Kim Seppälä

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Kim Seppälä

Yoga as an Anchor for Creativity

When you express yourself as an actor, you use your body as the medium, the instrument, of expression. Your physical body (your voice, your face, your posture) are the channel through which your art flows through. Therefore, being attuned to your own body, feeling comfortable in your own skin (literally speaking) and in alignment with your breath, are essential. Yoga is an excellent complementary practice to your artistic expression, moulding your body into a strong anchor for your creativity.

In addition, yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping you to relax and find ease even in moments of anxiety and stress. Conscious breathing is especially helpful for people who suffer from performance anxiety or stage fright. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced yogi/ni, the yoga sessions will provide you a colourful mix of fun, challenge, relaxation and self-discovery, and perhaps even some brand new perspectives – after all, there is a reason why yogis spend so much time upside down!

Kim’s Teaching Style

Kim’s feminine, warm and professional style of teaching yoga combines elements of hatha yoga, dynamic vinyasa flow and gentle restorative yoga, depending on the circumstances. As a teacher she creates a safe space, where you can connect to your body in a loving and playful way. Kim places much emphasis on correct alignment of postures, ensuring that your practise is also physically safe. In 2016, she completed the 200+ hour certified teacher training at the remote foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal, under the skilful guidance of Heather Elton, Annie Seymour, Emil E. Wendel and Andrew McGonigle.

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Kim Seppälä

What is Yoga?

Yoga is an ancient (yet timeless) practice that was originally a psychological tradition of calming the mind and of developing self-awarenes. Yoga is essentially about body awareness and about bringing your focus into the here and now. When guided by the conscious breath, each pose becomes a point of integration where body, mind and soul meet. On a physical level, yoga opens up new spaces in your muscles and joints so that the breath can flow deeper and nourish the cells more fluently. Yoga creates strength, flexibility and balance not only of the limbs, but also of the mind.

Learn more about Kim on her webside: here.

Tina Sovič

 

Tina Sovič
Tina Sovič

Tina Sovič je glasbenica, ki ustvarja v zasedbah Djembabe (ženska tolkalska skupina), Mala Afrika (afriške tradicionalne melodije), Calling Africa (avtorske pesmi s pridihom Afrike), Sory Diabate & New tribe ter drugih. Glasbeno sodeluje pri lutkovnih (Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Koruzno zrno …) in plesnih predstavah (Plesna izba Maribor), organizira festival Maribum Afriqui, piše prispevke s potovanj po Afriki. Vsako leto gre enkrat do dvakrat na dodatno glasbeno izpopolnjevanje v zahodno Afriko. Poleg tega je duhovna popotnica in strastna raziskovalka lastnih dušnih prostorov; marsikaterega je odprla prav glasba.

Znanje je poglabljala pri afriških mojstrih Seydouju Dau, Adami Drameju in Mamadyju Keiti, svetovni legendi afriškega bobnanja. Marca 2007 je bila na usposabljanju v afriškem Burkina Fasu pri mojstru Daoudau Diabateju. Redno hodi na študij zahodnoafriških ritmov v Mali, kjer se je izobražuje pri Mamadouju Faneju, djembe solistu malijskega baletnega ansambla (National ballet du Mali), v Evropi pa se udeležuje seminarjev tuja živečih afriških mojstrov (Sidiki Camara, Harouna Dembele, Thomas Guei …) Znanje indijske ritmike je pridobivala na delavnicah indijskega mojstra Pt. Suresha Talwalkarja.

Tina Sovič
Tina Sovič

Simona Čudovan

Simona ČudovanSimona Čudovan, akademska slikarka, je diplomirala pri prof. Gustavu Gnamušu na Akademiji za likovno umetnost. Njeno slikarsko pot najbolj opredeljuje narava in sploh umetnost v najširšem pomenu besede.

Je raziskovalka naravnih likovnih prostorov, materialov in izrazil. Svojo globoko povezanost s svetom narave in arhetipskim svetom uteleša na različne načine. Ustvarja tudi kot ilustratorka in oblikovalka (ilustrirala je slikanice: Marko Pogačnik: V svetu vilinskih bitij; Romana Ercegović: Vedno te ima nekdo rad, itd). V predstavi Persefona ustvarja kot kostumografinja, izdelovalka mask, grafična oblikovalka ter oblikovalka odrske luči.

“Čarobno je doživeti Lepoto-Resnico; vsako bitje jo uteleša, vsa ljudstva tega planeta, vem. Fino se mi zdi odkriti oblike prijaznega sodelovanja, pravzaprav soustvarjanja Življenja, ki si ga delimo. Temu posvečam svoje učenje, znanje in delo.” Simona Čudovan