Yoga Met Gabriella

05/08/2026

A glimpse into the space we will share together on 6 September. 🪷

I’m delighted to be bringing this Restorative Extended Practice back this September, after sharing it with the community in January.

Restorative yoga invites us to undo our effort. Rather than something to achieve or escape into, it becomes a space where we can cultivate awareness, release unnecessary holding, and allow ourselves to receive support.

Through the support of props, breath, and stillness, we create the conditions for the body and mind to settle, reconnect, and find a sense of steadiness within.

I would love to share this practice with you:

🗓 Sunday 6 September
🕑 14:00–16:00
📍 Yagoy de Pijp, Amsterdam

Reservations are now open.

You can find the booking link in my Workshop Highlight.

As summer comes to an end and we return to our everyday rhythms, perhaps this is an invitation to set aside an afternoon for yourself. 💛

11/06/2026

The pose is where the training begins.

Breath under pressure.
Presence in discomfort.
Staying connected to the body when the mind wants to escape.

But the real test isn't on the mat.

It's later.

When life hits.
When stress rises.
When an old reaction reaches for control.

And somehow, there is a little more space than there used to be.

A steadier breath.
A clearer response.
A stronger ability to stay standing inside what you feel.

The pose ends.

The power stays.

10/05/2026

Motherhood as Yoga — reflections through the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras

Reflections through the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Before becoming a mother, I understood yoga mostly through practice, philosophy, and study. But through motherhood, I began to live many of these teachings in everyday life. In the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna speaks about...

09/05/2026

Motherhood has become one of my deepest yoga practices.

Before becoming a mother, I understood yoga mostly through practice, philosophy, and study. Through motherhood, many of these teachings began to feel alive in everyday life.

In the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna speaks about Karma Yoga (the Yoga of Action), Jñāna Yoga (the Yoga of Knowledge), and Bhakti Yoga (the Yoga of Devotion).

In the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, Patañjali speaks about Kriya Yoga through Tapas (wholehearted disciplined effort), Svadhyaya (self-study), and Ishvara Pranidhana (devotion and surrender).

Through motherhood, I began to experience the connections between these teachings more deeply.

Karma Yoga, in the endless cycle of care — feeding, holding, comforting, and showing up again and again, whether I feel strong or exhausted.

Tapas, in the wholehearted effort it takes to continue with love, even in difficult moments.

Jñāna Yoga and Svadhyaya, in the quiet self-study that motherhood brings. Learning to understand my child, and also myself — my reactions, my limits, my patience, my tenderness.

Bhakti Yoga and Ishvara Pranidhana, in loving unconditionally, without asking for reward, and caring without needing recognition.

Through yoga, I have learned to practice with wholehearted effort, to observe myself honestly, and to let go of attachment to outcomes. These teachings feel alive in motherhood in a way I never understood before.

I am deeply grateful to be a mother to my daughter.
Grateful for my own mother, whose love shaped me.
And grateful to all mothers and caregivers whose love often goes unseen.

Honouring all mothers this Mother’s Day ❤️

11/04/2026

Yoga doesn't promise a life untouched by difficulty.

What it offers is a way to stay rooted when life gets heavy.

Breath that steadies.
Presence that keeps you from disappearing into the moment.
A body that learns it can stay with what is true without collapsing into it.

The darkness may still be there.
But practice changes how you meet it.

Not untouched.
Not unaffected.
Just less likely to lose yourself inside it.

06/04/2026

April is a season of renewal.

But renewal doesn’t always mean becoming something new.
Sometimes, it’s about letting go—of the belief that we are not enough.

Through practice, we begin to see more clearly.
Not that we are lacking, but that our view has been clouded.

And as the noise softens, we start to recognize what has always been there—

our intrinsic goodness,
our inner beauty.

What does renewal feel like for you in this season?

Save this post to return to when you need a reminder of your inner beauty💕