashtangalove #ashtangamondays #padahastasana #yogadelft
Miss this lush green jungle of#bali. 😍This was one of the few sunsets on the island. When I see a beautiful sunset like this, it makes me stop and take a moment to be in the present. I usually just observe, watch my breath and focus. This is yoga! Not binding in a certain asana or doing handstands, pincha or binding in #marichasanad 🤪. . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #dutchashtangi #ashtangayoga #ashtangaprimaryseries #yogadocent #meditatie #mindfulness #fitdutchies #rotterdamfit #gezondafvallen #gezondleven #hardlopen #stretching #yogaubud #yogabali #yogakohphangan #ashtangamondays
Miss this lush green jungle of#bali. 😍This was one of the few sunsets on the island. When I see a beautiful sunset like this, it makes me stop and take a moment to be in the present. I usually just observe, watch my breath and focus. This is yoga! Not binding in a certain asana or doing handstands, pincha or binding in #marichasanad 🤪. . . . . . . . . #yoga #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #dutchashtangi #ashtangayoga #ashtangaprimaryseries #yogadocent #meditatie #mindfulness #fitdutchies #rotterdamfit #gezondafvallen #gezondleven #hardlopen #stretching #yogaubud #yogabali #yogakohphangan #ashtangamondays
Current situation creates more mental health issues than any other threats to most people. Continuous #yogapractice keeps your mind calm and clear and helps you to deal with all attachments, fears and changes. Last month of digital #yoga with me. Please send me a PM for a link! . . . . . . . #yogarotterdam #yogadelft #ashtangayoga #dutchyogi #yogarotterdamnoord #udrvadhanurasana #coronavirus #covid_19 #getfit #gezond #gezondafvallen #rotterdamfit #ashtangaprimaryseries #ashtangarotterdam #dutchashtangi
Current situation creates more mental health issues than any other threats to most people. Continuous #yogapractice keeps your mind calm and clear and helps you to deal with all attachments, fears and changes. Last month of digital #yoga with me. Please send me a PM for a link! . . . . . . . #yogarotterdam #yogadelft #ashtangayoga #dutchyogi #yogarotterdamnoord #udrvadhanurasana #coronavirus #covid_19 #getfit #gezond #gezondafvallen #rotterdamfit #ashtangaprimaryseries #ashtangarotterdam #dutchashtangi
Meditation can be very different. Never think of it as only sitting still on a chair or a floor. Maybe when you are old, less active, less mobile than it can be the case. . . For more active people meditation can be reached in movement. For example, a lot of runners 🏃 experience best form of meditation, especially jogging in the morning, watching the sunrise 🌅. They unconsciously meditate. . When I swim I meditate, or on a hike when you watch the trees, clouds skies or mountains. When you are connected with your body, your breath , your awareness that is true meditation. . . . . . #balilife #bali2020 #meditation #mindfulness #yogaretreat #yogabali #coronavirus #lockdown2020 #dutchyogi #gezondelevensstijl #йоганабали #аштангайога #ashtangayoga #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord
Meditation can be very different. Never think of it as only sitting still on a chair or a floor. Maybe when you are old, less active, less mobile than it can be the case. . . For more active people meditation can be reached in movement. For example, a lot of runners 🏃 experience best form of meditation, especially jogging in the morning, watching the sunrise 🌅. They unconsciously meditate. . When I swim I meditate, or on a hike when you watch the trees, clouds skies or mountains. When you are connected with your body, your breath , your awareness that is true meditation. . . . . . #balilife #bali2020 #meditation #mindfulness #yogaretreat #yogabali #coronavirus #lockdown2020 #dutchyogi #gezondelevensstijl #йоганабали #аштангайога #ashtangayoga #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord
This is no filter #sunset here in #bali. It doesn’t matter what your title is, which brand of car you drive, how much you earn. All that matters is HOW you live your life. In this difficult times you realize that some things become irrelevant, and another more important. . . Yesterday was a very peaceful day, here in Bali you had to stay in home and all the internet was disconnected. Actually it’s not so bad, you have the opportunity not to be influenced or dependent on the gadgets we tend to stare at all the time. Being with yourself, nature is not a bad thing at all. . . . . . #baliyoga #baliyogaretreat #ashtangayogabali #meditatie #corona #dutchyogi #ashtangayoga #yogarotterdam #gezondheid #gezondleven #natuur #meditation #mindfulness #йога #аштангайога #йогабали #убуд2020 #бали2020
This is no filter #sunset here in #bali. It doesn’t matter what your title is, which brand of car you drive, how much you earn. All that matters is HOW you live your life. In this difficult times you realize that some things become irrelevant, and another more important. . . Yesterday was a very peaceful day, here in Bali you had to stay in home and all the internet was disconnected. Actually it’s not so bad, you have the opportunity not to be influenced or dependent on the gadgets we tend to stare at all the time. Being with yourself, nature is not a bad thing at all. . . . . . #baliyoga #baliyogaretreat #ashtangayogabali #meditatie #corona #dutchyogi #ashtangayoga #yogarotterdam #gezondheid #gezondleven #natuur #meditation #mindfulness #йога #аштангайога #йогабали #убуд2020 #бали2020
This was an incredible #sunset here in #bali yesterday evening. Very calm and harmonious with a range of rapidly changing colors. A beautiful end of the day. . When we look at the world we see it through a lens, sometimes it’s not even your lens. The color that lens may be changed by how you choose to see the wold; it can be media, people around, someone’s opinion, your surroundings, friends, relatives, community.....all our lives we try to chase money, power, titles- all these are fiction, temporary. It’s in many cases support of your ego. . When we look at the world ; we see that someone might die, we never believe it’s gonna be me, I will live forever... . The truth is: when death comes all will be wiped away. You are simply a temporary visitor on this planet. . And remember the god is not someone who passed away and left a book full of rules. No. God is in you, in the trees, in the animals, it’s everywhere. . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangavinyasa #ubudbali #ubud2020 #bali2020 #sunsetbali #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #meditatie #meditation #mindfulness #howtobehappy #gezondleven #gezondontbijt #yogaubud #yogarotterdamnoord #yogaretreat #йога #бали2020 #убуд #ретрит #йогаретрит2020
This was an incredible #sunset here in #bali yesterday evening. Very calm and harmonious with a range of rapidly changing colors. A beautiful end of the day. . When we look at the world we see it through a lens, sometimes it’s not even your lens. The color that lens may be changed by how you choose to see the wold; it can be media, people around, someone’s opinion, your surroundings, friends, relatives, community.....all our lives we try to chase money, power, titles- all these are fiction, temporary. It’s in many cases support of your ego. . When we look at the world ; we see that someone might die, we never believe it’s gonna be me, I will live forever... . The truth is: when death comes all will be wiped away. You are simply a temporary visitor on this planet. . And remember the god is not someone who passed away and left a book full of rules. No. God is in you, in the trees, in the animals, it’s everywhere. . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangavinyasa #ubudbali #ubud2020 #bali2020 #sunsetbali #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #meditatie #meditation #mindfulness #howtobehappy #gezondleven #gezondontbijt #yogaubud #yogarotterdamnoord #yogaretreat #йога #бали2020 #убуд #ретрит #йогаретрит2020
The recent outbreak of #coronavirus has shown up how production stop in China has cleared up skies and allowed people to breath again. . Hopefully it will learn some of us to be more conscious about consumption. This huge economic recession will learn us how to eat differently (not to foreget the source of this virus is animal consumption) communicate more efficiently, be aware of your impact on environment. . This production shutdown can produce better environment on a large scale. . There is no immediate cure, but there is hope for a better world after the illness is under control. . It is the right moment to become #vegan , do yoga, reevaluate your believes and stay healthy! . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #rotterdamyoga #ashtangarotterdam #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #dutchyogi #йогаубуд #yogaretreat #yogabali #yogaubud #йоганаморе #йоганаприроде #йоганабали #бали2020 #убуд #йогадома #yogakohphangan
The recent outbreak of #coronavirus has shown up how production stop in China has cleared up skies and allowed people to breath again. . Hopefully it will learn some of us to be more conscious about consumption. This huge economic recession will learn us how to eat differently (not to foreget the source of this virus is animal consumption) communicate more efficiently, be aware of your impact on environment. . This production shutdown can produce better environment on a large scale. . There is no immediate cure, but there is hope for a better world after the illness is under control. . It is the right moment to become #vegan , do yoga, reevaluate your believes and stay healthy! . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtangi #rotterdamyoga #ashtangarotterdam #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #dutchyogi #йогаубуд #yogaretreat #yogabali #yogaubud #йоганаморе #йоганаприроде #йоганабали #бали2020 #убуд #йогадома #yogakohphangan
In the west we are often consciously and unconsciously compare ourselves with others: skin color, nationality, job, marital status, religion, is someone wealthy , is he or she better than, more intelligent, more beautiful, more..... . I remember many times in the western world one of the first questions I was asked: what is your job? I actually find it very funny... . It’s pure Ego, ego of that person. Because based on your answer there will be something to compare you to, put you in a frame. . Being proud and self-respectful are the most important qualities one should have. Being proud doesn’t mean you have earned something or obtained it, it’s simply universe already gave you everything, you just have to realize it. Self respect is respect without comparing. . . . . . . #kurmasana #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangaprimaryseries #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #yogabali #yogaretreat #аштангайога #йогаубуд #йоганабали #аштангабали #убудбали #йогаретрит #yogakohphangan
In the west we are often consciously and unconsciously compare ourselves with others: skin color, nationality, job, marital status, religion, is someone wealthy , is he or she better than, more intelligent, more beautiful, more..... . I remember many times in the western world one of the first questions I was asked: what is your job? I actually find it very funny... . It’s pure Ego, ego of that person. Because based on your answer there will be something to compare you to, put you in a frame. . Being proud and self-respectful are the most important qualities one should have. Being proud doesn’t mean you have earned something or obtained it, it’s simply universe already gave you everything, you just have to realize it. Self respect is respect without comparing. . . . . . . #kurmasana #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangaprimaryseries #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogadelft #yogabali #yogaretreat #аштангайога #йогаубуд #йоганабали #аштангабали #убудбали #йогаретрит #yogakohphangan
Some think: to be relaxed I will meditate. But this is wrong approach, there is a certain order, to be relaxed you have to start with physical aspect. Yoga asana practice is the first step. To learn to relax your body is easier than mind. According to Osho, if you learn how to relax your body with awareness, you will learn how to relax your mind. . . . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangapractice #йогаубуд #ashtangabali #yogateacher #yogakohphangan #yogaubud #yogabali #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #dutchyogi #yogaretreat #йогаретрит #йогапрактика #аштангайога
Some think: to be relaxed I will meditate. But this is wrong approach, there is a certain order, to be relaxed you have to start with physical aspect. Yoga asana practice is the first step. To learn to relax your body is easier than mind. According to Osho, if you learn how to relax your body with awareness, you will learn how to relax your mind. . . . . . . . . #ashtangayoga #ashtanga #ashtangapractice #йогаубуд #ashtangabali #yogateacher #yogakohphangan #yogaubud #yogabali #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #dutchyogi #yogaretreat #йогаретрит #йогапрактика #аштангайога
This pose is very intense for the hamstrings, I know it from my own experience! Please never push yourself into it! And never let it to be adjusted, only patience and every day practice can bring you closer to the final asana. . On some days it might feel stiff and others you can feel you can go deeper into the relaxation and breathing. . . . . . . . #stretchingexercises #stretch #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #upavisthakonasana #yogaformen #yogaretreat #yogabali #yogaubud #yogakohphangan #ashtangabali #йогаубуд #йога #аштангайога #аштангабали #йогаубуд #йоганабали #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogavooriedereen
This pose is very intense for the hamstrings, I know it from my own experience! Please never push yourself into it! And never let it to be adjusted, only patience and every day practice can bring you closer to the final asana. . On some days it might feel stiff and others you can feel you can go deeper into the relaxation and breathing. . . . . . . . #stretchingexercises #stretch #ashtanga #ashtangayoga #upavisthakonasana #yogaformen #yogaretreat #yogabali #yogaubud #yogakohphangan #ashtangabali #йогаубуд #йога #аштангайога #аштангабали #йогаубуд #йоганабали #dutchyogi #yogarotterdam #yogarotterdamnoord #yogavooriedereen