Portrait of a yogi: Bénédicte Péroz, yoga teacher and co-founder of Yoga Searcher
Let me introduce you to Bénédicte Peroz, co-founder of Yoga Searcher and Yoga teacher.
Bénédicte is a very important person for me and in my life because she has always been there in the good times, as in the bad times. A true friend on whom one can count in all circumstances. And it is especially she who initiated me on the path of yoga. In addition to being my friend, Bénédicte is a beautiful person, generous, attentive, sensitive and upright. She has this wonderful gift of bringing out the best in you and calming you down. She is also an excellent yoga teacher, very attentive to her students and to postural alignments. She gives Iyengar classes and runs a magical place "La Ferme Andine" by Yoga Searcher in Hossegor where she organizes wonderful Yoga retreats.
After initial training in Ashtanga Yoga, Bénédicte regularly completes her teaching with passion with great yoga masters such as Faeq Biria and Christian Pisano (Iyengar yoga), Olop Arpipi and Kathy Cook, (Iyengar Bali), Judith Adank (Switzerland) Godfrey Devereux (Dynamique yoga).
Yoga has become for her a true philosophy, an art of living on a daily basis. Teaching yoga for Bénédicte is a moment of sharing ideas and experiences.
How did you get into taking care of yourself?
Because one day your body tells you to stop, that the rhythm of your life no longer has any meaning, ... That it is time to react .
What practice for your well-being?
Yoga and all its philosophy.
What is the ritual of your practice?
Daily practice of pranayamas, and practice of Asanas. I regularly immerse myself in yoga courses with teachers who inspire me, such as Christian Pisano (Iyengar), or Godfrey Devereux (Dynamic yoga).
What do you get out of it?
Spending time for yourself, giving yourself a moment dedicated to your body and your well-being, allows me to share this with the people around me, in my personal life and in my work.
What do you carry in your yoga bag?
A mat, and a small strap.
What is your favorite object/accessory?
My yak hair blanket brought back from Dharamsala .
What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?
Practice, and breathe every morning, even for 10 minutes…
Where/how do you practice?
At home, in a room, a bedroom, a living room… If I don’t have space for an Asana practice, then just by sitting a little Kapalabhati in the morning…
