The classes are dynamic, at times challenging with a strong emphasis on postural alignment, yet relaxed and informal.
The classes are suitable for mixed abilities, variety of health conditions and requirements, as they incorporate elements of classic Hatha, Satyananda, Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga.
Every session begins with a breath awareness exercise which is continued throughout the duration of the session and ends with relaxation or Yoga Nidra. This gives the participants an opportunity to learn some grounding stress management techniques that help to cope with anxiety, stress and depression.
Last updated March 30, 2015, 10:26 p.m. UTC
Marta Swiezynska is a certified Hatha yoga instructor through the BWY and holds an advanced certification that allows her to teach yoga to people living with cancer.
She leads group classes at The Body Studio in Northwood and works with private clients building personalised yoga programs in the Middlesex as well as prestigious locations like One Hyde Park in London.
In her classes, Marta aims to motivate her students to achieve optimum alignment, action and attitude. She teaches with strong belief in letting go of rigidity rather than striving for flexibility on physical, emotional and mental levels of existence.
The sixteen years’ experience in the beauty therapy field and massage as well as her interest in psychology and alternative therapies like reflexology or reiki, greatly inform her teaching currently dedicated to supporting people recovering from cancer and addictions, golfers and the “Real men do yoga” program.
Her classes are dynamic, at times challenging with a strong emphasis on postural alignment, yet relaxed and informal, incorporating elements of classic Hatha, Satyananda, Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga. All this combined with a variety of meditative techniques and Yoga Nidra gives her a unique, eclectic style, allowing her to design classes for mixed abilities, variety of health conditions and requirements while drawing inspiration from all available traditions of yoga.
Her practical and grounded style of teaching offers her students a toolbox of yogic practices that can help to overcome the stresses of modern life as well as life-changing predicaments such as illness or addiction.
