maren weege yoga & massage
TEACHING: A teacher to me is on the one hand an enabler, someone who assists
skilfully in the learning of another without claiming to be anything more than a
facilitator. I aim at empowering students to own their experience and process
and find their inner teacher. On the other hand, a teacher is someone who
through practice, experience and study reached a level of knowledge and
understanding which when it is shared enriches someone else's experience. I
enjoy sharing what I've learned and keep studying a variety of subjects,
practising with my teachers and learning from my students. A central dimension
of my teaching is space holding. Holding space is like externalising mindfulness
into 3D: creating a space of presence, awareness, trust, clarity, empathy,
curiosity, and non-judgment for a person or a group. YOGA: I believe in the
power of a yoga practice because - both as practitioner and teacher - I have
experienced and witnessed significant shifts in inner as well as outer state and
the experience of being alive. Firstly, it is a system that is based on ethical
principles. It offers multidimensional practices ranging from movement and
postures to concentration, relaxation and meditation all of which promote
awareness, healing and training of our physical body, our breathing, our
energetic body, our senses, and our mind. There is something for everyone. To
connect to ourselves, we need to spend some time with, get to know and begin to
accept, respect and love ourselves for who we are. My intention is to teach in a
mindful way putting awareness first. The main teaching focus are breath- and
heart-centred practices with accompanying movement and postures - yoga from the
inside out. There are various studies that prove the positive effects of
conscious breathing on psychological and physiological healing and a calmer
state of mind. The techniques become tools that serve your personal journey and
enrich your life. A yoga class also offers the opportunity to connect with and
support each other without words or touch but through sound and breathing. THE
FEMALE BODY: Since my first pregnancy yoga teacher training, I have gone on a
journey of discovery around topics specifically relevant to the female body
experience. It is a fascinating, beautiful and sometimes intense field of work.
The intensity comes from the fact that the changes pre- and postnatally on a
physiological, mental-emotional, practical and spiritual level can be incredibly
challenging yet the mainstream message is to 'just get on with it' and 'to get
your body back'. My intention is to bring women together, to hold space for
their experience and offer useful practices for their special state of health.
To deepen my knowledge around birth and to be able to offer more support for
women and supporting men, I took a doula training in 2016. The more I learned,
studied and experienced in this field, I realised that there is a lack of
awareness around the importance of a healthy pelvic floor for general wellbeing
alongside with shame and lack of opportunity to talk about issues like
incontinence, prolapse and pain. I am passionate about doing my bit to change
this by offering pelvic floor workshops for women. Another reality in a female
body is a menstrual cycle and menopause. There is beautiful wisdom to be had
when these female life and monthly cycles are embraced. Living as if we didn't
have a cycle leads to ongoing underlying stress and a plenitude of health
issues. In the era of the #metoo campaign, it is more evident than ever that
there is a lot of trauma in women's bodies and hearts. I hold women's circles
and half day retreats based in yoga which are a safe place to be and share.
