First
Heal yourself
Begin with whatever is troubling you: back or knee pain, stiff joints, stress, a tired mind. Gentle movement, breath and rest give the body the right conditions to heal, as it already knows how.
Online yoga classes with Sohan · The Aadi Way
Slow down. Go deeper.
Fast rain runs off the ground. Slow rain is taken in. A yoga practice works the same way.
Slow has depth: the earth drinks it in, and green grows.
Fast stays on the surface: the water runs off, takes the soil, and the plants fall.
Why slow
Depth comes with a slower pace.
We now see everything as a race, at home and outside. Faster is better, more is better, and slow means left behind. A day spent racing heats the body and the mind. Come in from the sun and you reach for cool water, not more heat. In the same way, the answer to speed is its opposite: slow, gentle, unhurried.
Practice
Even exercise becomes a race: more sweat, more steps, more intensity. Then we wonder why health does not improve. A slow practice may bring no sweat, yet it brings a deeper connection with the body. Gentle does not mean weak. It is quiet strength.
Health improves when a good thing is done well, not when more of it is done.
The path
One journey, three phases.
Second
Train yourself
Build stability and strength without hurry. Work on posture, mobility, balance and breath, with the support of a wall, a chair or whatever is within reach, so that every body can practise safely.
Third
Explore yourself
Turn attention inward. With a steadier body and a quieter mind, breathwork, mudras and meditation become a way of meeting yourself.
The Aadi Way
Shaped around your body.
Every practice begins with the breath and your own range of movement. What follows depends on what your body needs today: sometimes a held posture, sometimes a slow, simple movement from daily life. It may be a classical asana, or it may not.
The aim stays the same: to connect with yourself, to create a healing environment inside, and to grow stronger, at a pace your body can absorb.
Nothing special is needed. Whatever is within reach can support you, and the practice works just as well with nothing at all.
Whatever is within reach
- A wall
- A chair or stool
- A pillow, a belt or any other household item
Getting there
Three things that take you there.
Direction
Know where you are heading: healing, strength or knowing yourself. A clear direction gives every other effort its meaning.
Approach
A marathon is 42 kilometres. Run it at a steady pace; a sprint leaves you exhausted long before the finish.
Consistency
Small steps taken every day carry you further than a few big efforts followed by a long break.
When all three are right, the destination is within reach, whether it is health, career or the inner journey.
Classes
Choose how you want to practise.
Group classes
Weekly sessions for flexibility, strength, balance and deep relaxation, built on breath, movement and rest. Friendly to beginners, with variations for every body.
Private sessions
One-to-one plans for injuries, medical conditions or specific goals: back and knee pain, joint mobility, stress and anxiety, women's health, flexibility and strength.
Corporate chair yoga
A whole day on a chair can slow circulation and pull the body into poor posture. Breathing turns shallow, digestion suffers and the joints begin to ache. Gas, bloating and constant aches make it harder to concentrate and to think freely, and people do their best work when they feel well. In these live team sessions the chair becomes part of the practice, and used mindfully it helps the body recover.
All levels welcome. Contact Sohan for pricing.
About Sohan
A practice that began at eight.
- 1990
Started yoga at age 8 at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jammu, and first felt the calm of Savasana under the open sky.
- 2010
Left a corporate job at Siemens Infotech to teach yoga, and completed the Yoga Instructor Certification by December.
- 2011
Began teaching in January, to people from every walk of life.
- 2012
Completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy in August.
- Now
Teaching the Aadi Way: breath and movement.
Teaching since 2011
Yoga is more than physical exercise. It is a way to wake the body's own power to heal, by creating the right inner environment.
Aadi means "beginning". It is also a name of Shiva, the first yogi.
Begin
Start where you are.
Write to Sohan and say whether you want to heal, train or explore. Classes run online, for people anywhere.
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