Namita Nayyar:
How do you like to kick-start your day? How has yoga helped change your life?
Lina Lindahl:
Wow, big questions. I kickstart my day with coffee, that was the easy one. How yoga changed my life, Well yoga has changed everything about my life and it’s hard to think what my life would be without yoga. Yoga is my profession and has been for over 10 years, It’s also the physical and mental practice that I come back to again and again and not only that, yoga is my lifestyle!
Namita Nayyar:
Each year you & your team offer a 200-hour Vinyasa Flow Teachers Training in Malmö Sweden. Throw more light on the same.
Lina Lindahl:
My yoga teacher’s training is actually what I enjoy the most about my job. I get to meet people from all walks of life who either want to deepen their knowledge of yoga or wish to share the practice and become teachers. Let’s say it’s 50/50 coming into the training I would guess that at the end of the training, it’s 80-90% that actually would like to teach in one way or another.
My philosophy and role in the training are to find the “core” of that teacher and help them tap into their strengths but also to take a closer look at their “shadows”, what are the stories that made them who they are. I believe that the best teachers out there are not the ones with the perfect sequence, the greatest playlists, or the teachers who can do the coolest postures. The best teachers are the ones who are relatable and who aren’t afraid of seeing their students and meeting them where they are. I have to say that I’m extremely proud of all the teacher that has gone through my training!
What was new this year is also that I offer a live-streaming option so that people who are abroad or can’t be there in person can join in!
Namita Nayyar:
How can one experience blissfulness through yoga practice?
Lina Lindahl:
I think that’s very individual. I myself have experienced it while practicing some of the more difficult postures where I’ve really pushed my edge. Other times I’ve experienced it in Savasana (the final pose) while holding hands with a friend.
Namita Nayyar:
What diet pattern do you follow to derive maximum benefits from Yoga?
Lina Lindahl:
This is a great question and one that I’ve been asked many times during all my years of teaching. I don’t have a recommendation, the reason for that is that we all have different bodies that like different types of food. I myself eat meat and my body seems to like it, I have close friends and yogis who wouldn’t eat but respond much better to a vegetarian or vegan diet.
In the yoga community (unfortunately)I think there’s this notion that one diet is better than another and I think that can be very triggering for someone who is struggling with food (for example orthorexia, bulimia, or anorexia). If I have a retreat for example I always make sure that the place can accommodate both allergies and dietary preferences- food should be enjoyable and not a list of dos and don’ts. When practicing yoga and being more in tune with your body you’ll hear what it’s craving and different days of the month or parts of the year might call for different things!
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