Born and raised in Austria, Sigrid moved to New York in 1998 and discovered yoga in 2004 to balance an active and sometimes hectic lifestyle. A few major changes in her life later, she became a dedicated yoga practitioner in 2005, and in July 2007 Sigrid received her certification in The Barkan Method of Hot Yoga in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (www.thebarkanmethod.com) and completed her Level II/III Advanced Training in October 2007; she is certified with the Yoga Alliance (RYT). She is eager to continue and deepen her education in the lineage of Bishnu Gosh (Hot Yoga) and Hatha Yoga (Powerful, Forceful Yoga). In her Hot Yoga and Hot Yoga Flow classes she strives to help students to strengthen the body and calm the mind, to open themselves up for a transformational experience and at the same time detoxify and electrify the body and mind at their deepest levels. But at the same time, she also makes — especially beginning yoga students — see that yoga is not all that serious; it is also fun and a healthy dose of laughter. A good combination of breath, honest effort and physical work, mindfulness and good times allow the freedom for self-realization on and off the mat.
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