What does Ayurveda mean for me in my daily life?
The holistic and preventive Ayurveda supports me to strengthen my resources and to live a healthy and content life.

Focus
If the stresses get out of hand, many people can no longer easily compensate for the consumption of resources due to private and professional stress factors. For over 20 years, Alexandra has been helping people find and strengthen their resources.

Relevant education
Nutritionist, Massage Practitioner and Ayurveda cook with further training in Ayurvedic and Western medicine.

Certifications Ayurveda Complementary Therapist in the Association of European Ayurveda
Medical Therapists Member of the Association of Swiss Ayurveda
Medical Therapists EMR Certification
Consultation language: DE, EN

• Languages English, German

Ana Vilar, Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (2000+ hours, 3 years) from the Campus Docent Sant Joan de Déu, a school attached to the Universidad of Barcelona (Spain). Panchakarma Specialist Certified from the Patanjali Ayurved College and Hospital in Haridwar /India. Ashtanga yoga long-time practitioner and student of Sharath Jois. Associate Professor at Master in Ayurvedic Therapy / Campus Docent Sant Joan de Déu - Spain
Personal Statement: Ayurveda makes us understand that health is built on a daily basis. In essence, it means a conscious self-care routine, integration of beneficial habits that help you maintain your body’s homeostasis, also it means understanding that you are not what you eat but what you can digest. ⁣⁣Yoga practice brings harmony in our lives, unites body, mind, and spirit through body movements, breathing work, and mindfulness. In addition, it creates a strong, balanced, and stable body.⁣
These two sciences, when worked together, offer practical tools to promote health and vitality. For Ayurveda, being healthy means being happy!
I am here to help you on your journey towards health and well-being.
Through careful guidance and support, I want to help you be able to reconnect to the cycles of nature and your own ability to Self-healing.
Main Focus: My main focus is to bring balance to the body and mind. Also, my treatments can help in conditions like stress, pain, musculoskeletal disorders, weight-loss, sleep disorders, fatigue, and anxiety.
Forms of Therapy: Traditional Ayurvedic therapies such as Abhyanga, Shirodhara, Basti, Pinda Sweda, Udvartana, Swedana, yogic purifications and yoga therapy (asana, pranayamas, kriyas, meditation). Ayurvedic consulting with a focus on diet and lifestyle.
Languages: EN/Spanish/Portuguese
Health Insurance Recognition: J7O8864
Association Membership: VSAMT (soon)
 

• Languages EN/Spanish/Portuguese

Nicoleta grew up in the cosmopolite city of Bucharest and has lived in Zurich since 2002. Working in the corporate world, she found yoga as a way to balance the fast-paced rhythm of the city life.
Following a deep calling and wanting to learn more about yoga, she came across Sanapurna in 2012. She immediately felt at home in the welcoming presence of Poonam and of the studio. For her, Sanapurna is a peaceful, warm space in the heart of Zurich where one can simply be, recharge and connect with beautiful souls. This is where she completed her 200h Yoga Teacher Training Course (TTC) in 2013.
Currently she is part of the teachers team for the yearly TTCs at Sanapurna.
Nicoleta is certified in Antastha Yoga – Yoga with Blindfolds (100h) by its founder Sanjeev Bhanot and is trained in Yin Yoga (50h) with Joe Barnett. She is also certified Thai Yoga Massage practitioner with teachers from the Sunshine Network such as Krishnataki, Thierry Bienfaisant, Zoltan Gyorgyovics and others. She also gives thai yoga massages at the studio.
Nicoleta is passionate about sharing the practices of Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage to promote well-being, self-discovery and get in touch with the natural state of being. Breath awareness, alignment and therapeutic cues, hands-on adjustments and self-reflection are integral parts of her classes.
Nicoleta teaches Hatha Yoga based classes for all levels in English (also German if needed).
What inspires Nicoleta: ‘I am inspired by my teachers and students, my own practice, mystical poetry and life itself in its infinite expressions in nature, sounds, colours…‘
 

• Languages English, German
Health Insurance Recognition: W642764

As a young boy, Rajesh started to learn Yoga from his uncle A.N. Krishna Kurup and later on studied with Yogacharyan Sisiran, Trivandrum. In 1988 got best Yoga demonstrator award from Pegwavar Mat in Mangalore. He has a bachelor Degree in Economics, Siddha Marma System Medicine Certificate and Diploma in Yoga Annamalai University.
For the past 21 years he has been teaching yoga in India and abroad. At Sanapurna, Rajesh also offers Ayurvedic massage treatments (Marma massages).

• Languages English, German
Health Insurance Recognition: K523764

Patricia ist eine engagierte und leidenschaftliche Therapeutin, die ihre Berufung bei Sanapurna im Jahr 2021 entdeckte, wo Thai Yoga Massage zum Katalysator für ein neues Kapitel in ihrem Leben wurde. Patricia setzte ihre Reise in die Kunst der Thai Yoga Massage im Sunshine House in Griechenland und in der Lulyani School in Frankreich fort. Parallel zu ihrer Thai- Yoga-Massage-Ausbildung beschloss Patricia, sich in die Welt des Yoga zu wagen, da sie die unglaubliche Synergie zwischen den beiden Disziplinen erkannte. Sie schloss ihre 200-stündige Yogalehrer-Ausbildung (TTC) bei Sanapurna im Jahr 2022 ab und begann sich anschliessend ihre 300-stündige Yogalehrer-Ausbildung (TTC). Patricia ist nicht nur in der Welt des Wohlbefindens aktiv, sondern auch zertifizierte Wirtschaftsprüfer. Das empfindliche Gleichgewicht, das sie zwischen ihrer beruflichen Karriere und ihrer Hingabe zu Yoga und Thai Yoga Massage findet, bereichert ihr Leben extrem.

• Languages English, German
Health Insurance Recognition: G223364

VaniDevi completed a multi annual Yoga training at Yoga Vidya in the tradition of Swami Sivananda.
Her classes are suitable for all levels and including not only classical Hatha Yoga but also restorative sequences and aspects of Bhakti Yoga.
Her spiritual name is „Madhur Vani Devi», which means „sweet voice “- derived from her love for music. Since two decades Vanidevi have been working for a major label.She discovered yoga after a severe back injury in the mid-90s as a healing therapy. This allowed her to again live painless and stable as well as increase and improve body tension and posture.
What to expect: Essential oils, little massages, impulses with cosmic tuning forks, sound und energy- healing, hot stones, essential oil journeys, mantra singing, Hatha and Restorative Yoga VaniDevi continues to deepen her practice, learning from various teachers such as Stephen Thomas, Christine May, Julie Martin, Jodi Boone, Raghunath Cappo, Radhanath Swami and Sripad Sadhu Maharaj.

     

• Languages English, German

Vikash C. Ramsurn, geboren und aufgewachsen in Mauritius mit indischen Wurzeln, ist ein engagierter ganzheitlicher Massage-Therapeut, der auf traditionelle ayurvedische Massagen spezialisiert ist. Mit über 18 Jahren Berufserfahrung integriert Vikash sein tiefgreifendes Wissen über Ayurveda in seine Praxis und bietet einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz für Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden. Seine Arbeit, getrieben von Leidenschaft und einem tiefen Berufungssinn, spiegelt sein Engagement wider, das Wohlbefinden und Balance im Leben seiner Klienten zu fördern.

• Languages English
Health Insurance Recognition: NA