Portrait of a Yogini passionate about food: Clémentine Erpicum

Clémentine Erpicum has traveled a lot (Mexico, Guatemala, India...), but it is in Thailand that she anchored her base. After practicing yoga all over the world, she is now a yoga teacher. She wants to transmit this philosophy of life that changed hers through workshops given during her travels and her blog "3 heures 48minutes" . Passionate about Yogic food, she has just published her first book Yogi Food , in which she brings together healthy, simple and quick recipes, emblematic of the yogi spirit. She also addresses the major concepts of Ayurveda and "yoga food".

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 get into taking care of yourself?

Before I discovered yoga, the desire to take care of myself was very cyclical: it would suddenly arise, leading me to practice a sport intensely, eat healthier, take the time to walk and rest. These periods were followed by other periods where I gave up all sport and ate everything I could get my hands on!

The discovery of yoga brought me a certain consistency in this area: taking care of myself (physically with asanas, but also mentally and emotionally), more than a desire, has become a daily need.

What practice for your well-being?

Roll out my mat and practice a dozen sun salutations.

What is the ritual of your practice?

I always practice upon waking, after drinking a large glass of water and doing a few cycles of nauli kriya , the “churning of the abdomen.”

Once on my mat, I like to start with a series of sun salutations, which gradually awaken the muscles and loosen the joints. After this warm-up, a few asanas chosen according to the desires of the day, some deep breathing, then an essential Savasana.

What do you get out of it?

An endless source of learning and experimentation, a curiosity for the place where I live and for how the body and mind work.

What do you carry in your yoga bag?

I practice at home.
Around my mat, sometimes a candle, sometimes a cushion, sometimes a mala…
And sometimes, none of that!

What is your favorite object/accessory?

The 3 essentials: body, mind and desire. That said, the practice can be much more comfortable with a well-chosen yoga mat. And I recently discovered the Feet Up, an accessory that allows you to practice inversions without the risk of compressing your cervical vertebrae.

What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?

An empty stomach, a clean and even floor, a quiet and airy place. And then let yoga do the rest!

Where/how do you practice?

Often alone, at home, in front of a window, as soon as the desire and time are there.

What is your mantra/favourite phrase?

"From perfect contentment there is attainment of unparalleled happiness." Yoga Sutra II.42

Being content does not mean resigning yourself or accepting a difficult situation as inevitable. On the contrary, being content means using the means at your disposal to change a situation that you would like to see change… And it also means recognizing when there is nothing to change!

Find her on: her blog 3 heures 48minutes and on Facebook

His book: Yogi Food