I met lovely Padma Nair, a native Keralan, at Ulpotha, where I spent a 2 week Yoga & Ayurveda retreat in June 2015, in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle. Padma, visiting teacher and host at Ulpotha, offered daily Yoga Classes and looked after us guests like looking after her own children. In her traditional and classical Yoga classes she welcomes all level of students. She looks excellently after every single student in class respecting his/her individual level of practise in each asana, and offers a variety of variations and guidance. Her fusion of the more gentle Sivananda style, the more precise Iyengar style and the energetic Ashtanga style is open and free spirited, which allows accepting individual’s differences and tailoring her coaching to the individual’s needs. At first, Padma has been watching us students for a few days, to built a connection and an understanding of everyone’s abilities. This way, she has pushed us eventually by supporting us, not by demanding from us, resulting in great achievements at the end of the 2-week …
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