Bonjour Sunita and Saket Mohan !

Please find below my feedback about yoga since the last three weeks, since I practice yoga with Saket Mohan, after departure from Vinay Sharma.

Name :  Marie-Eve Brunet

Country : Canada

Email : riopelbrunet@hotmail.com

Yoga classes were held every morning (Monday to Friday) from 7:30am to 9am in the outside yoga hall of Casa Domani.  The space is very conducive to yoga classes, as it is built with natural materials (clay tiles, bamboo walls) and that the fresh air and the nature's sounds invade the space and bring a sense of wellness to the students.

Saket Mohen is a person with a very deep approach to yoga and its practice.  He lives yoga all through the day, starting with his personal morning practice, and it is very inspiring for a student like me, who comes from the West and is knowledgeable mostly in asanas.  During my stay, the teaching has informed me about the large spectrum of yoga, not only about the asanas. 

The classes started with OM chanting, often followed by mantra chanting by Saket Mohen;  the old Sanskrit chants are very inspiring, even if we do not understand the words of the ancient language.  Saket Mohan was always very generous in translating the meaning of the chants and mantras so that we could be part of the experience.  I feel that the door to chanting has been opened for me and that I will be able to continue hearing and learning more in the future.

Saket Mohan always adapted the daily practice to the temperature, my fitness level (I am more than 50 years old; very much in shape, but sometimes a little bit stiff when I wake up).  This was greatly appreciated. 

Most days, we started with warm ups, sometimes Sun salutations, followed by various asanas (balance, sitting, backward bending, eyes exercises, etc.).  Between each asana, a relaxation period was suggested so that the body parts would go back to their natural place (including heart rate).  I feel that this approach increases very much my strength as my body is able to integrate the effort in a comfortable way.

Asanas were followed by pranayama session (breathing exercises).  This is the most important aspect of yoga that I discovered here.  Pranayama is a natural for me (and everyone else, I guess!) as it brings my prana, my energy, up !  My lung capacity must have increased at least twice!  The practice of pranayama is great for the body level, but mostly for the mental level, as it brings clarity and calmness to the otherwise too active mind.  With the mind calm, the self is more easily available and approachable and I was more able to be my observer.  And keep the state almost throughout the day and night.

The relaxation session that was held at the end of the yoga practice was also a great tool.  My mind and my self are now able to make abstraction of the body for quite a long time and are able to travel in time (back and present), in emotions (happiness and sadness), in concentration, and even in epiphany!  During one session this week, I was able to understand the meaning of non-attachment and the liberation that comes from it.  Non-attachment does not equate to coldness;  on the contrary, it frees the spirit to hold its warmth, but without the burning that holding emotions would bring.  My Kapha is very happy to find more balance!

As for improvements for the classes or the teaching approach, I do not have anything specific to suggest.   The yoga hall is very appropriate, as mentioned above;  the teaching is of very high quality and adjusted to the specific needs of the members of the group;  Saket Mohan's English speaking is very sufficient for a yoga class.  His language is very clear and instructions are very clear also.  He is a discreet man, and under his seriousness, there is such a warm heart and great intelligence and interest in the Universe!

I hope that this message is useful for future students who would like to know about yoga classes offered at ANHC.  Please do not hesitate to give them my email address if they need to have more information.

Marie-Eve Brunet

Calangute until tomorrow!

 
 
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enjoyed being with all of you.

enjoyed staff, sun.

all yoga teacher very good.

thank you.

Pascal Marreires

i am satisfied with yoga, i learned a lot and will continue to do so ar home.

Elena Durcova

good teacher, very clear and explains well. i would come back again to take her class.

Louise

i enjoyed my yoga class very much. the teacher was excellent, patient and very knowlegeble. i have learnt a lot today and feel very relaxed.

Kylie

the teacher has done a good job. the lessons has been great. good instructions, disciplined, variety and when i needed help i got it.

i will now go home and continue with the yoga lessons. i have a lot of new energy and inspiration. thanks for a great yoga teacher.

Sanna Lindberg

no suggestion. the centre is working very good and everything was fine.

this experience i will remember in all my life. it was a nice experience but also sometimes very hard. when i started after five - six days i start to have pain in my body and it seems that i could go on but after the yoga session my pain was gone. some days i felt stressed because of many new things to learn. new ways to breathe and with two teacher, i felt lot of pressure. i did my best and it was great. i learn many things. last week sometime i felt too exhausted my energy was good, my body too, but my mind need to have rest. i am very greatful to my teacher both of them are really good. always worry about my learning and understanding. i felt trust and i could really take all best.

Maitri

i enjoyed the classes, they were effective and easy to get in. i did practise yoga at home but it had been a while. it is nice to have flexibility increase really quick. it is nice to have teachers assisting you in your asanas.

Hanneke Velde

very good yoga class. Instructor Aatharva is very proffessional, really a good teacher and has a very positive attitude. it is very nice to attend Aatarva session.

Elena Balshen

you are a very lovely enthusiastic yoga teacher.

with love for your students.

really nice.

information of yoga is great.

we follow your voice.

Ananne De Vos Burchart.

i am very satisfied with my yoga instrcutor Aarya who has taught me many useful asanas that have improved my posture and released my pain tremendously from which i have been suffering for more than 6 years. you are very lucky to have such a fantastic instructor and i dont think i will be able to find such a great intructor cum person ever again.

Lenka Purdey.

enjoyed being with all of you. enjoyed staff smiling. all yoga teacher - thank you very good.

Pascal Marreiros

Aatharva - yoga teacher. its just great. he is very clear in his teaching. a very good teacher. now i know what yoga is in practise and theory.

i was very stiff in my body when we started. now it is much better. have learned a lot and i am going to do the yoga when i am back home. i feel that the yoga helped me very much.

Elli Lindgreen

keep your enthuthiasm in teaching yoga, keep your bright smile and your kindness as it makes you a special person.

your way of teaching shows, that you love your job and that your goal is rather to make people feel good and healthy. your aim to teach them well in yoga is a wonderful goal you set for yourself. your enthusiasm for yoga is a part of what people like about you. appreciated a lot the lessons with you.

all comments about Aatharva.

Maida Maia Kiefer

i took special yoga sessions from Aatharva for my final 3 days at ANHC. his teaching is fantastic - combined with being such a truly human being. i could'nt have wished for anything more from the experience. i wish he could teach me in england.

Rebecca Welsh

i am very happy and satisfied with the yoga therapy i received. i got exactly what i was looking for. i am also happy that i could discuss and clear my doubts with yoga instructor related to yoga.

Mrs. Rashmy Govekar.

very good yoga sessions, good practises. good teacher.

Kornelia Pelsa

i like the yoga session very much. very good teacher.

Katja Edger

very good yoga lessons. i am satisfied with lessons and yoga trainees.

Kamilla

i think that this concept with everything included like treatment, yoga, food, and chaffeur to go outside is excellent. dont change that. anyways, i can recommend this place to my friends in sweden. they are waiting for me to tell them how it is here.

Mari Ann Lampa

very good yoga lessons. especially done by yoga teachers. Yogi  very good explanation. very very good.

thank you.

Elke Schioter

both teachers are well trained and are quite aware of positions they are doing. as many guest come from all over the world sometimes language problems may arise. therefore it is nice they are patient and willing to repeat. especially Yogiji, explained the individual yoga postures and their effect on our body and health. that is very helpful. thank you.

Carola Oubaid

much more variations between sitting, lying and standing asanas and best of all, the series of sunsalutations. that was very satisfying.

Jea Johnsson

since this was my first yoga experince, i got a good onlook to the practise of exercise and meditation. i found it quite enjoyable and will surely keep it up in the future. also i am thankful for the calm and patince during the sessions.

Mika Barz

the class is well structured and well taught. it has a good mix of warm up exercise, asanas and pranayama. overall good for beginners.

Juhi Prasad.

yoga class was very good. lots of variety and new positions everyday. very challenging. relaxing and good for all levels. vinay is a very good instructor.

Valena Balshen

good combination of exercises. also good repetation from one day to the other. teacher was patient and good motivator.

Christine Hilz

yoga lessons were enjoyable and good to join for all yoga levels. the yoga hall was nice.

Nadine Peters.

feel really more comfortable after the 3rd lesson. explanations are good and the rhytum is ok.

Dardenne Audrey

our teacher Guruji was very good. he perfectly explains and shows how to practise. we gained more flexibility.

thank you.

Wegelben Siegfried.

sushil our yoga teacher was very good. he knew fast what we need for practise and relaxation. pranayama was perfectly explained. meditation good. the posture fitted well to the body. i got more flexible.

thank you very much.

Angelika Beck

yoga classs for 1 week for me was a great experience. the yoga teacher sushil was excellent. the combination between meditation and practise the sun salutation was very good. i loved all sessions and enjoy it.

Christina Muller

it is a very good and varie program. the teacher rotation is beneficail because each teacher has their different styles and asanas to bring to the class.

Kristina

i learnt a lot about meditation, breathing and concentration. its been a great experience. also the therapeutic yoga, it was so good. now that i am aware of having astma, i can see very good what i can do about it myself. thanks to my lovely teacher with her great experince and knowledge and my smoking and coughing was gone and i start to sleep again. also the diet advise helped me a lot.

Linda Vor.

classes are structured, consisting of exercises is well balanced, instructions of the teacher are clear, so its easy to follow, physical problems of the participants are respected.

Casy Henser

yoga was the best part of my day. it helped me wake up, focus on the day. and learn new exercise for my specific injuries and pain.

Thank you.

Justin Herman

Aatharva a very good teacher. i like the balance between asanas and relaxation. good knowledgeble. really enjoyed going to the yoga lessons.

thank you.

very good yoga class with very nice teacher. i enjoyed every time.

Brigitte

first yoga experince for me. i liked it very much and learned how to breathe in and out with my abdomen.

Thanks,

Jacot Christine

i have learnt a lot things, these 10 days and find the yoga teacher very competent.

Linder

i am going to follow some yoga in my country.

i like yoga. it make me feel good. our teacher was excellent.

Dome Bernadette.

very good class, good teacher. i liked the fact that the pranayama were slightly different each day. the class was challenging. but i have learnt a lot and this was my favourite experince from ANHC. i am determined to keep doing yoga when i go back to england.

Jonathan Durwad.

enjoyed the yoga classes very much. found the yoga stretches very beneficial for my stiffness and the breathing and OM chanting very helpful in relieving my stress. would highly recommend. great quality session.

Marlene Moore

very good start. very good opportunity to step into the yoga and feel the purpose of doing/ living it.

Tobias Oswald

i had a very enjoyable experience staying at calangute centre. the staff were very friendly and very helpful. the room and having it cleaned everyday was excellent. breakfast was my favourite meal, but all the other meals were also very good, healthy and tasty.

my yoga teacher, yogini, made learning yoga easy and fun. i was a complete beginner so her encouragement and motivation was very important to me. the theory was very interesting with lots to think about for long after i leave here. she is an excellent and dedicated teacher and i feel lucky that i had her for these 3 weeks.

my overall experince has been very positive. the proximity to calangute was a huge bonus. he knew to make the evenings very enjoyable while trying to learn all about the hindi movies. acess to the  internet is very important to keep in touch with family and friends and this facility was extremely useful.

thanks to everyone for an enjoyable and very worthwhile experience.

Carmel Heapy

thanks for these 4 weeks of yoga. will continue practising.

all the best.

Isabelle Pierre.

i really think it is wonderful to have 3 time options per day for the yoga classes, as well as the possibility of private lessons.

i am very greatful to Arya for her deep knowledge of yoga practises and her generous way of teaching as well as for her beautiful availability for particular body concerns.

thank you.

Lola Torija

Aarya is a lovely yoga and meditation teacher. she really looks after the students. and is perceptive in her instuctions. i enjoyed the private meditation classes the best. very enjoyable and effective.

thank you so much.

Pauline Nolan

i was happy to know Yogini - amazing person and great yoga teacher.

Justas Asmantas

everything was very well explained and i got answere to all my questions. the teacher know exactly what he is talking about. also he corrected me during the exercises. which was very good, not to learn it the wrong way. 3 days for a yoga course is a very short time, but i would say i learnt a lot and it was absolutely worth it. the teacher was really great. i could feel his passion about what he is doing. he explained everything very well, the theory as well as the practical. i absolutely enjoyed attending his class and would recommend it to everybody who is interested in learning yoga.

Alexandra Herzing

i found the yoga course very well conducted. i learned a great deal from Aacharya and benefitted from his class. a week of daily yoga practise, i improved my general feeling.

Omer Offer

i enjoyed learning the various yoga exercises which helped comfort cramped muscles and joints. i was thrilled to learn jalneti which will heal my bloced nostrils. i am now waiting to come here and learn how to fly. courtsey of yoga and the wonderful teachers in the centre.

all the best.

Domnick Rodrigues

i thoroughly enjoyed my yoga class. i was doing yoga, asanas, pranayama for the first time. i just cant believe that yoga is so good for ones physical and mental well being. Aacharya has lot of patience, knowledge and is very sincere. i am going well equipped with yoga knowledge to practise in the pre/post natal stages.

Dr. Nimar

Aatharvaji was an excellent teacher. i loved yoga class. it really helped in making my entire practise stronger.

Paul Jorden

i found it very good for me and valued very much being able to take home a program. beiing explained the benefits of each pose was excellent. yes, my body feels it but thats only because i am not fit. whenever i mentioned any specific points they were addressed immediately.

Many thanks, keep the love.

joanna Warder

i enjoyed yoga class everyday. sanskrit is very good for me. i am so happy that i came to goa. thank you for everything.

Toshie Tokumoto

i tried yoga first time.

i enjoyed very much.

i want to continue in japan.

thank you so much.

Kazumi Tokumoto

the teacher this year Aatharva was a very good one, with variety and i feel there is nothing extra needed.

i have enjoyed this yoga, classes, the teachers were excellent. i really enjoyed and looking forward to next year.

thank you very much.

Valerie Strawfors.

i had a very relaxing and rejuvenating yoga therapy over the past 2 weeks. my muscles all over the body seem to be more toned and strong, thus allowing maximum flexibility in my daily activities. my yoga teacher was very knowledgeble, very proffessional, taught asanas with adequate explanations and helped in adjusting my body to more challenging poses. i also learnt the practice as well as the spiritual aspects of yoga vedanta at a very basic level. this was enough for me for the present. i hope to continue learning more about this very important, preventive therapy and hopefully, someday understand more advanced aspects of yoga. i appreciate all the care i received here and well recommend other clients when i return to my home in USA.

Krishna Ahluwalia

i think the yoga was great and yogi was a very nice teacher. i dont have any suggestions.

i have really enjoyed the yoga with yogi. we did some extra classes for my migraine and it was fantastic. i really feel that yoga is something i can continue at home. the breathing techniques hopefully will help relax me. yogi was very informative and helpful. he is a very nice and kind. i wish to come back to ANHC and do some more yoga.

Erin Robitzkat

i usually do my yoga practise (ashtanga yoga) in the morning which helps me a lot. it will awake my body, get it soft and help the digestion. yoga in the morning would be great. it has been very nice to practise hathya yoga in the day time and it is very good to learn. its so great when it is so well combined - the yoga, the treatments and food.

i would like to have yoga 2 times a day.

thank you for a good yoga week.

Anna Schmitt.

very patient, motivating teacher with warm smile. private lessons more efficient for the beginning.

thank you so much. all the best

the lesson was very interesting. and also with a lot of humour. it is just perfect.

thank you.

stay the way you are and your clients will like you as much as they do now.

good explanation of the asanas, excellent demonstrations of the asanas, appropriate corrections and feeling the limits of the client, great attitude and a lot of fun.

during our sessions i felt much flexible and able to practise some asanas than i do back home.

thanks to you i understood the asanas from a different view, which allowed me to move further. i really like our sessions and i will miss it.

Monica Palova.

it was for the first time that i had ever did yoga. i found out how inflexible i was. i enjoyed the sessions and found them easy to get into on basic level. it was rewarding to see that i was becoming very flexible every day.

i preffered the sessions with many different exercise and appreciated it when the teachers assited with stretching during exercises.

the yoga classes were good. it helped me to start the day in a much better shape. i can feel my body much strength and balanced. it also helped me to breathe better.

Pierre Valcke

i loved my classes and i fell in love with yoga and will continue practising at my home country. my yoga teacher was nice, helpful, proffessional and supportive. thank you.

Svetlana Prikkodko.

due to extreme fatigue i did not attend any yoga classes. on my last day here i was previlaged to have Aatharvaji. he led a normal meditation afterwards.

just by speaking to the yoga teacher one knows that he is a very special individual, full of supreme knowledge. he lives what he teaches. i highly recommend that all the staff and employees learn and practise meditation otherwise the massage remians half fulfilled. mind and body co-ordination go together. make hay while it is sunshine.

Sashi Ahlwalia

Aatharva is a very good yoga guru. very good to do the technique and always with a smile on his face.

i hadn't yoga for a long time and i was very stiff when we begun but when the week was over i can do the asanas much better. i feel better in my back-bone now. thank you for saturday. we were only 2 and we got a big hand doing asanas in the right way of doing.

Tanja Andersson.

Aatharva

you have been a good teacher. good tempo you start nice. some english is hard to understand.

i feel good, like to train with more yoga at home. may be i come back to India.

Rita Bergstrom

all fine. Aatharva is a good teacher. good all over the time. good tempo. start slow and then a little bit hard.

i feel fine and hope and i hope i will do for a long time.

Ann Karlsson

Aatharva. you have been very clear in your instructions, and is a good show how to do the exercise. you have also told their benefit.

all of me feel so good. i feel more flexible.

Ann Katrin Schmitt.

Aatharva - very good program and positions. easy to follow because of the teachers good explanation. nice tempo.

feeling really good after doing yoga. more relaxed and more trendy. the breathing exercise made me really relaxed. will continue doing yoga when back home.

Eva Ledergreen

Aatharva.

i am very satisfied with all the yoga sessions. very good explanation and showing how to do the exercise. very friendly mastering.

in the beginning i felt very tired after the 1 and 1/2 hour exercise. and also very unflexible. during the week my body became more and more flexible and it was easier to breathe than in the beginning.

Bjorn Schimtt.

Aatharva.

the yoga and the learning were very fantastic. after two lessons more strechable. very good level at yoga, some new - some basic.

Jeanitte Jansson

for a first timer yoga, felt really well looked after by Aatharva. very instructive and really helpful with explanations regarding my injuries. every single hour i spent was giving me more energy and more understanding about my lifestyle.

all teacher made me feel really looked well after. as a almost 40 years old person. i feel like i had engaged and discovered more about my body flexibility just in 5 days.

will definately continue with yoga and improve my postures and breathing. thank you so much to introduce me to new way of life

Mouellef Louisa

i have tested yoga a few times in sweden and have liked it. this time its different. i feel soft and very well afterwards. your tempo is perfect.

Margret Nilsson

good level at the beginning and good increase to more difficult postures.

good method to learn pranayama

lilith

Aartharva was my yoga teacher. my initial purpose was to learn some yoga postures to physically feel better. Aatharva has with his good spirit, enthusiasm and vast knowledge made me understand that yoga encompasses a lot more than just physican well being. he has truly inspired me to continue practising all aspects of yoga on a regular basis. you are lucky to have him at your centre. i am very pleased with the course as it contained more than expected

Daniel Eriksson

i loved the yoga lessons in the morning. especially when the teachers helped softly to find the right position.

after 2 weeks practising i really get pleasure to all these different movings and breathings. i hope, i can do it further at home. you have everythiing done for it, what man could do.

thank you, Aacharya.

Susanne

i have nothing to complain. there was nothing to improve.

in my opinion eveyone of the teacher have their own way of teaching.

all of them are good.

all of them are very proffessional and have been carefully watched of the problems of their clients.

i had a great stay here.

thanks to all.

Bianca Rogg

Aatharva gave me what i been looking for. and i appreciate his help very much.

i liked learning about the philosophy and practising yoga. i have been looking for someone to take my questions and give me what i should do and where am i. i liked the way Aatharva gave the instructions on how we give awarness to which body parts, because i wanted to feel my energy flow. also i liked the way he practised yoga with awarness to breathing.

during the short term course, Aatharva advised me on what books to read and also gave me sheets of papers on yoga, which will i am sure greatly help my understanding on the yoga study.

i wish him good luck and happiness in his endevour.

of course, i and my husband appreciated all of the teachers who gave us support in our daily practise. they were nice and always with a smile, which made us feel comfortable in the class.

i wish them good luck and happiness in their study and work.

Yumiko Aoki

i think that this concept with everything included like treatment, yoga, food and chaffeur to go outside is excellent. dont change that. i can recommend this place to my friends in sweden. they are waiting for me to tell them how it is here.

Mari Ann Lampa.

the concept is good. it includes food, soup, shampoo etc, driver and the therapy is so nice and kind.

your concept is good. the difficult of the asanas are in a right level. good instructions. you give me support and are very careful, that everyone dones the exercise right. have enjoyed my yoga lessons here.

the yoga has been a great experience along side the treatments. for me i have lot of heaviness so the yoga has helped with a feeling of lightness in my body.

i have been very happy with everything, the change of yoga instructors is good, as each have their own ways they teach, so you are always fresh to new ideas. the yoga along with the ayurveda is great, a lot better than just one of them. i have had great improvements in my health and flexibility.

Michael Renall

the yoga has been a great experience along side the treatments. for me i have a lot of heaviness so the yoga has helped with a feeling of lightness in my body.

i have been very happy with everything the change of yoga instructors is good as each have their own ways they teach, so you are always fresh to new ideas. the yoga along with the ayurveda is great, a lot better than just one of them. i have had a great improvements in my health and flexibility.

Michael Renall

excellent instructor, really appreciated her patience and instructions.

Avik Rakhit.