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Ariel Hayun
»I’m relatively young, but I’m also ancient. I start to look at my body as a possible book, that could open to spaces that written documents may not access.« – Faustin Linyekula
I’m a dance artist and Pilates instructor. To me, the body and its movements are teachers. My teaching is a journey in which I try to guide you inward to discover the incredible knowledge contained in your body and carry that back into your life. I won’t lie, the path includes meeting all the blockages on the way. I studied contemporary dance in SEAD (graduated in 2019, AT) and got my Pilates Teacher Diploma with BASI Pilates (Mat course, 2016). I’ve been teaching since 2016 and working as a dance artist since 2019.
The pelvis is the focus of my current work as a dance artist, which influences my teaching too. In the past year, I’ve been busy with movement research in which I explore ways of combining knowledge from subversive dance practices in which the pelvis is the protagonist (mainly Twerk, Belly dance, and Orly Portal Method) with pro-sex feminist and queer approaches.
Their Classes
YOGA FOR WOMEN
Yoga for Women -’Yoga Nashit’, developed by Mira Arzi Padan, is a Yoga Therapy practice centered on Women’s Health. Based on the tradition of Yoga, Western medicine, intuitive writing and journaling, the method weaves carefully east and west, ancient and up-to-date knowledge in order to support the practitioner’s journey towards a healthy, balanced life.
The practice makes space for the ever-changing female body and the hormonal changes accompanying our lives, whether we want it or not.
Yoga Nashit gives us tools to befriend the changes, allows us to observe the tension between them and life in western society, accommodate them and yearn for balance between mind, body and soul. Yoga Nashit’s aim is to cultivate a nurturing relationship between the practitioner and their body, with all complexities involved. We modify the practice to the body, and not the other way around. Each class is designed to expand the practitioner’s knowledge in the topic of Feminine Health, to cultivate agency and empower the practitioner in making informed choices about their body and life.
You can find more about the method in this link https://www.yogaforwomen.co.il/en/about-yoga-nashit
Friday’s 7PM in the Loft
ADVANCED PILATES
A class for Pilates practitioners who are familiar with the method, it’s principles, Pilates breath and basic movement anatomy. The class can also fit yogis or movers who feel confident about their practice. We will visit advanced poses which require body awareness, coordination, strength, and knowing when to take a break if needed. It is a space to enter a flow of breath and movement, a full body practice.
Saturday’s 1.15PM in Kreuzberg & Friday’s 4Pm in the Loft
POWER PILATES
Build control, core strength, balance, muscular endurance and flexibility in an intense Pilates class. Based on the Pilates method, Power Pilates is a full body workout focused on intensity and burning sensations. We often use props like the Theraband, Overball, blocks and weights and move to energetic, motivating music.
Monday’s + Wednesday’s 8.30PM, Thursday’s 7.45AM, Saturday’s 12PM in Kreuzberg
& Thursday’s + Friday’s 6Pm in the Loft
HEALTHY BACK PILATES
A pain or an injury is a message from the body asking us to slow down and listen. Healthy Back Pilates will be a slow & intense phase Pilates class in which you will learn the HOW TO support your pain/injuries. The class aims to improve mobility and core strength and relieve tension from the lower back, neck and shoulder girdle. The aim is to feel strong, agile, vital & pain-free! (This class suits postnatal students too.)
