Sophie Foucher
Sophie Foucher
My name is Sophie, and I am a 40-year-old French yoga practitioner with 10 years of experience. My yoga journey began in the Mysore tradition, where I spent five years closely connected to the Mysore Shala family, learning from well-known teachers and direct students of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois, including mentors like Prem, Kia, Damien, and J. Scott.
While my foundation is rooted in Ashtanga, I have also complemented my practice with Iyengar yoga and, more recently, pranayama to address imbalances that arose from my early use of the primary series.
Qualifications
200 Hour YTT Ashtanga
Kranti School, Goa, India, March
2013 YOGA ALLIANCE
Ashtanga Intensive
Ashtanga Bali Center @Bali,
November 2015
Ayurvedic Course
Deepak Chopra, 2017
BNS Iyengar Ashtanga Training
Mysore, India
December 2017
Ayurvedic Course
Mysore University
2018 @Mysore, India
Pranayama, Kriya Course
Swami @Vashisht, India
Understanding Ashtanga Yoga
After 10 years of immersing myself in Ashtanga yoga, I have come to realise that this ancient practice, though potent and transformative, is often misunderstood in the…