Zbynek (Ziggy) Haluza

Zbyněk (Ziggy) HaluzaFirst of all I would like to thank all the teachers for their contribution to my development and especially to my wife Ivana for her support.

As with other activities that had a major influence on my life, the beginning of my yoga journey came  unexpected and  without any deliberet effort. In 2000 in Hong Kong where I was living, I attended a yoga class on a friend’s recommendation. It was a dynamic asana class which gave me a good physical workout I knew from other forms of exercise, and yet now felt relaxed and peaceful. Something inside of my body was laughing.

This powerfull feeling of lightness and peacefulness led gradually to start of a regular practice in 2003, mainly under the guidance of an Indian teacher Master Kamal. I also had opportunities to meet other senior teachers and was able to try various styles of yoga (Hatha yoga including Pranayama, Kundalini yoga, Bhakti yoga and a few different meditation techniques). At this time my practice was mainly Vinyasa flow and Pranayama.

Mayor shift came in Feb 2006 when my wife and myself attended a Pranayama and meditation retreat in Thailand. There we met our current teacher, Paul Dallaghan. The retreat mainly consisted of Pranayama and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, which was completely new to me. After the retreat both of us realised that this was the path that we wanted to continue on.
Since then I have been studying and practicing under the guidance of Paul and other great teachers I have had the opportunity and privilege to meet. Practicing yoga has changed my life in many ways and it continues to fill it with balance, vitality, inner strength and peace as well as good physical condition.

„Yoga will not make you life better, it will make you better for your live“ (source: Shubhraji's quote list)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • since 2008
    - YOGASPACE - Managing director and yoga teacher.  www.yogaspace.cz
    - Mandarin Oriental Prague - yoga teacher

EDUCATION:

 

  • 2004 – Yoga instructor course (basic) – 30 hour course organised by Master Kamal and Planet Yoga Hong Kong. (Introduction to philosophy, study of ananas and pranayama)
  • 2005 – Kundalini yoga workshop – 20 hour workshop organised by Planet Yoga Hong Kong, led by Sri. G. Damodara Kumar Reddy. (Chakras, main asanas, breathing and cleansig techniques
  • 2007 – Intensive yoga instructor course - 200 hour, 5 week intensive course by Centred Yoga, Thailand. The main focus on the practice and study of Ashtanga yoga, Pranayama and Patanjali’s yoga Sutras. YOGA ALLIANCE RYT 200.
  • 2009 - Yoga Teacher Training course, 150 hours by Ceska Akademie Jogy acredited by Charles University in Prague
  • 2010 - 500 hour yoga teacher training by Centered Yoga Thailand. By completing 3 advanced intensive modules completed the 500 hour training requirements. Yoga Alliance RYT 500.
    - Anatomy and Physiology of Alignment: Principles of Dynamic Alignment and Intelligent Adjustments
    - Pranayama: A Way to Spirituality
    - Pranayama Training Course