Yoga with Rūta Karanauskaitė
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About
My yoga journey started in 2003 when I walked down a street in Chiswick and saw a group of yogis through the window. I was fascinated by the impressive shapes their bodies were making. A few days later I was in the same studio where my introduction to yoga began with a hot and sweaty Bikram yoga class. As time passed, I moved on to the other styles of yoga but it was not until 2008 when yoga became much more than just stretching the body. After being diagnosed with a serious illness my life turned upside down. Having treatment made me bed bound for most of the time and exhausted my body. I started my path of recovery with gentle yoga, pilates and Qi Gong classes. As I was getting stronger my fascination with movement grew through the exploration of contemporary dance, ballet and acroyoga.
I am particularly drawn to vinyasa flow and my classes focus on exploring the capabilities of our bodies through movement. While teaching I use the knowledge I gained during my Thai massage practitioner training that I completed with Mudita Thai Yoga Massage School in London under the guidance of Ralf Marzen. I encourage my students to be inquisitive practitioners, to explore the effect of breath on their movement patterns, discover effortlessness in flowing through the sequences and ultimately attaining meditation in motion. I teach group, private and corporate classes.
I am eternally grateful to Elad Itzkin for his yoga photography.
Classes
Monday
Reformer Pilates 06.55-7.40 am
Virgin Active Mansion House
Reformer Pilates 07.50-08.35 am
Virgin Active Mansion House
Reformer Pilates Induction 17.00-17.30
Virgin Active Moorgate
Reformer Pilates 17.45-18.30
Virgin Active Moorgate
Reformer Pilates 18.45-19.30
Virgin Active Moorgate
Tuesday
Pilates 07.45-8.30 am
Pure Gym Aldgate
Dynamic Yoga 13.15-14.15
Richmond Pools on the Park.
Drop-in available.
Refomer Pilates 18.05-18.50
Virgin Active Mayfair
Reformer Pilates 19.00-20.00
Virgin Active Mayfair
Reformer Pilates 20.05-20.50
Virgin Active Mayfair
Wednesday
Hatha Yoga 06.30-07.15 am
Virgin Active Swiss Cottage
Reformer Pilates 17.45-18.30
Virgin Active Mansion House
Reformer Pilates 18.45-19.30
Virgin Active Mansion House
Thursday
Pilates 7.45-8.30 am
Pure Gym Aldgate
Reformer Pilates 10.45-11.30
Virgin Active Angel
Reformer Pilates 12.15-13.00
Virgin Active Angel
Friday
Reformer Pilates 07.20-08.05 am
Virgin Active Broadgate
Saturday
Dynamic Yoga 11.20-12.20
Nuffield Hendon.
Hatha Yoga 13.00-14.00
Virgin Active Mill Hill
Sunday
Dynamic Yoga 11.15-12.30
Richmond Pools on the Park.
Drop-in available.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga 16.30-17.30
Virgin Active Twickenham.
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Testimonials
I started yoga with Ruta from scratch in 2013 to help with playing football and have found her to be an excellent teacher. Her sessions are engaging, tailored to the individual's ability and challenging. I've referred friends and family to Ruta on many occasions and will continue to do so in the future.
Jesse
I was introduced to yoga by Ruta and it definitely brought many positive changes to my life, from helping me cope with work stress to improving my posture and getting rid of back pain. Ruta offers versatile classes for all levels maintaining a non-competitive and nurturing atmosphere. As a teacher she is friendly and fun, but professional and knowledgeable at the same time. Ruta pays attention to each of her students, adapting poses according to individual’s capabilities. She is a fantastic and talented yogini with an original teaching style, which makes her classes interesting and challenging. Highly
recommended!
Karolina
Thank You Ruta for being one of exemplary Yoga Teachers we have at SpringHealth, Richmond. I started learning Yoga well in to my 60's, after I was advised to refrain from my usual vigorous and high impacted exercises! After each Yoga session I attended I felt I have learnt, grown and gained more energy whilst day to day life stress is becoming more and more manageable. Ruta is very experienced, methodical, flexible, patient, able to impart her skills and always tries her best to help me overcoming my limited ability to keep myself balanced as well as remembering sequences! People with senior moments such as myself and other younger age groups benefit greatly from having Ruta as a Yoga Teacher.
Su Bhoopongsa
I have been attending Ruta's yoga classes for over a year now, she is an amazing teacher who has brought a new dimension to my yoga practice. She is well able to adapt to the regular class members and people with less experience who drop in and occasionally challenges us with partner work which also enables us to get to know one another in the class. Her serene and friendly manner creates a calm and safe space to explore the possibilities of body and mind in flow yoga. Ruta's classes are varied and her routines always bring something new and interesting.
Rebecca Morse
I came to yoga as a novice and was lucky to have Ruta as my teacher. I initially started practising yoga in group classes and then moved on to private classes. Ruta is a great yoga teacher and classes with her helped me improve my posture, build my core, understand the meaning of yoga and the clarity and essence that it brings to the soul and mind. Ruta has a great understanding of yoga and she naturally passes her passion and knowledge onto her students. I have been lucky to meet her and would definitely recommend Ruta’s classes to anyone who is interested in yoga or would like to advance their skills.
Viktorija
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