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THE STUDIO



Light, spacious and the perfect space to practise yoga. Mats, blocks, bolsters, blankets and belts are available. There are two small changing rooms and a shower. Maximum number of participants: 15 per class.
- The entrance to the studio is behind the main entrance, down the stairs
- Nordstrasse 195, 8037 Zürich (Kreis 6)
- Bus 33 or 46 (2 min walk)
- S-Bahn to Bhf. Wipkingen (2 min walk)
BOOKINGS
THE REGULAR SCHEDULE
MONDAY
with Carla Araos
10:30 - 11:30
POSTNATAL YOGA WITH OR WITHOUT BABIES
BABIES ARE MOST WELCOME! Postnatal Yoga offers support on a physical level, helping your body to recover and regain strength after birth in the pelvic floor region, abdominal wall and back. It helps to release the neck, shoulders and upper back. On a mental level, postnatal yoga helps you to relax and feel more grounded. Group classes also provide an opportunity to meet other mums and create a community. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STUDIO ACCESS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR LARGE PUSHCHAIRS (there is a narrow staircase and no lift. However, if you have a smaller stroller or collapsable one, this can easily be brought inside).

with Carla Araos
18:45 - 20:15
ASHTANGA INSPIRED FLOW
This class takes form using the Ashtanga Vinyasa method. Starting from this solid foundation, using the breath, the gaze, and both the outward and internal postures of the body, we will explore different asanas safely and progressively following the principles of vinyasa. This practice will help to purify the body, nervous system, and mind. It will make space to build and create balance, strength, flexibility, endurance, breathing capacity, and mental focus, while relieving stress. Most importantly, we will use the practice as a method to go deeper within ourselves, seeking love, kindness and acceptance. This class is suitable for beginner yoga practitioners. It may include some simple inversions, arm balances, and backbends.

TUESDAY
with Carla Araos
10:00 - 11:30
MORNING PRACTICE
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Continue the week focused and energised!
The Morning Practice is made up of elements from Meditation, pranayama and the Ashtanga Vinyasa method. Using the breath, the gaze, and both the outward and internal postures of the body, we will move energetically through this practice. The class will improve your mental focus, encourages you to stay in the moment, will allow you to gain total body awareness, and help to correct imbalances on your own, while developing the muscles and core strength to support a healthy posture. This is a well-rounded practice that will help you to set and focus on your intentions for the rest of the week ahead.

with Sabrina Cerea
18:15 - 19:30
YOGA FLOW
During the Yoga Flow practice, you will learn how to move fast and slow through different asana positions using your breath as a guide. You will create an order and a connection between the mind, body, and breath. We will explore our body as a mirror that shows our mental tendency in daily life. Every position will be meticulously explained so that you can be guided in your journey of growth.

with Lisa Lange
20:00 - 21:30
PHYSIOYOGA
40 CHF Drop-in; 10 x pass 350CHF to be paid in Cash/TWINT directly to Lisa.
Lisa’s physioYOGA classes are physically challenging and have a focus on biomechanical alignment principles combined with flowing vinyasa elements to soft modern beats. Each class has a specific theme with all asanas customized. Lisa’s manual assists, which you receive from her during your practice, are especially popular. This allows you to dive even deeper and, most importantly, ‘healthier’ into each yoga pose. Your movement, breath and mind will merge into one, allowing you to find your balance on and off the mat.

WEDNESDAY
with Carla Araos
18:00 - 19:00
PRENATAL YOGA
The practice is carefully tailored for your time as a mother-to-be. The intention is to support your pregnancy, preparing you for giving birth, to accept the natural changes, to trust, be confident and have resilience. In this class, we will be focusing on conscious breathing, stretching, strengthening the back and legs, releasing tension and relaxing. Prenatal yoga gives expecting mothers different tools which they can access when they need them the most.

with Carla Araos
19:15 - 20:45
ASHTANGA INSPIRED FLOW
This class takes form using the Ashtanga Vinyasa method. Starting from this solid foundation, using the breath, the gaze, and both the outward and internal postures of the body, we will explore different asanas safely and progressively following the principles of vinyasa. This practice will help to purify the body, nervous system, and mind. It will make space to build and create balance, strength, flexibility, endurance, breathing capacity, and mental focus, while relieving stress. Most importantly, we will use the practice as a method to go deeper within ourselves, seeking love, kindness and acceptance. This class is suitable for beginner yoga practitioners. It may include some simple inversions, arm balances, and backbends.

THURSDAY
with Lara Engelien
18:15 - 19:30
YANG TO YIN
On this Yang to Yin journey you’ll experience the best of both worlds. The dynamic sequence will awaken your body, building heat and strength. As you transition into the Yin phase, you’ll gently ease into deep stretches and calming postures, allowing your muscles to release and your mind to settle.
This practice invites you to explore the balance between strength and softness, dynamic energy and serenity.
Embrace the transformative power of this dual experience, where you’ll leave feeling revitalized, grounded, and harmoniously balanced.

with Sarah Mai
20:00 - 21:30
HATHA FLOW
40 CHF Drop-in; 10 x pass 350CHF to be paid in Cash/TWINT directly to Sarah.
Sarah emphasises practicing mindfully and listening to the body’s intuitive feedback. In her classes, she always refers back to an awareness of the breath. Yoga shall not merely ground and strengthen, but support us to find a peaceful path to our inner essence. She shares her philosophical understanding of yoga with her students, inviting them to lead their awareness from the mind into the space of the heart and to reside in that space.

FRIDAY
with Carla Araos
10:30 - 11:30
POSTNATAL YOGA WITH OR WITHOUT BABIES
BABIES ARE MOST WELCOME! Postnatal Yoga offers support on a physical level, helping your body to recover and regain strength after birth in the pelvic floor region, abdominal wall and back. It helps to release the neck, shoulders and upper back. On a mental level, postnatal yoga helps you to relax and feel more grounded. Group classes also provide an opportunity to meet other mums and create a community. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STUDIO ACCESS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR LARGE PUSHCHAIRS (there is a narrow staircase and no lift. However, if you have a smaller stroller or collapsable one, this can easily be brought inside).

with Franziska
17:00 - 18:30
WARMING WINTER FLOW
Warming yet relaxed: Throughout the colder months, Franziska offers a mellow Friday afternoon flow at Ljus Studio, fostering strength, calm and suppleness. Deep breathing and the practice of presence are at the heart of these classes, framed by sound, silent sitting and, now and then, a poem.

SATURDAY
with Carla Araos
09:15 - 10:15
PRENATAL YOGA
The practice is carefully tailored for your time as a mother-to-be. The intention is to support your pregnancy, preparing you for giving birth, to accept the natural changes, to trust, be confident and have resilience. In this class, we will be focusing on conscious breathing, stretching, strengthening the back and legs, releasing tension and relaxing. Prenatal yoga gives expecting mothers different tools which they can access when they need them the most.

with Carla Araos
10:30 - 12:00
SATURDAY MORNING FLOW
Taking elements form the Ashtanga Vinyasa method, using the breath, the gaze, and both the outward and internal postures of the body, we will move energetically through this practice where the breath, and transitions between poses are the primary focus. This practice will improve your mental focus and encourages you to stay in the moment and will allow you to gain total body awareness and correct imbalances by yourself while developing the muscles and core strength to support a healthy posture. You will leave the studio ready for a brand-new day and a beautiful weekend ahead.

Please also check our Eversports Schedule above for our special events happening on Saturdays and Sundays!
THE TEACHERS
Carla Araos
Carla started practicing yoga in 2002 in her hometown of Santiago, Chile, as a way of finding balance in her life as a busy architecture student. She had always been passionate about movement, having years of experience in ballet and once she had started exploring yoga, the practice has always accompanied her. In 2008, after working as an industrial designer for several years, she left Chile to discover a new path. She saw how yoga had helped to overcome many of life's difficulties, including her own personal hardships; It had healed her, and had given an inner strength and focus. She now felt a strong desire to share her knowledge and to show others the benefits of regular practice. She did her first TT at Samahita Retreat in Thailand and constantly continues to enhance her practice and teaching by regularly attending TT and workshops with teachers such as Michael Hamilton, John Scott, Dough Keller, Stephen Thomas, and Francoise Freedman etc. Nowadays, her main practice and sources of inspiration for her classes are Ashtanga yoga, Vipassana and yoga Nidra. She is also a certified prenatal and postnatal teacher and having been through a bicycle accident herself, she understands even more now the importance of adapting the practice for different moments and possibilities of movement. In her classes, she focuses on exploring while keeping the practice safe, finding healthy alignment in synchronicity with breathing. She encourages finding the strength from a place within rather than from using force, respecting each body as unique and perfect.


Sarah Mai
After attending my first yoga class in 2004, my initial curiosity for yoga developed into a real passion. I was fascinated by the deep union of precise bodywork and spirituality. Yoga has guided me through many challenging phases in life, helping me to find my grounding and boosting my self-confidence. I completed my Yoga Teacher Trainings (Yoga Alliance) at AIRYOGA in Zurich: In 2012 a 200-hour Vinyasa Flow Training and in 2015 a 300-hour Advanced Hatha Yoga Training with Stephen Thomas. I continue to deepen my knowledge in workshops with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Rachel Zinman, Marc Holzmann, Yogeswari, Mark Stephens, and others. This year I attended the teacher module ‚Chakra’ at the Swiss Yoga Studium‘ with Johannes Glarner, deepening my knowledge about the subtle and energetic work with the chakras. Furthermore I assist my teacher Stephen Thomas at the 200-hour Teacher Trainings in AIRYOGA where we share our love and knowledge with all these new wonderful new yoga teachers. I emphasize practicing mindfully and listening to the body’s intuitive feedback. In my classes I always refer back to an awareness of the breath. Yoga shall not merely ground and strengthen us, but support us to find a peaceful path to our inner essence. I share my philosophical understanding of yoga with my students, inviting them to lead their awareness from the mind into the space of the heart and to reside in that space.
Lisa Lange
Sports and medicine have always been Lisa's passion. To combine both, she therefore decided to study physiotherapy and received her diploma in Germany in 2006. Through her work as a therapist, Lisa became more and more aware of the importance of seeing people as a whole with all their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Yoga combines all of this for Lisa, which is why in 2015 she completed her 200h Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training during a 6-month sabbatical in Costa Rica. During those months in paradise, Lisa was able to enjoy the simple and easy life. Teaching yoga on the beach, surfing, meeting inspiring people, and returning to the pure essence of life. Back in Switzerland Lisa was able to deepen her yoga education through countless further trainings and workshops in Anusara Yoga, Chromatic Yoga, Inside Yoga, Inside Flow and Yoga Therapy. Inspired by all these wonderful trainings and experiences, Lisa's desire is to share her therapeutic and spiritual knowledge and to support you to create a healthy physical and mental alignment to find balance in life.


Sabrina Cerea
I discovered yoga thanks to my mother in 2011, during a retreat in a Buddhist monastery in Tuscany. Since then, yoga has been a powerful way to heal myself, my mind, and my body. I’m fascinated by the power of yoga on the physical body as well as on the mental space. It is beautiful how the mind reacts to the body’s impulses and vice versa. Traditional yoga philosophy had long ago discovered what modern medicine nowadays confirms and that is part of my constant research. I'm fascinated by body and mind anatomy. So when I teach, I love to create playful sequences to help the body to leave its comfort zone and challenge itself. I love to help people to explore yoga positions and to help them see these not just as challenging body poses, but as a way to feel release.