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• “After just four months I can do a front split, a headstand and crow pose.”

  I started yoga because I wanted to work on my flexibility and mobility, which, despite years of training and athletic experience, were significant weak points for me. I had no idea how much more yoga with Sofia would bring me beyond flexibility alone.

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  Today, after just four months of consistent work with Sofia, I can do a front split vinyasa, a headstand, crow pose and a few other āsanas whose names I still don't know. 😁 I hold demanding postures much longer and with far more confidence, and I even feel the progress in my strength training. Front squats, for instance, have become significantly easier and cleaner. I still don't like squats, but Sofia hasn't found a cure for that just yet. 😁

  What I appreciate immensely about Sofia is how deeply she understands the body and movement. When I can't do something, she sees exactly why: whether I need to engage a specific muscle group, retract my shoulder blades, push harder off the floor, or adjust my feet or pelvis. Her cues are precise, clear and immediately usable. As a coach and athlete myself, I find that approach invaluable.

  Sofia is fun, calm and incredibly patient, yet takes her work very seriously. She always nudges me slightly out of my comfort zone, just enough to move forward, but never without a sense of control and safety.

  Alongside better mobility, I've gained far greater body control, more self-confidence and a better feel for my body in motion. And as a bonus, I now have quite a repertoire of yoga poses for travel photos. 😁

• “I told her my arms were too weak for arm balances. On the very first session I did a tuck headstand.”

  I have been training with Sofia online for over a year. What I love most about her as a coach is how well structured her classes are. You know exactly which part of the body you are warming up for the peak pose of that session. I've achieved āsanas I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams.

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  What's wonderful about Sofia is how she motivates your personal growth beyond the mat. She inspired me in my own teaching and, by her example, encouraged me to step onto this path. I highly recommend her online classes. Sofia is a coach who will bring out your maximum on both a physical and a psychological level.

  She is meticulous and follows every step down to the finest detail. On one hand, she challenges you to push past limits that live mostly in your head. On the other, she is exceptionally gentle and considerate if you're dealing with an injury or pain. When I first came to her, I was demotivated and told her my arms were far too weak for arm balances. On that very first session I did a tuck headstand, and everything started from there. When you see what your body is truly capable of and push your limits with expert guidance on a clear path, you'll feel as wonderful as I do.

• “I wish everyone could have a teacher (and a person) like her in their life.”

  Thanks to Sofia's group flexibility classes, I've made huge progress in mobility, flexibility and balance, which I notice in everything I do physically, whether it's yoga, dance or something else entirely. I am deeply grateful for that.

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  I still remember my first class with her. You know that feeling when you instantly connect with a teacher's energy? I was completely taken with her. She blends elements of yoga and dance and leads her classes so that everyone gets individual attention and gentle encouragement to mindfully expand their limits. I wish everyone could have a teacher (and a person) like her in their life.

• “I achieved my full splits in three months, after years of trying and giving up.”

  During handstand training, I brought my painful shoulder to a point where it became strong and stable enough for almost all the pain to disappear. After six months I am balancing on my hands in various shapes, and that stability and strength have carried over to my pole dancing. I've become significantly stronger and more confident in pole handstands and in elements that demand a lot of shoulder and upper-body strength.

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  Along with detailed explanations of the what, how and why, I love that sessions start exactly on time, the focused working atmosphere and the individual approach to each student's level.

  In our private flexibility sessions, I finally learned to enjoy the feeling of stretching through proper breathing. I achieved my full splits in three months, after years of trying and giving up out of frustration. Sofia reminded me that progress in flexibility doesn't happen without pushing your limits, and that I need to give my best in every session, even if on some days my best is less.

  Beyond the physical results, I'm most grateful that certain poses no longer trigger panic. With her gentle guidance and reminders to breathe, I've learned to stay calm and relaxed.

• “I've performed āsanas I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams.”

  I've been training with Sofia for a year and a half, though it feels much longer given how much I've learned in such a short time.

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  Sofia is remarkably patient, yet she constantly pushes us to reach our maximum so she can celebrate our successes with us. 🙂

  Working with her, I've learned to breathe properly during practice, learned prāṇāyāma techniques and how to use various mudrās. My flexibility, mobility and strength have improved significantly, and I've performed āsanas I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams! 💜 Poses I used to do, I now do in more advanced variations.

  Sofia never gives up, and she passes that mindset on to us. She is highly knowledgeable and generous with sharing what she knows, for which I am immensely grateful!

• “She is skilled, exceptionally patient, and you can clearly feel how much she cares.”

  I started working with computers early, back in 5th grade, and it later became my job. The downside has been decades of long, daily sitting. I got into individual sports relatively late, in my 30s. I started with cycling, discovered triathlon, made myself run, and along the way fell in love with swimming. Even today I like to think of myself primarily as a swimmer.

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  Yoga came last. Traditional yogis often emphasise the spiritual side, but for three years now I've been learning postures, movement and how to breathe. More accurately, Sofia has been the one teaching me most of it. She is a person of many talents. To name a few related to teaching yoga: she is skilled, exceptionally patient, reliable with scheduling, and you can clearly feel how much she cares. I warmly recommend her to anyone who wants to practice yoga at any level.

• “Real progress in balance and stability, which matters to me especially because I live with multiple sclerosis.”

  Since I started training with Sofia, I've noticed real progress, especially in balance, coordination and body stability, which is particularly important to me because I live with multiple sclerosis. Beyond the physical side, yoga has brought me much more calm. After each session I feel more relaxed, peaceful and at home in my body. Her approach is professional, attentive and full of understanding. Overall I feel much more secure in my movement, which is one of the things that matters most to me.

• “Sofia showed me that we don't always have to train hard, but we do have to train smart.”

  In my first two months of training with Sofia, I've made what is, for me, incredible progress. Not only in flexibility, but also in strength and endurance, and most importantly in mental readiness for training.

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  I wasn't expecting quick results and was prepared for hard work to get them. But Sofia showed me that we don't always have to train hard, we have to train smart! Thanks to her varied background in yoga, dance and ballet, the exercises we do are demanding, yet highly effective and safe. Every exercise requires full awareness of every part of the body. That's hard at first because we're not used to it, but not a single millimetre of misalignment escapes Sofia, and she brings you right back where you need to be. I'm convinced that this awareness of every movement is essential for progress.

  Sofia is also fully committed to every session. The energy is always at its peak. It feels like she's preparing you for the Olympic Games. She asks for more, and in that kind of environment you give more. That's the window where progress happens: when you give everything in every session.

  I recommend training with Sofia to anyone ready to put in the effort and receive, in return, the wonderful freedom to move your body through its full range of motion, without pain and without limits.