Yoga Girl Ratika

"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." -- The Bhagavad Gita

About

Born in Dubai, raised in Melbourne and having lived in London, Ratika has travelled internationally teaching, practicing and connecting with Yogi’s worldwide.

Ratika is recognized as an international yoga teacher having studied her 200 hour foundational yoga training at Vikasa Yoga Koh Samui, 300 hour Theraputic Yoga at Kaya Yoga Therapy Bali and 100 hour Yin training at Inea Yoga School in Corfu. Ratika is also certified in the first degree of the Usui system of natural healing from Holistic Health in Melbourne.

Having studied a Bachelor’s Degree in Melbourne with Honours in Radiography and Medical imaging, Ratika’s understanding of anatomy ensures teaching a physically safe practice for students.

With an Indian ethnic descent, Ratika is passionate about yoga and it’s roots in the Indian culture.

A passionate yoga teacher, Ratika brings her unique touch to every class – using inspiration from yoga philosophy to remind students of their inner divinity.

Classes

Vijnana Yoga

A sweet and effortlessly delicious practice starting with a seated pranayama followed by slow and controlled asana practice.

Vijnana is the understanding that originates from an internal clarity discovered through personal practice, not from any external information.

Vijnana yoga practice put simply is to feel from within, understand from within and move from within. This practice strengthens one’s own connection to their inner wisdom.

This style of yoga was created by Orit Sen Gupta.

Hatha Yoga

This style of yoga involves more static posture holds than Vinyasa making it a vigorous yet gentle class.

Ha represents prana, the vital force, and tha represents mind, the mental energy. Hatha yoga therefore is the union of the pranic and mental forces.

The main objective of hatha yoga is to create an absolute balance of the interacting activities and processes of the physical body, mind and energy. When this balance is created, the impulses generated give a call of awakening to the central force (sushumna nadi) which is responsible for the evolution of human consciousness. If hatha yoga is not used for this purpose, its true objective is lost.

Vinyasa Yoga

Fluid transition between asanas is the hallmark of a vinyasa yoga class. This is a dynamic and more fast paced yoga class.

There is a high emphasis on movement whereby breathing initiates the movement bringing practioners into a state of moving meditation.

Therapeutic Yoga

Yoga sequences and practices can be constructed to help in the healing process of mental,

physical and emotional ailments thereby giving the practitioner the power and knowledge to heal themselves.

Laughter Yoga

The core philosophy of laughter yoga is not seeking happiness from external sources, but cultivating it from within.

Laughter yoga is a unique exercise routine which combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing (prananyama).

Sessions involve laughter combined with deep breathing, chanting, stretching, clapping and body movement.

Yin Yoga

Yin Yoga has its roots in China. Founded on the Taoist theory of yin and yang – opposite concepts that, together, represent balance.

The yin poses, therefore, are passive and performed while seated or in a reclining position. The poses are held for minimum three minutes with the muscles fully relaxed, allowing time and gravity to deepen the stretch and target the fascia. The time spent holding these asanas is similar to meditation.