Portrait of a yogi sensitive to energies: Xavier

Born in the 80s in the paradise of Annecy, Xavier grew up among cows and bourgeois while going mountain climbing and managing to avoid associating with either.

It was only around 2015 that he finished with the validation of his CNAM engineering diploma, the peristyle of his open-mindedness. Thus, it was around these years that his real training began and the unveiling of his true mission on his life path.

It was only natural that I asked him a few personal questions about his yoga practice, which I am sharing with you today.

How did you come to take care of yourself? ?

I finally came to understand that I had to take care of myself after hitting two big walls, at the end of a long gradation that I was not necessarily aware of, that is to say following a traumatic event in me and one in front of my face. I first had a herniated disc while I was writing my thesis as a computer engineer in business, there I understood things about illusions and the signals that the universe was sending all the time in fact, and that pain is a marker that indicates very clearly that something is wrong. A year later, I saw my mother die in front of my eyes and there I understood that I had to decondition myself to stop wasting my time and letting myself be scattered between the different illusions of this world. In my opinion, deconditioning allows us to reconnect with who we really are and in this the practice of Yoga is really ideal. For me it goes well beyond a simple physical practice since I find there all the sometimes advanced spiritual concepts that I have seen up to now.

What practice for your well-being?

Satiam Yoga for my well-being, I started Yoga 3 or 4 years ago in Ashtanga and I continue this practice which interests me more and more, following my meeting with great Yogis.

What is the ritual of your practice?

The ritual is meditation and core strengthening, combined with good breathing techniques.

What do you get out of it?

I get incredible benefits from it and the connection aligned to something greater than myself.

What do you carry in your yoga bag?

In my bag I have a mat and indigo shorts.

What is your favorite object/accessory?

My favorite accessory would be a 108 mala made from bodhi tree seeds (but I don't take it with me very often).

What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?

For Yoginis: enjoy doing what you want because you are beautiful no matter what. "Practice and all is coming".

Where/how do you practice?

I practice in an ashram or outdoors on my terrace, or in places that inspire me. I am very sensitive to energies. I practice alone or in a group, it depends on the law of attraction.

What is your mantra/favourite phrase?

My mantra is Gayatri om buhr buvah svaha tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dimahi diyo yona prachodayat. I have always found myself on this frequency.