Portrait of a Dance Enthusiast: Rebecca Sanchez

Passionate about dance since always, life has guided Rebecca on another path but the taste for movement and body discipline have never left her. Today in love with nature, well-being and naturalness, yoga has imposed itself on her as an obvious choice. A yoga that can be experienced as much on the mat as in daily life. The intention that guides her is to share this practice based on body alignment, intensity and gentleness. Her wish, to transmit all of it in full awareness and with kindness.

This daily practice allows her to dance again in harmony with her body and mind to transmit it through her heart, out of love for the art of yoga.

How did you get into taking care of yourself?

A little over 5 years ago, during my second pregnancy, I began to become aware and really interested in natural well-being and ecology.

I changed a lot of things in my life, including my way of consuming and eating, my care routines. And so it was quite natural that I moved towards a more well-being physical practice, first with Pilates, then yoga, which was a revelation.

What practice for your well-being?

It depends on my mood, my state of mind and my physical state of course. Well-being comes in different forms, so it can be a walk in nature, gardening, a treatment or obviously a practice of asanas, meditation, relaxation.

What is the ritual of your practice?

I like to create an atmosphere for my practice, burn incense, light candles…

I like to start with a meditation to refocus myself, possibly mantras and/or pranayamas, then a more or less intense practice depending on my state, my desire, my needs, and finally finish with a relaxation to integrate the effects of my practice. And all that to music!!

What do you get out of it?

More self-confidence, more serenity. Mental and physical calm.

What do you carry in your yoga bag?

My yoga mat, a notebook in which I write down my sequences and anything that comes to mind, a mini Bluetooth speaker, my stones…

What is your favorite object/accessory?

My little singing bowl and my wind chimes. The sounds and vibrations they emit resonate in me in an indescribable way.

What would be your advice for Tayrona Yoginis?

To sit down, become aware of your breathing and meditate to refocus, awaken and be. The power of meditation is incredible.

Where/how do you practice?

Very often in my living room or in the middle of my kitchen, with the children and the life of the house around me…

I'm not very regular in my solo practice, so I like to practice in a group with friends or in the studio.

What is your mantra/favourite phrase?

Let's say that the one I have in my skin, which is "inked" in me, is:

"Happiness is only real when it is shared"

Christopher McCandless (Into the Wild)