YOGA & MEDITATION
Yoga is the cessation of all mental agitation; the word means Union or Unity ~ the integration of body, mind, breath, and movement.
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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 Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, or Radiance Sutras, known for its non-dualistic approach, 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 have 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!
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SOUND & Frequency
Everything is vibration, including ourselves... from the smallest molecule to our planet and the universe itself.
And where there is vibration, there is SOUND.
Every atom, molecule, cell, gland, and organ of the human body absorbs and emits sound, and possesses a unique vibrational signature that reflects the quality of our physical, emotional, mental, psychic, etheric, and spiritual state.
The sonic vibrations of pure quartz crystal bowls act on these frequencies of our body-mind-spirit, bringing relaxation, rebalancing, and coherence to all the cells of our being, resulting in an exceptional etheric radiance.
Sound baths soothe and bring into resonance all the multi-dimensional levels of our being through high-frequency vibrations.
My journey with VIBRATIONS & SOUND:
Sound meditation (Nada Yoga) discovered in 1974, and harmonic chanting in 1995; sound baths & voyages with crystal alchemical bowls, since 2016. These are an essential part of my practice.
I've taken courses and various workshops (e.g., Gong with Brigitte Macé in France; Shamanic Sound with Rachel Webb, Maui; Supreme Sound with Simrit, Jonathon Goldman, etc.).
But above all, I have learned from the bowls themselves...through deep listening, I feel the penetrating effect of these bowls, of their vibrations, which immerse me in a space of subtle and all-encompassing consciousness and meditation.
Each month, around the Full Moon, I offered Sound baths & Voyages in Les Avants... an exceptional experience, to feel our vibrational essence and merge into a meditative state, using alchemical crystal bowls, crystal lyre, Koshi chimes, and other instruments.
Currently, I offer private sessions in Vevey, and group events in diverse places including Les Avants.
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.
