Hatha-Yoga after B.K.S. Iyengar
at relax & move
about us
We are Amberg's leading yoga center teaching classical Hatha yoga courses developed by the world-renowned B.K.S. Iyengar (14 December 1918 - 20 August 2014). Our center also offers countless wellness and therapy options available in our adjoining physical therapy praxis.
Our elegant yoga center has been thoughtfully designed with exquisite detail to enhance your yoga practice.
The floors and walls are made of oak and the lighting is filtered through Himalayan salt crystals providing a perfect environment for yoga.
In addition to our weekly courses, we offer the possibility to participate in an extensive selection of yoga seminars which range from beginner to teacher training in Germany and abroad.
Our highly-qualified yoga instructors are in continual advanced training and so all of our courses fulfill the requirements for partial reimbursement from the statutory health insurance system.
We use only high quality props which help facilitate learning and our facilities include changing rooms with lockers.
Facilities
Design
We have specifically chosen natural materials in the construction of our yoga center. The floors and walls are made of brushed oak panels in additon to natural stone. Our unique lighting system made of Himalayan salt crystals and spanning and area of 20 square meters provides an optimal interior climate, illuminating the room with a spectacle of light and color.
Lighting design
Natural light fills the yoga studio as a result of its picture windows. With the help of a remote-controlled shading system the room can be flooded with light of shaded according to one's needs.
The evening classes boast a special lighting atmosphere which is captured behind Himalayan salt crystals and dimmed lighting sources which permeate the floor and walls.
Props
Our quality service provides our students with the necessary props such as yoga mats, etc. We are conscious about the sources of our products and try to use yoga props which are made in Germany according to organic standards. When this is not possible, we provide props which have been tested for harmful substances.
Yoga Wall
Our classes often use the integrated Yoga Wall which was custom built by Peter Zirnstein and is often used in the United States. Certain positions that may be difficult for novice students to master are made possible by the use of the Yoga Wall. Even advanced students profit from the chance to better their alignment and posture with the Yoga Wall. Martin Zilbauer is the leader of the training program for the Yoga Wall system in Europe.
Wellness & Physical therapy
We offer our students the possibility to use the adjoining Praxis for Physical Therapy which is managed by Martin and Angelika Zilbauer. Changing rooms with lockers are also available in the praxis. Ample parking spaces are located in the Marien Parking Garage for your use in addition to the center's parking spaces available to our students and patients.
teachers
Martin Zilbauer
Founder of relax & move and practicing pysical therapist since 1999.
Martin spent over 6 years in Asia and India studying yoga. He continues to strengthen his practice by participating in advanced training and teaching in Germany and abroad. Martin makes annual visits to India where he received his Iyengar Yoga teacher certification from B.K.S. Iyengar in person.
Dakyoung Ha
Dakyoung Ha spent many years in Buddhist cloisters in her native Korea. She completed graduate coursework in the Indian Philosophy and Buddhism program at the renowned University of Pune. where she lived for 7 years. During her studies, she was also a student of yoga at RIMYI where she met her husband, Martin Zilbauer. Dakyoung is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher.
Manuel Högl
Manu is a psychologist and studied yoga and yoga therapy intensively in Berlin and India for several years. He teaches traditional Hatha Yoga for people of today and values a balanced and holistic practice. His classes flow through systematic sequences and are as harmonious as they are powerful.
Monika Edenharder
Monika is a kindergarten teacher and completed her Iyengar Yoga certification with Michael Forbes in Munich. She has continued her professional development attending multiple workshops in India while also training with renowned teachers such as Jane Orten, Gabriela Giubilaro and Lois Steinberg.
Doris Bachfischer
Doris is a proud mother of three children and successfully completed her children's yoga training with Thomas Bannenberg. She has a long histoy of teaching and has completed certification in relaxation pedagogy. Additionally, she has spent over 20 years as an exercise coach for children's physical education clubs and has further special training for ''toddler sports''.
Christine Heldmann
Christine attended teacher training for children and teenager yoga at Thomas Bannenberg in Heidelberg. She is herself the mother of a teenager and works as an educator in a children's home in Amberg.
"Yoga makes me feel my body more, lets me stay with me and I feel free to relax."
Matthias Mulzer
Matthias has been practicing Iyengar Yoga intensively since 2012 and has spent time studying in India both in Pune at RIMYI and in Rishikesh at Patanjala Yoga Kendra. He has been joining the multi-year training to become an Iyengar Yoga Teacher with Margareta Eckl and Michael Forbes for a long time and also intensively attends further education courses at various other yoga teachers.
workshops
Guest Teacher
Iyengar Yoga workshop with Usha Devi (India) from 22.07.2022 - 24.07.2022
Usha Devi has been living in India since 1985, serving at Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas in Rishikesh. In 1993, she began to study yoga with the world famous Yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar "Guruji". She spends several months each year at the Iyengar Institute in Pune. Her ironic sense of humor and her forthright common sense contribute to making her something of a legend in the Yoga community.
Informations and registration coming soon!
A List with recommended accomodations for the workshops are here!
Martin Zilbauer
Yoga Wall workshops in Europe
Martin spent more than 6 years in Asia and India in order to intensively study Iyengar Yoga. He is also the leading training supervisor in Europe for the Yoga Wall, a wall rope system which is based on the use of wall ropes by B.K.S. Iyengar.
In 2018 there will be workshops in Brussels, Altenburg, Helsinki, Zurich, Geneva, Malaga and Strassbourg.
For more informations and registration: Click here !
Iyengar Yoga
Based on the teachings of yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, Iyengar yoga is one of the most widely practided forms of yoga throughout the world. Iyengar was one of the most improtant pioneers in disseminating yoga to the Western world and made it accessible to those independent from their bidily and cognitive capabilities. His teaching methodology was progressive and methodical. Iyengar yoga teaches security, posture and self-awareness. Even after minimal practice one can begin to see its positive effects.
Certain asanas (postures) are specifically held so that the student can see its physical manifestations. The body, in turn, becomes strengthened and balance is restored. The development of strength, mobility and stability is gained through the asanas.
Iyengar Yoga uses props such as blocks, straps, chairs and much more as aids in performing the asanas correctly, minimizing the risk of injury or strain and making the postures accessible to both young and old.
Though the use of these helping aids the student can obtain a deeper practice in the asana. Mr. Iyengar revolutionized the art of yoga with the use of these props and laid the cornerstone for yoga's therapeutical effects. In the magazine, Fit For Fun (12/1994) Dr. Müller-Wohlfahrt, a well-known Sport`s Medicine Practitioner, explains that "...not wanting to criticize the other schools of yoga, I would like to make a plea for Hatha-Yoga in the tradition of Iyengar: this method is anatomically precise and a radical body work."
course fees
Subsidies from the statutory health care system
Our courses fulfill the strict regulations mandated by the statutory health care system. Therefore, you are entitled to a reimbursement from your health care provider. With the purchase of a 10-class drop-in card and fulfillment of 10 lessons, you will receive a participation certificate that can be redeemed with your health care provider. For further specifications, please download our current price list or contact your health care provider.
Options for those without subsidies from the statutory health care system
In the event that you are privately insured or have used up your options with your health care provider, the following two options are available.
Pointcards:
The most flexible payment option is the point card system. The point cards offer comfort, security and flexibility allowing the student to choose the number of classes they attend and share points with family members. In addition, the points are valid for a three year period.
Membership:
The second and most cost effective method for regular course participation is through a six or twelve month membership. Monthly membership offers you the advantage of paying the lowest price for courses.
Please note that membership is the only possibility for children`s yoga courses.
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Contact
Martin Zilbauer
Marienstraße 8
D-92224 Amberg
Telephone +49 9621 42327
E-Mail: info@relax-and-move.de
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relax & move
Martin Zilbauer
Marienstraße 8
D-92224 Amberg
Telefon 0962142327
E-Mail: info@relax-and-move.de
Registergericht
Amtsgericht Amberg
Registernummer HRB 3267
Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer gemäss § 27 a Umsatzsteuergesetz
DE 813574864
Inhaltlich Verantwortlicher gemäss § 55 Abs. 2 RStV
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