YOGA and PRANA | eiLight

Yoga & Meditation

Yoga is the cessation of all mental agitation; the word means Union or Unity - the integration of body, mind, breath and movement.

Yoga strengthens and harmonizes the physical and mental systems, and allows us to access the deeper and more subtle levels of our body-mind, which increases awareness of our multi-dimensionality.

As a spiritual quest, yoga aims for moksha, the ultimate liberation from all illusion and conditioning, which allows for awakening to our true spiritual nature.

My PATH:

I discovered my yogic path in 1974 with sound meditation (Nada Yoga), the teachings of Patanjali, and the Hatha Yoga and Pranayama of B.K.S. Iyengar. The Radiance Sutras (or Vijnana Bhairava Tantra) known for its non-dualistic approach, have also played an essential role on my path.

Since then, I have attended workshops and received teachings all over the world. Most formatively, I studied from 1989 to 2001 with Jean Lechim in Lausanne, a dedicated yogi for over 50 years and a direct student of Iyengar in India for decades. Jean was "born to the sky" in December 2022.

Vipassana meditation has also been central; I attended a few of Jean Lechim's Vipassana-inspired 10-day silent retreats at Le Part-Dieu in 90's and 2000's, and recently did the 'official' 10-day retreat at Dhamma Sumera, Mont Soleil in January 2026 (impressions here).

Among many, these workshops & training courses were particularly inspiring:

*Desirée Rumbaugh,Wisdom Warriors teacher training in Zurich

*Kali Ray, creator of "Triyoga" yogaflow

*Godfri Devereux of Dynamic Yoga-Windfire, in Ibiza/France/Italy/Portugal...

*Dona Holleman in Italy (author of Dancing the Body of Light)

*Angela & Victor Van Kooten, innovative yogis, now in Greece

APPROACH:

Since that initial revelation & awakening through yoga, and over the years, I've integrated various schools of thought, intuitively developing a fluid and sensitive approach, less focused on intense physical effort, and more centered on deepening and simplifying basic postures in connection with the breath, release, the dynamics of subtle multi-dimensional energy, and the experience of the present moment, all while cultivating a meditative mind; pranayama is an integral part of the teachings as well.

For 19 years, from 2002 to 2020, yoga & meditation classes, as well as workshops, were offered at our chalet, Douce Brise, in Les Avants in the spirit of dana (generosity), on a basis of donation, minimum contribution.

Sound Voyages were proposed as well.

Now, classes are resuming at La Clairière, a magnificent location above Chamby-Montreux (French-Switzerland).

I also offer private sessions in Vevey, as well as various retreats/workshops: yoga, meditation,pranayama, along with sound voyages, which often include yoga nidra ('dreaming awake' yoga).

If you are interested, please contact me.

I'm happy to answer your questions!

Visit EVENTS to see more.

Visit Testimony/Temoignages from students and participants.

PRANA - Pranayama

Our yoga classes always include a vital component of pranayama.

And pranayama is very often included in our consultations:

whether it's oracular, yogic, or a sound bath –

to awaken, align, and activate breath and intuition.

We can also do a session focused entirely on Prana.

PRANA

Sanskrit, translated as vital life force:

the energy that flows through all forms of life and performs vital functions,

permeating reality at all levels, including inanimate objects.

Also translated as energy-spirit; breath is considered its most subtle material form.

But prana is not breath, nor oxygen: breath is rather a mirror, a vehicle for prana.

It can also be understood that prana is in constant motion; thus, when we hold our breath, prana continues to flow.

Prana is not only a philosophical concept; it is in every sense a physical substance.

Just as radioactive or electromagnetic waves exist even if we don't see them, similarly, in this physical body, there are pranic waves and a pranic field.

The practice of pranayama will stimulate and enhance these pranic areas.