Birth Date: 1.11.1976 in Celje
I spent my childhood in Sentjur near Celje. My parents say I was a stubborn and quite independent child which I guess is true even today. I went to primary school in Sentjur. Beside school I enjoyed playing basketball for school team and threw ball/spear which I did pretty well. In High School ( Economy) I was a proud member of SKL ( Basketball Alliance in Slovenia) and also trained in Celje Kladivar Athletic Club. After high school I immediately got a job and decided for High school degree later. After my quite 'Rock & Roll' kind of life I decided to build a house togehter with my parents in a wounderful place called Dobrna where I live now with my family since 2009.
And somewhere at that time I seriously started attending yoga classes which grew from a few classes per week to a great passion.
In year 2011/2012 I finished my first 200 HRS Teacher Training Course in Ljubljana with Yoga International Alliance. Even before the course I lead classes and after I started building my own groups on different locations in Slovenia.
In year 2012 I also finished a Massage Course and Foot massage reflexology but I simply ran out of time to do all that.
My path and passion is Yoga. Year 2014 was quite busy for me when it comes to Yoga training. Before 2014 I was practicing hormone yoga daily and got amazing results with it so I decided to spread the word! I attended a course in Berlin and became certified Hormone Yoga teacher according to Dinah Rodriguez HYT.
I also wanted to 'live' Yoga and gain more knowledge so I travelled to India for another 200 HRS coruse in 2014 and in 2015 again for 300HRS course with Association for Yoga and Meditation, a member of International Yoga Federation and allied member of Yoga Alliance USA. This was a wonderful experience and a lot of new knowledge which I share with my Yogis who attend my classes regulary.
As I already wrote Yoga is my love and passion which I wish to explore more and more and share with people. Everyone who wishes to follow the path of Yoga soon discovers its benefits and simply accepts it with whole heart. It is a way of love towards oneself, society, animals, nature, it is a way of life.
And because I myself notice that more and more Yogis are coming back regulary to classes and includes Yoga in everyday life I will keep learning and gaining new knowledge and share with love and pleasure. My opinion is that you we can do so much for our wellbeing ouselves if you start maintaining it while you are still healthy and at peak of your strenght. Can you imagine the quality of your life if you started living Yoga as a child? It is never too late to start, which I realized myself as well.
I regulary upgrade my knowledge in my country and abroad. I am a member of Joga združenje Slovenije ( Slovenian Yoga Alliance)
Yoga is a way of living.
Namaste
Mateja
