Jennifer Mann

Jennifer has collected experiences as a professional dancer, choreographer, modern/contemporary dance, improvisation and yoga teacher, partner and mother. After her graduation from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Jennifer moved to Europe where she embarked on a career as a freelance artist with various choreographers and companies. Jennifer has an extensive teaching career, having taught dance for almost 30 years and yoga for 22 years. She is co-creator of the weissmann technique®, and most recently the weissmann teacher training® program. She is also certified to lead the Group Motion Workshop, an improvisational evening focused on the universal language of movement and collective healing.

Jennifer organises international retreats and workshops, teaching at festivals such as Bolzano Danza, Italy and The Dance Alps Festival, Austria. She is a certified member of the Berufsverband der Yogalehrenden in Deutschland (BDY) and the European Yoga Union (EYU), and teaches pedagogy / teaching skills to the International Shiva Shakti Yoga Teacher Training (500 hrs) and the Hatha Yoga of Rishiculture Yoga Teacher Training (200 hrs). Jennifer greatly enjoys sharing and leading others on a journey toward the Self.

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Schedule

  • tue
    17.00 - 18.20
    core yoga
    all levels
    Studio Berg & online
  • tue
    18.45 - 20.30
    yin yoga
    all levels
    Studio Berg & online
  • fri
    9.30 - 10.45
    core yoga
    all levels
    Studio Berg & online
  • fri
    11.15 - 12.30
    power vinyasa
    all levels
    Studio Berg & online

Classes

core yoga – EN

On the physical level, core yoga focuses on the essential alignment principles of yoga and explores how our center, our core, supports the asanas and transitions in yoga. This practice is slow and intense as we wake up with physical strength and stability, mental understanding and clarity, and a feeling of well-being and ease while in flow. This strong focus grows concentration, presence, and an understanding of what it means to be at the core of yoga. Good for beginners as well as experienced yogis who want to fine-tune their practice.

vinyasa – EN

We begin this compact 75-minute morning class by focusing directly on our breath. This impulse becomes a source of rhythm that moves us in and out of the yogic postures in an organic and fluid way. A gentle warm-up evolves into dynamic sequences that wake up strength, stamina, balance and flexibility within a  conscious flow of movement. Moments of stillness emerge as our presence intensifies, re-entering the flow as a meditation. Every class becomes a gateway to a more mindful day.

yin yoga – EN

This midday practice creates a space in which you can retreat from your busy week, nourishing your body and soul before the weekend unfolds. In yin yoga, a selected sequence of yogic postures are held for longer periods of time, usually low and close to the earth. Gravity and time become important tools that open the dense connective tissues around the muscles and joint sites, hydrating and ultimately re-strengthening these refreshed tissues. Energetically, each yogic posture stimulates channels of “Qi”, supporting a more overall, even circulation of energy throughout the body, somewhat like acupuncture. Calmness and contentment can manifest as a natural response to a freer flow of energy. Mentally, the quiet space of yin yoga encourages receptivity observation and reflection. By gently and mindfully “playing your edge” within the yoga pose, you are invited into a neutral space as a witness to the inner fluctuations of bodily sensations, thoughts and emotions. This receptive practice will always end with a silent sitting, allowing time to simply be as you are, free of concepts, projections, and expectations, clean and clear, enjoying the pureness and simplicity of being.