SINCERE YOGA EDUCATION

Sanjeev is the founder of the Yogalife Foundation. He embarked on his yoga path as a young boy, who befriended the sadhus (traveling yogi’s) around the corner from his school in Dungargarh, India. His interest in yoga and spirituality was driven by a natural curiosity about the human body and mind. He started teaching yoga over 30 years ago, in 1992 and established Yogalife in 1999. Since then he has trained more than 1000 teachers from 30 countries around the world and has led workshops on three continents

Sanjeev has a thorough knowledge on different yoga philosophies. He has the ability to see deep within a person and understand people’s bodies and minds. He helped many people with his profound knowledge of human anatomy and therapeutic knowledge.

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To say that Manoj was driven and guided by the universe to teach yoga would not be an overstatement. However, that does not mean he took the shortcut on the path towards yoga teaching. The seed of yoga was planted very early on by being born into a yoga family, gaining insight into the scriptures, interacting with great teachers and renowned writers, all this in the setting of an underdeveloped small village where it was barely possible to even buy a normal book. Manoj’s rebellious nature was not ready to surrender without questioning and that lead him onto the path of the material world. This questioning always continued and after experiencing life through his fairly good career as a software engineer, art curator, event and marketing manager as a seemingly happy man, he decided to question again and check all the components of existence within him. Doing so, he found his true meaning in teaching yoga. This time it was not a mere philosophy flying in the air but tools with relevance and in direct connection with real life.

Manoj teaches ancient scriptures that you can directly apply into your daily life.He teaches how you can integrate yoga in a most simple way. In a very subtle way and without realizing, students start to implement the teachings into their everyday life. Manoj has the ability to create a safe space where the students feel comfortable and free to ask questions. He gives the student the time to understand, and also to clarify whenever a question rises.

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Shweta grew up in India, where yoga was part of her every-day life. She is the youngest of 5 children, of which 4 are yoga teachers. As such she has followed regular yoga courses, led by guru’s from all over India. As a young adult she was initiated into yoga by her Guru Swami Niranjanananda almost 15 years ago. In 2011 Shweta Bhanot completed her teachers training course (TTC) from Yogalife in the inspiring surroundings of Dharamsala. Since then she has been teaching classes in New Delhi and Belgium. Shweta has been a teacher at the Yogalife TTC since 2014 . Shweta is an inspiration to many happy yogis, who are always glad to return to her uplifting classes. Shweta specializes in Hatha yoga,Yoga Nidra, Meditation.

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Mica originally studied Art Direction and Visual Communication in Buenos Aires, and after spending many years working in major advertising agencies in Argentina and Germany, she decided to follow her passion for yoga.
After her 200hrs Teacher Training with Yogalife, she accomplished the Advanced Teacher Training “The Spirit” on Antastha Yoga (100hrs) in India and the Advanced Teacher Training “The Body” on Anatomy and Physiology (100hrs) in Geneva, Switzerland as well.

In her curiosity and devotion for her path, she accomplished a 10 day immersion on The School of the Work with Byron Katie inquiring “The Mind” in Bad Nauheim, Germany. She also attended a specific Training for “Yoga for the Voice” with Inés Lolago in Spain. Besides her role at Yogalife as Coordination and Communication head, Mica is also co-trainer with Sanjeev in many of his Workshops and Retreats. She is one of the main teachers at the Antastha Yatra Yoga Retreat, which is held in India and she also teaches in the TTCs as well as in further Yogalife TTCs.

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Diana is a warm, joyful and inspiring teacher that contributes deeply to her student’s path of self-discovery, transformation and acceptance. She comes from a long lineage of teachers so becoming a yoga teacher, especially for children and families, is a natural evolution in Diana’s life path. Born in Mexico but living in Belgium for more than two decades she runs a Yoga Studio in her hometown of Oudenaarde. Specialized in the Science of Happiness at Berkeley University and First Aid for Sports, Diana also develops workshops around Yoga and anxiety, sleeping disorders, Yoga for kids, teens and families. As an experienced Yogalife teacher, Diana teaches sequencing, educated use of props, meditation and has an always growing understanding of anatomy.

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She has been spending the last 6 years developing her skills as a teacher, linking yoga, anatomy, physical therapy and science. After obtaining her degree she continued her education by specializing and obtained further qualifications in Manual lymph drainage, Autogenic Bronchial drainage, Urinary Incontinency and Sexual dysfunctions, Manual Therapy, Creative Consciousness coaching, Shiatsu massage, Meditation, Palliative care and is currently studying Ortho Molecular Therapy. She was trained by YogaLife, continued her education with a Sankalp retreat in India with Manoj Bhanot and Savira Gupta, in France with Sarah Powers ( insight yoga) in Brussels with Jo Barnett (yin yoga 50 h) and in Ghent with Eva Kamala Rodenbergh (Iyengar fundamentals 96 h). Nadine has taught anatomy for Yogalife.be since 2014. At present she teaches yoga for the Sports Department of Zottegem. Her holistic style is based on years of experience and knowledge as a physical therapist, complemented by awareness from the rich Indian Yoga tradition, anatomy, pathology and life itself. A yoga class with Nadine is each time …. … like a breath of fresh air in a busy week … safe, calming, relaxing and up-lifting … simultaneous strenuous and relaxing at the same time, a blessing for body and mind … helping me to understand myself, I feel my body and mind harmonising …. as if she takes you on a trip, with clear instructions throughout the asanas and mental practice , driven with passion and enthusiasm “I love the interaction, applying yoga to all my patients and the ever-growing knowledge to my yoga and anatomy classes. Teaching is learning, growing, creating and providing conditions, to bring out the greatest assets in people. “

Poonam Stecher Sharma is a unique teacher. Her formal training started in 1996 at Yogalife and was further deepened with the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger, India.Her classes are a combination of her yogic experiences and deep knowledge of different yoga styles.
She has a Yoga and Ayurveda studio in Zurich where she also really values the ecological and sustainable aspect of constructing and running a Yoga studio.
Yoga classes with Poonam induce amongst the students a calm clarity and a positive connection to the body, spirituality and the surrounding world. Her gentle and inspiring coaching heightens an inner awareness that enables a true listening to the deepest voice of oneself. Poonam is able to read into the true needs of students and vividly encourages them to the highest level of their abilities, often far beyond expectation

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Anne-Laure, originally from France, is a former professional dancer who re-discovered herself and her passion to teach in the profound practice of Yoga. A dreamer with both feet deeply rooted into the ground, she’s known as a Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher in Gent. Anne-Laure shares her teachings in the Yogalife Teacher Training, Home Ashram and the Yoga Nidra Advanced course. She calls herself an addict when it comes to Yoga Nidra and deeply cherishes, teaches and practices on a daily basis. Her soft and at the same time strong voice allows her students to travel deep into the practice of Nidra. Anne-Laure is a spontaneous and playful soul and one of Yogalife’s warm heartbeats.

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Born in the Himalayan region of North India, Pankaj started his journey of Yoga to find the true purpose of life. In the year 2013-2014, Pankaj followed yoga sadhana courses in Delhi and Rishikesh, India. Later he completed the course from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Delhi. During his bioscience engineering studies in Belgium, he continued yoga learning from Yogalife and thus became a part of the Yogalife family. Pankaj is now teaching Hatha Yoga, Yoga for the back and spine, Yin yoga and Yoga Nidra classes full-time. He connects science and yoga to live a happy and healthy, medicine free life. Pankaj loves to bring understanding of the scientific links to yogic practices. With his warm humor and peaceful personality, he’s always happy to help students.

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Always armed with a big smile, Sarah is a support and inspiration to Yogalife as an entire family. As a Yogalife teacher, she is a warm guiding support to all new students and assistants. Sarah specializes in teaching Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra and has an intense passion for understanding the scriptures in a way that she can translate it into daily life. Having first assisted many years of Yogalife training in Belgium and Germany, Sarah now teaches in Yogalife Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Nidra Advanced training, Home Ashram and Antastha Yatra (Goa). She is a fun and warm personality, always ready to extend a helping hand or a listening ear.

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Yves Barbion completed his training as a yoga teacher with Sanjeev, Manoj and Shweta Bhanot (Yogalife) and continues to undergo continuous yoga training through workshops with Dylan Werner and Robert Boustany, among others. In his hatha yoga classes, Yves guides you on the fascinating eightfold path of Patanjali, a quest for balance between physical and mental strength, relaxation and concentration, endurance and flexibility. After a short meditation and breathing exercise (pranayama), we gradually build up to more flowing, dynamic asanas, interspersed with poses that give you enough time to release tension and find stability, comfort and tranquility. Hatha yoga as a work-in, in other words, with the appropriate dose of spunk and playfulness.

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Sofie finished her Yogalife Yoga Teacher Training with Yogalife in 2020. She now teaches Hatha Yoga and Yin Yoga in Gent. Combining teaching yoga with her other job where she teaches Dutch to foreign-language newcomers. Yoga helps her to find balance in daily life and to maintain clarity and focus. She loves to teach beginners and to help people discover yoga as a set of tools to be used on and off the mat.

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Yoga has been her passion for several years now. She loves the balance, the softness and strength that yoga brings and “the path” she follows along with her mat. Being a karma yogi is a way of life to her, which she has been practicing long before the ‘practice’ on the mat. She loves being there for others, listening and helping wherever she can. Marcia is also a huge foodlover and cooking is one of her biggest passions besides yoga. She loves to cook a rich and tasty and healthy meal. In both passions, Marcia enjoys the joy of others! Cooking and Yoga, food… for body and mind.

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