Eu e o Manuel Ferreira ensinámos Yoga por alguns anos em ginásios e Health Clubs enquanto estudávamos com o Tarik Van Prehn em Lisboa. De inicio não leccionámos Ashtanga, mas sim o método de Yoga do nosso querido professor Carlos Rui, do Centro Português de Yoga. Em 2007, depois de estudarmos com o Tarik diariamente desde 2003, e depois de uma viagem a Mysore, a minha primeira e a segunda do Manuel, decidimos que estávamos cansados de leccionar Yoga em ambiente de ginásio, que gostaríamos de ter o nosso Shala, onde pudéssemos aprofundar o ensino do Ashtanga Yoga segundo o que aprendemos com o Tarik e posteriormente aqui, em Mysore, com Sharath Jois. Por respeito e gratidão à Isa, e especialmente ao Tarik, não fazia nenhum sentido abrirmos um espaço em Lisboa. Embora a nossa capital seja grande, o Manuel lembrou-se de Cascais, confesso que na altura, achei uma opção arriscada, porque ensinávamos há anos na zona de Carnaxide, Algés e Restelo, já tínhamos alunos dedicados, já em Cascais o Manuel apenas tinha ensinado umas aulas privadas, uma vez por semana, a um pequeno grupo de pessoas na zona do Estoril. A primeira casa que visitámos em Cascais, passou a ser a primeira casa do Ashtanga Cascais, e começámos o Shala com zero alunos. Levaram muitos anos, muita dedicação, sacrifício e muita vontade para superar todas as dificuldades que surgiram, foram e são precisas, doses e doses de "Bhavana" e fé para estarmos hoje, em 2016, com um grupo de pessoas tão especiais, a quem posso chamar de alunos.
Obrigada ao Manuel Ferreira, por ter sido co-fundador e amigo com quem pude começar o sonho do Ashtanga Cascais, e obrigada a todas as pessoas que fazem parte desta casa de prática.
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There were some friends here, that i have known for years, who came to ask me, with surprised face, if there was a third element in addition to me and Manuel Ferreira, when the start of Ashtanga Cascais. I was also with a surprised face, listening to the story they had heard, so I decided it might be better write the history of the beginning of the Ashtanga Cascais, so there is no possibility of confusion.
Me and Manuel Ferreira have taught Yoga for a few years in gyms and health clubs while we studied with Tarik van Prehn in Lisbon. Initially we didn't teach Ashtanga, but the Yoga method of our beloved teacher Carlos Rui, from the Portuguese Centre of Yoga. In 2007, after studying with Tarik daily since 2003, and after a trip to Mysore, my first and second for Manuel, we decided that we were tired of teaching yoga in gym environment, we would like to have our Shala, where we could deepen the teaching of Ashtanga Yoga according to what we learned from the Tarik, and later, here in Mysore, with Sharath Jois. From respect and gratitude to Isa, and especially to Tarik, it made no sense we open a space in Lisbon. Although our capital is big, Manuel remembered Cascais, I confess that at the time, I thought this a risky choice because we taught for years in Carnaxide, Algés and Restelo area, we already had dedicated students, and in Cascais, Manuel had just taught once a week, a private lesson, to a small group of people in the Estoril area. The first house that we visited in Cascais became the first home of Ashtanga Cascais, and we started the Shala with zero students. It took many years, a lot of dedication, sacrifice and will to overcome all the difficulties that appear, were and are need, packages and packages of "Bhavana" and faith for being today, in 2016, with a special group of people, who i can call students. Thanks to Manuel Ferreira for being co-founder and friend with whom I could start the dream of Ashtanga Cascais, and thank you to all the people who are part of this home of practice.
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