Julia Metzges

Born in Germany, Julia moved to London in 2016 to accomplish her TT at Sangye Yoga School- and never left.

Coming from a background of psychological studies Julia especially sees value in the transformative power of the practise.
Taking the approach of working through the body, it all comes down to training the mind.
Overcoming one’s own self limiting beliefs and most importantly recognising them as the first step is what the at times physically demanding practise is aiming for.
By focusing on breath, bandha and drishti the dynamic work on the mat is meant to create the space needed to closely observe the mind and its habitual ways.

Having practised different styles of yoga for more than a decade such as Ashtanga, Jivamukti and Dharma Yoga, Julia hopes to combine the most valuable aspects of those into her dynamic Vinyasa classes, finding the right balance between active engagement and effortlessness.
With a strong focus on alignment and breath her classes are trying to give each student the right level of challenge according to one’s ability, adjusting and deepening the practise with hands-on assists whenever needed- and hopefully giving the students the chance to evolve and surprise themselves.

(Having learned and grown mostly in the Jivamukti method Julia tries to include all aspects of yoga
Into each class, leaving time and space for pranayama (breathwork), meditation and chanting/ study of scripture beyond the mere physical asana practise.)