Portrait of Nadège Cossu

Nadège began a reconversion in well-being by becoming a Yoga teacher, initial training followed with YogaWorks with Céline Antoine.

Then various training courses to perfect my teaching, TYE with RYE (Yoga for children), Yoga therapy - Celine Miconnet FFGY, Yin Yoga with Cécile Roubaud, summer 2018, three weeks with Ajit and Selvi Sarkar in Pondicherry.

I pay attention to my diet and sleep. I turned to nature which fascinates me and I am grateful for life.

How did you take care of yourself?

First I had to realize that what I was doing professionally was not doing me good even if it was very interesting. (+20 years in international companies).

This was taking me further and further away from my family, my life and my spirituality which had been very present since my childhood. To get out of it, I started by following a Reiki training in 2011 (a practice which had entered my life at the age of 18 with Buddhism)

I then decided to close one page of my life and open another.

I then turned to Buddhist meditation with the teachings of Phakyab Rinpoche and then meditation opened me up to Yoga (I also had to take care of my body which had been greatly affected by all these years of great stress).

I love more than anything transmission and sharing, which nourish me. I also intend to organize retreats next fall to spend more time with people.

What practice for your well-being?

I try to practice meditation regularly 45 mins/day and then I can follow up with a Hathaflow - Vinyasa type yoga practice.

What is the ritual of your practice?

Being introspective during my practices, connected to my breath, my body, my feelings and my Energy.

At the end of my sessions I practice a posture that is difficult for me, in such a way that the difficulty becomes a little less with each practice... or not!

What do you get out of it?

Great satisfaction, great serenity, a feeling of fullness

What do you carry in your yoga bag?

Mainly my mind 😊, as well as my EKO super lite Manduka travel mat (Very light and really practical and very good quality) and a notebook to take notes and write down what inspires me.

What is your favorite object/accessory?

My Labradorite and Tiger's Eye mala that I rarely take off

What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?

Be happy and smile, respect your body and your state of the day

Persevere in your practice without necessarily expecting results according to Patanjali's yoga sutra

Abhyasa & Vairagya I.12

"The faculty of directing [Psychic activities] [is obtained] through both persevering practice and detachment."

Be engaged in right effort, Abhyasa (Persevering practice) without being attached to the results, Vairagya (Detachment)

Where/how do you practice?

I have a small yoga studio at home where I practice regularly, I practice outside if the weather permits, anywhere really!

Alone, but if I can take family members or friends with me, I won't hesitate!

I like to transmit and share

What is your mantra/favourite phrase?

The Medicine Buddha Mantra is one of my favorites.

"Teyata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Bekanze Radza Samut Gate Soha"

I invoke the healing Buddha within me, going to the summit to eliminate the pain of illness and spiritual ignorance.