Veronika's first introduction to the world of yoga came from her father, a composer, who in his
youth after reading Romain Rollands novel, Life of Ramakrishna was immensely impressed
by two figures—Ramakrishna, the mystic, saint, and religious leader, and Vivekananda, a monk and mystic; it inspired him to begin to learn, and weave some of the foundations of
yoga practice into his own life.
When Veronika was five years old, she began to practice with him.
A few years later, she played piano for Lord Yehudi Menuhin and he invited her to study at his music
school. Her choice was to live and study at his school, not only for its musical
value but also for the nature and ethos Menuhin had created there. Yehudi Menuhin himself
practised yoga daily, and was a student of BKS Iyengar, who was one of the great figures in
the world of Yoga and remains largely responsible for the introduction of yoga to the west—a
little known fact being that Yehudi Menuhin helped him to fly over from India to Europe for
the first time.
Though for some years, Veronika's yoga practice had been left aside, later on she found herself fully
embracing these influences and continued developing them further down her own path. She was
inspired by the teacher of Iyengar, a man named Krichnamachariya, who brought the heart of
this practice to each and every person so individually (as no one person or body works the
same!) that his students all turned out to create their own teaching styles.
school. Her choice was to live and study at his school, not only for its musical
value but also for the nature and ethos Menuhin had created there. Yehudi Menuhin himself
practised yoga daily, and was a student of BKS Iyengar, who was one of the great figures in
the world of Yoga and remains largely responsible for the introduction of yoga to the west—a
little known fact being that Yehudi Menuhin helped him to fly over from India to Europe for
the first time.
Though for some years, Veronika's yoga practice had been left aside, later on she found herself fully
embracing these influences and continued developing them further down her own path. She was
inspired by the teacher of Iyengar, a man named Krichnamachariya, who brought the heart of
this practice to each and every person so individually (as no one person or body works the
same!) that his students all turned out to create their own teaching styles.
In her teaching Veronika delves further back to the roots of Hatha and Kashmiri Shaivism Tantra and how certain practices
were made more accessible for people to be able to practice.
Understanding the scope of emotional, physical and mental challenges people face, being a musician,
she had started weaving movement and breath-work practise into her piano teaching
and noticed that it was having a transformative effect on her students.
She was trained in the ancient Himalayan tradition of yoga at Himalayan YogaValley, and
deepened my own practice in an Ashram in the mountains in the North of India. Hatha and
Vinyasa opened the doors and shed light onto much of where the different ways of practicing originate from. In my own sharing, I try
to shed light on how the practice can enhance the quality of each person's life, with respect to
its traditions and roots, while keeping alive the personal inquiry and openness that is
necessary to reconnect and know ourselves more deeply. She feels that Yoga, at its core, is a very
personal practice that is unique to each person and cannot fit a certain model. Veronika aims to make it
accessible to anyone and everyone on their unique journey.
Understanding the scope of emotional, physical and mental challenges people face, being a musician,
she had started weaving movement and breath-work practise into her piano teaching
and noticed that it was having a transformative effect on her students.
She was trained in the ancient Himalayan tradition of yoga at Himalayan YogaValley, and
deepened my own practice in an Ashram in the mountains in the North of India. Hatha and
Vinyasa opened the doors and shed light onto much of where the different ways of practicing originate from. In my own sharing, I try
to shed light on how the practice can enhance the quality of each person's life, with respect to
its traditions and roots, while keeping alive the personal inquiry and openness that is
necessary to reconnect and know ourselves more deeply. She feels that Yoga, at its core, is a very
personal practice that is unique to each person and cannot fit a certain model. Veronika aims to make it
accessible to anyone and everyone on their unique journey.
Veronika teaches weekly Yoga For Musicians classes at The Exhale, a holistic approach to music and learning.
