Well.Being - Health, Yoga & Beyond

13/08/2026

Breathing practices may appear subtle and simple, yet they influence us on many levels: physical, energetic, emotional, and mental.

Through pranayama, we work with one of the most powerful tools in yoga. The breath can support regulation, vitality, concentration, emotional processing, and healing. Its depth is precisely why it deserves knowledge, preparation, and experienced guidance.

A responsible teacher studies each technique thoroughly, practices it consistently, and experiences its effects personally over time. Knowledge becomes embodied through practice, observation, integration, and continuous learning.

An experienced yoga teacher also sees the person behind the breath.

Teachers understand that every practitioner arrives with a different body, nervous system, medical history, emotional landscape, and level of experience. They know how to choose an appropriate technique, pace its progression, observe changes, offer feedback, and suggest a specific practice program when needed.

When breathing practices are not carefully guided and monitored by an experienced teacher, breathing too quickly, too deeply, too forcefully, or with prolonged retention can create strong, undesired, and potentially dangerous physiological and emotional responses. Dizziness, tingling, chest discomfort, disorientation, panic, or fainting can indicate that the practice needs to be slowed, adjusted, or stopped.

Certain medical and psychological conditions also require individual assessment and, sometimes, medical consultation.

This is why ongoing observation matters.

As the practice develops, the teacher follows the changes in the student’s breath, body, energy, and state of mind. The practitioner should be given time to integrate each stage before moving deeper.

The growing popularity of breathwork is opening a beautiful doorway for many people.
It also invites us to protect the depth and responsibility of this work.

As teachers, we should have substantial, method-specific training and experience.
We should also continue learning with our own teachers, supporting our personal development and progress through breath practice.

We should offer a solid professional foundation that includes screening, knowledge of contraindications, supervision, and the ability to respond appropriately when a participant needs support.

Breath can create profound and tremendous changes.

May we approach it with respect, patience, knowledge, and care.

With full responsibility and love,
Iris

23/07/2026

Yoga has always been a therapeutic path.

The term Yoga Therapy may be relatively new in the modern Western world, but its essence has existed for thousands of years.

In India, this connection feels natural. In India, Yoga therapy or Yoga Chikitsa is practiced in hospitals, with patients, with healthcare professionals, and as part of a wider holistic and traditional understanding of body, mind, spirit, and breath as healing.
In the West, we are still building this bridge.

And I believe this bridge is deeply needed.

Yoga Therapy offers people practical tools they can learn, practice, and bring into daily life.
Through breath, movement, relaxation, cleansing, awareness, and inner listening, a person begins to take an active part in his own healing process.

This is one of Yoga greatest gifts.

It does not ask Western medicine to step aside.
It invites medicine to expand.

Doctors, therapists, yoga therapists, and healthcare systems shall work together to support people more completely - physically, mentally, emotionally, and energetically.

I meet many older people today and often think:
What if someone had given them these tools 20 or 30 years ago?
What if a doctor had recommended breathing practices, therapeutic movement, relaxation, and self-awareness as part of their selfcare?

Yoga Therapy is part of a wider healing language.
A language of prevention, responsibility, compassion, and daily practice.

Now is the time to open the curtains.
To create a wider dialogue.
To welcome methods that support people gently, intelligently, and with love.

I would love to hear from yoga therapists, yoga teachers, doctors, and healthcare professionals:
What is your experience with the relationship of Yoga Therapy and the medical system?
Where have you seen doors open?

And what do you feel is still needed to bring this work forward?

I already have some answers, and I will share them with you very soon as a new program begins to take shape.

The first steps were introduced at AIIMS Rishikesh, together with Dr. Monika Pathania and her team in the Department of Integrative Medicine.

With responsibility and care,
Iris

05/07/2026

Zinal - where the European yoga sangha meets in the heart of the Swiss Alps 🏔️

Dear Yoga Teachers,

Some places are more than a location.
They become part of the path.

Zinal is one of those places.

A small village at the end of the road, surrounded by the sharp snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps, fresh mountain air, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and the kind of silence that opens something inside.

This year, the 53rd European Yoga Congress will take place there, from 16 to 21 August 2026, organized by the European Union of Yoga (EUY).

For more than five decades, Zinal has gathered yoga teachers and practitioners from across Europe for a unique week of practice, lectures, workshops, deep study, mountain walks, and meaningful human connection.

For me, returning to Zinal again and again since 1998 is never only about the breathtaking landscape.
It is not only about the excellent teachers, the inspiring practices, or the soul-expanding treks.

It is about the sangha.
The feeling of being part of a human fabric woven by people who truly seek yoga - each in their own way, yet together.

Many of my steps in yoga became more steady because of teachers I met in Zinal:
Dr. Bhole (RIP), Gejza Timcak, François Lorin, Andre Riehl, the Mohans, and many other wonderful guides whose presence continues to live in my heart.

So yes, I warmly invite you to join this extraordinary gathering of yoga teachers in Europe.

Come to study.
To practice.
To breathe in the mountains.
To meet teachers and friends from many countries.
To be inspired again.

You may fall in love with Zinal too.
Guaranteed.

More information and registration:
https://www.europeanyoga.org/euyws/congress-in-zinal-2026/

See you there,
Iris

02/07/2026

Pranayama is the art of working with life energy in the Yoga tradition.

Through the breath, we experience receiving prana, refine it, and channel it according to what the body, mind, and moment are asking for.

The breath we need in the morning may differ from the breath we need in the evening.
The energy we choose in deep retreats may differ from the one that supports us during a busy day.

In Ayurveda, this sensitivity matters deeply.
Especially in summer, when the outer heat, dry winds, and higher temperatures naturally influence the inner system.

The body asks us to listen more carefully.
To notice the temperature within.
To choose practices that refresh, soften, calm, and bring patience back into the mind.

One of the beautiful cooling pranayama practices is Śītalī.

In this practice, the tongue becomes part of the breathing pathway.
When we gently roll the tongue and inhale through it, the air cools as it enters the body.
The lower part of the tongue is rich with blood vessels, and this simple action creates a cooling effect felt physically and mentally.
We exhale slowly, through the nostrils with lips closed.

Śītalī helps bring freshness into the system.
It supports a calmer mind, a more patient inner rhythm, and a softer response to the heat around us.
As we can master situations in life, easier.

In the summer season, this practice can become a daily companion - a small moment of cooling, clarity, and self-care.

A fresh breath.
A quiet mind.
A body that feels listened to.
And the beauty of how Ayurveda and Yoga support each other.

With coolness and care,
Iris

30/06/2026

Dear Yoga Teachers,
You are warmly invited to the 53rd European Yoga Congress, taking place 16 to 21 August 2026 in one of Europe's most breathtaking locations: Zinal, Switzerland.
For more than five decades, Zinal has been home to this unique gathering of yoga teachers and practitioners from across Europe, offering inspiring lectures, workshops, and meaningful connections in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
Today is the last day to register at the early bird price!
Once you've registered, please send me a message for more details, if needed.
C u there,
Iris +972-52-3827627

More information and registration:

Congress in Zinal

22/06/2026

The word HOLOTROPIC means moving toward wholeness.

One part moves outward into life and expression,
while another part moves inward - toward discovery, depth, and the hidden layers within us.

Breath becomes the bridge between them, a bridge we have to cross through.

Holotropic Breathwork is an intensive breathing practice that allows us to enter expanded states of awareness through deep, accelerated breathing.

The roots of this work touch both modern transpersonal psychology and ancient yogic understanding, where breath has always been known as a doorway to consciousness.

As the breath deepens and intensifies, something begins to open beyond ordinary thinking.

Memories, emotions, images, sensations, and forgotten inner material may gently rise from the subconscious into awareness.

When I first experienced this method more than a generation ago, I understood how deeply the breath can reveal what had been silently waiting beneath the surface.

As a yoga practitioner, and later as a teacher, what fascinated me most were the breathing practices.

Over the years, the practice of Holotropic Breathwork continued to unfold in ever-deeper ways, showing me again and again how powerful breath can be as a tool for therapy, transformation, and revealing the inner healer.

The role of the facilitator is to create a safe, grounded space where the process can be expressed and unfold naturally and responsibly.

For me, Holotropic Breathwork became one of the most profound tools for healing and for exploring the wider human experience we all share.

With time, many people discover a greater capacity to meet life differently:
with more acceptance, more clarity, and greater inner resilience.

So, this subtle and delicate tool of breathing became, for us, one of the most powerful ones.

I am proud to be part of the wonderful Holotropic Breathwork community.

Lately, I have started the path of facilitation, enriching myself through very intimate and profound experiences, while expanding through an admirable sisterhood and brotherhood from all around the world.

With a deep breath,
Iris

11/06/2026

In-spirit-ion

A Yoga journey for exploring Inner Peace with François Lorin and Josselyne Mourier.

When we are open and create space for inspiration to arise within us, it often appears unexpectedly along our path. It can come through a student, a card, a horse, or a teacher who crosses our life in a meaningful way.

I first met François more than a generation ago in Zinal, Switzerland, during the annual congress of the European Union of Yoga (EUY), while attending his classes.

From that very first encounter, I knew that his words would change the way I perceived life.

The impact remained with me long after each of his seminars, lectures, practices, and simple conversations. For years.

Over time, and together with Josselyne, his wife, we developed a close, family-like relationship that brought the beauty of truth and open-hearted connection into our daily lives.

Last week, we spent a full week together in a seminar in the south of France, in a beautiful, womb-like villa and garden, enriched by the pearls of wisdom shared through the teachings of François and Josselyne.

We arrived from different countries across Europe and immediately came together as a family, sharing deep thoughts and feelings, gently touching one another’s hearts with care and openness, or simply being present for one another.

To have François and Josselyne guiding our path was one of the most precious gifts we could offer ourselves as yoga teachers and as human beings.

They teach with such warmth and wisdom that every talk, sharing circle, and discussion feels as though it takes place within a great hall of the heart. There was so much listening, holding, and space-making, creating inner peace in its truest sense.

We experienced the theme of Inner Peace through the body, expanded our inner space through pranayama, resonated through chanting, laughed a great deal, enjoyed colorful and nourishing food, cleansed both the body and our doubts through Shatkarmas, and rested beside our dreams through Yoga Nidra.

All of us experienced vivid dreams. We could feel shifts occurring within both the conscious and unconscious layers of our being.

We explored deeply, very deeply, the ideas of "self" and "I", effort and effortlessness.

I felt as though I had changed my very “RNA strands,” receiving profound spiritual insights and appreciating the IN-SPIRIT-ION I was able to contain with respect and humility.

I am deeply grateful to know this wonderful couple, and equally thankful to all the participants who joined us.

Together, we created a beautiful sangha representing four EUY countries: France, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

I was very happy to organize such an event, and I sincerely hope we will continue to create more opportunities for this kind of cooperation between federations.

Please note that the Zinal Congress will take place from 16-21 August 2026, where you can meet the wonderful sangha of yoga teachers from across Europe, reconnect with François and Josselyne, and meet many other inspiring teachers.

The early-bird registration fee is available until the end of June >>
https://www.europeanyoga.org/euyws/congress-in-zinal-2026/

See you there.

With love and a joyful spirit,
Iris

01/06/2026

People often ask me:
“What is the connection between Veterinary medicine, Yoga and Ayurveda?”
For me, the answer has always been simple: LOVE.

A sincere wish to give from the heart, to listen, to care, and to help.

From a very young age, I found myself deeply attentive to others.
Listening carefully, sensing what was happening beneath the surface, and reflecting things back with care.

Over time, I understood that this natural movement toward others became the thread connecting everything I do today.
In yoga, there is the path of Karma Yoga - giving from the heart and selfless actions.

And there is the path of Bhakti Yoga: devotion by offering ourselves fully to what we do ,unconditionally, with presence and sincerity.
This is also the heart of Well.Being.

Not “wellness” in the modern superficial sense, but the deeper meaning of the word Being.
To truly feel alive. Present. Connected.

To recognize that our existence is inseparable from all life and nature:
people, animals, the growing grass, the minerals of the rock, the breath we share.

The Well is the ability to recognize the goodness within this connection.
To nourish life with openness and generosity.

When we give from a full heart, something moves differently.
People feel it. Animals feel it. Life responds to it.

This is why I never believed in “keeping the secret ingredient” for myself.
If something can truly help another being, I want to share it fully.
Knowledge grows when it is given with sincerity from expended abundance.

For me, yoga therapy, Ayurveda, medicine, and caring for animals all emerge from the same place: the understanding that we are all expressions of one living, interconnected whole.

And perhaps this way of giving is not only something we are born with.
Perhaps it is also something we can practice, cultivate, and become.

With full love and care,
Iris

26/05/2026

In yoga, concentration begins very simply: by choosing one point and returning to it, again and again.

This is Dharana - focused attention. A single point of awareness.

Naturally, thoughts continue to arise.
Sounds, memories, sensations, inner movements.
Each time that attention returns, the practice strengthens. LIKE TRAINING A MUSCLE.
Little by little, these brief moments of focus begin to connect.

Over time, what first required effort becomes more AT EASE.
The mind recognizes the path.
Whether through asana, pranayama, or seated stillness, we begin to enter an inner space that feels familiar.

This is Dhyana - when attention becomes an uninterrupted flow.
Less effort, more continuity.
A feeling of settling into something already EXISTS within us.

With steady practice, even a few minutes each day, meditation becomes easier to "enter".
Like opening a book exactly where the bookmark was left the day before.

And sometimes, from that continuity, another quality appears - naturally, quietly.

This is Samadhi - when the sense of separation softens,
and awareness rests fully in what is present.
and then, dismissed also.

For yoga teachers, this process is important to offer gently.

Practitioners need a clear doorway, regularity, and trust in the repetition.
Less explanation, more space.
Because from practice to practice, silence becomes less distant -
and more like home.

With steadiness and love,
Iris

19/05/2026

This seminar in the south of France offers that rare opportunity - to study with François Lorin in an intimate natural setting, together with shared practice, dialogue, and time for deepening 🌿

We will work with tools from yoga that support inner quiet, steadiness, and clarity in daily life:
how to return to inner peace in moments of pressure, how practice gradually changes our responses, our relationships, and our ability to contain more.
There will be practice, reflection, cleansing work, walks in nature, and space for true learning.

Contact me for details & registration:
+972523827627 | [email protected]

The seminar will be in English | 1-7/6 | La Joncasse-Haute
Caraman, France